Using smart speakers to help with routines
A parent programs a smart speaker’s voice assistant to help with daily transitions for his child. And tell dad jokes : )
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How Plumtree works in educational settings
We work together with you and the school, or early childhood setting, so your child participates in all the routines.
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Community & Me: A big day out
Inspired by the Community & Me project, a parent takes his daughter to a museum for the first time in years.
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Online training for more inclusive early childhood education services
Co-design opportunities open for an emerging online course for early childhood education services to better support children with disability or developmental delay.
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Fostering community inclusion and citizenship
National peer-led, co-designed project captures community participation experiences of families of children with disability and delay to develop free resources for positive change.
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Developmental parenting for positive learning outcomes
Dr Lori Roggman and Dr Mark Innocenti discuss what parents are already doing to help their child’s development and building on them at home, and with professionals
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Keeping connected with Preschool during COVID
Lockdown in NSW is almost over! With the unpredictable developments of the pandemic, some parents of children attending our preschool have preferred to let them stay at home. Although a …
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Why family leadership is important
Some parents of children with a disability or developmental delay may stand back and let service providers do the work. That’s understandable because therapists and other professionals are important—but they …
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Rethinking early childhood intervention
Dr Tim Moore has a message for families of children with disabilities: early childhood intervention is more than therapy. After receiving a diagnosis, the parents’ first thought is often for …
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Making your vision a reality
Not having a vision for your child is like going for a drive without a destination. By identifying her daughter Bridget’s strengths and self-managing NDIS planning, Kate McNamara set a …
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Libraries inclusion project expands across NSW, online training program launched
Libraries as Community Connectors, Plumtree’s collaboration with libraries to enhance programs and access for families of children with disability, has expanded from Greater Sydney to New South Wales. Online training …
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A goodbye letter from Nina
Our longstanding and valued team member Nina Kyte, Occupational Therapist and Early Childhood Educator retired from Plumtree after 11.5 years of employment. She will be dearly missed by all Plumtree …
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Supporting children’s language development when going for a walk
Going for a walk outside is a great way to break up the day for children. It helps their cognitive and language development as there is lots to see, do …
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The facts of Telepractice
Online therapy, a part of Telepractice or Telehealth, is the new normal for children with a disability or developmental delay and their families. Many may be wondering if it is …
