Families

by Katie; Diversity and Inclusion Leader andOlivia; Educational Leader – Alkira ELC While the COVID-19 restrictions may have led us away from our regular play spaces, they also provide the …

GOSFORD PRIVATE HOSPITAL by Robyn Gasparotto, Manager – Gosford Private Maternity Services Gosford Private Maternity Services has introduced an internationally recognised, evidence-based training program named PROMPT (Practical Obstetric Multiprofessional Team …

by Sarah Tolmie How are you going? How has the experience of COVID-19 and time in isolation, the disruption of school, work, sport and activities routine affected your family life? …

LAURA’S PLACE By Laura Kiln PgDip (CBT) (Child & Adolescence), BSc (Hons) CMHN As I sit here it’s Sunday evening across the Coast, I guess many parents are preparing their …

by Catherine Schasser Hi. Hello to you, the reader of these words. As we spend this time together, I’m curious about you. If we were together, I’d notice your surroundings, …

Young people on the Central Coast are being urged to apply for Government Scholarships worth up to $5,000 a year to put towards their studies. The Coast is just one …

Dr Farag answers your questions Congratulations on having a baby on the way! This is the most exciting time for you but unfortunately with the situation right now you are …

By Kathryn Barwick, Australian Breastfeeding Association Central Coast My boy, only minutes old, lay skin-to-skin across my chest, his head resting on my breast. I looked at him and I …

Emotional connection between an infant and their parent or caregiver through wordless communication is called attachment bonding. This wordless communication affects the way an infant develops mentally, physically, intellectually, emotionally, …

We are all new to this parenting gig  by NIKKI SMITH Our babies were not born with a manual explaining everything that we needed to know for them to thrive, nor …