Tuning in Tuesday – Responding
2021-02-10T15:53:04+11:00We couldn’t go past how accurate it is that Andy Puddicombe said; “We may not always choose what happens to us in life, but we do get to choose how [...]
Tuning in Tuesday – Role Modelling
2021-02-02T13:49:28+11:00This week we gravitated towards a quote from Brene Brown. Often we put so much pressure on ourselves to do everything right that we can end feeling stressed and overwhelmed. [...]
Tuning in Tuesday – Anger, a source of information
2021-01-28T09:14:29+11:00Quite often we refer to emotions as good and bad. By labelling emotions this way, we place a negative connotation on the emotions that may feel unpleasant for us, like [...]
Read With Me at Home is back in 2021!
2021-02-19T11:53:12+11:00If your child needs help with their reading, sign up for Read With Me at Home, Wyndham City Libraries' reading buddy program. Read With Me at Home is an online [...]
Tuning in Tuesdays
2021-01-14T16:19:03+11:00This week the Tutor Doctors image around creativity really stood out. For some families this will look a little different, but it’s a simple start and give some ideas. ‘Don’t [...]
Tuning into Teens – Focus on giving, by giving we are saying
2021-01-06T16:08:43+11:00This week we want to focus on giving, by giving we are meaning to: Give time to reflect Give self-soothing Give wonder Give acceptance Give a hug The importance of [...]
Tuning in Tuesday – Creating Time to Connect
2020-12-29T10:03:48+11:00This week, we couldn’t go past The Gottman Institute’s image around ensuring we are creating space to connect with our families. This can be very challenging over the Holiday Season, [...]
Tuning in Tuesday – Tuning into Yourself
2020-12-23T13:26:10+11:00It’s getting to that busy time of the year again. How do we manage and prioritise our own self-care during the holiday season? This week we encourage you to tune [...]
Virtual Teen Read Along
Feeling bored and would like to read and can’t find your book or not sure what to read? Relax and read along with me! Join YA Librarian Sharyn and Read [...]
Tuning in Tuesday – Problem Solving
2020-12-17T15:24:35+11:00This week we encourage you to take a step back and allow your young person to problem solve on their own. It’s important for us to slow down and allow [...]
Tune in to the pleasant emotions
2020-12-02T17:31:43+11:00Quite often we find ourselves commenting on unpleasant emotions that we may notice in those around us. We might say something like “Hey you seem really angry, is everything ok?” [...]
A how to to downregulate
2020-11-27T11:16:05+11:00Do you often find it difficult to lessen the impact of highly emotional experiences? Does your teen find it hard to deescalate heightened unpleasant emotions? This can be really challenging [...]
Holiday Action Program
Do you live, work, recreate or study in Wyndham? Are you aged between 12-17? Do you get bored over the holidays? We have just the thing for you and the [...]
Finding Electro Girl: A conversation with author Lainie Chait
2020-11-18T14:06:26+11:00Wyndham City Libraries recently hosted Lainie Chait, author of Electro Girl: Living a symbiotic existence with epilepsy. Lainie invented her superhero persona Electro Girl when she was diagnosed with epilepsy at 19 years [...]
Peace Essay Competition
2020-11-10T08:03:55+11:00The Rotary Club of Wyndham Harbour is running a Peace Essay competition for children in Grades 5/6 enrolled in any Australian school. Entry is FREE and there are three great [...]
Tuning In Tuesday – Role modelling our way through challenges
2020-11-06T08:01:32+11:00As a parent or carer, do you sometimes feel like you need to have the answer for every question or the solution to every problem? Do you sometimes feel [...]
Wynnies Art Prize 2021
2020-11-05T12:14:49+11:00The Wynnies Kids’ Art Prize 2021 entries are now open! Now in its third year, Wynnies is an annual kid’s art competition run by Wyndham Art Gallery for Wyndham residents [...]
Tuning In Tuesdays – The power of sharing your parenting experience with your teen
2020-10-15T09:25:48+11:00We certainly understand the power of sharing in building empathy and understanding for someone elses experience but why don’t we do this with parenting? Sharing with your young person that [...]
Family Information Session: Responding to a Mental Health Crisis Webinar
Hosted by Wyndham City’s Youth Services team, this webinar recording will help you learn how to recognise and respond to mental health crisis in young people, including suicide and [...]
Tuning In Tuesdays – Conversations to build connection
2020-09-25T12:18:51+10:00Do you feel like you are running out of things to talk about at home? Feeling like you are stuck in a bit of a hampster wheel of work, school, [...]
Tuning In Tuesdays – Conversation about the Conversation
2020-09-23T09:46:32+10:00Do you have a tricky conversation that you need to have with your teen? Do you find yourself shying away from important conversations because you feel unsure about the best [...]
Tuning In Tuesdays – Repair
2020-09-21T08:02:00+10:00There is no denying that at a time like this, there may be some added tension in the home. We are all trying to work, study and be entertained, all [...]
Banana and Strawberry Nice-Cream
2020-09-18T11:52:07+10:00In this recipe Adele shows us a delicious Banana and Strawberry Nice-Cream desert that makes use of any remaining fruits that may otherwise go to waste. Best of all you [...]
Online Resume Help
2020-09-18T11:21:37+10:00Are you a young person aged 15-25? Do you need help crafting your resume, applying for jobs online and answering interview questions? Book into Online Resume Help to get one-on-one [...]