Early Start Australia WA Ellenbrook Stirling

On Friday our Ellenbrook and Stirling teams had our annual end of year party. It was a day filled with fun, dancing and laughter.
We hope all of our families have a great holiday break and we are looking forward to seeing you all in 2023.

It's OT week!

We are lucky to have some wonderful OT's here at ESA Ellenbrook and Stirling.

Our Ellenbrook clinic hosted our first ever Lego Club this week. Check out our wonderful space creations.

Our lovely Stirling team featured in The West last week

Great post from The OT Toolbox

There can be a multitude of reasons why "behaviors" (or the physical, emotional, cognitive, verbal responses we see) occur in the preschool setting. Just some of the behavior triggers that lead to common issues in the preschool setting include these causes:

✨Having a new routine (changes at home, sleep changes, potty training, time change, or differing work schedules of parents are some examples)
✨Experiencing a change in home environment (a new baby added to the family, moving to a new home, or other home changes)
✨Not getting enough sleep
✨Too much screen time
✨Developmental changes occurring in the age range

Each of these experiences going on behind the scenes (plus many others!) can throw off a young child's ability to participate in school, social situations, and activities.

Here are 5 steps to creating a plan for managing tricky "behaviors" in the young child, while taking consideration of the whole "iceberg"!
https://www.theottoolbox.com/problem-preschool-behaviors/

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Today in honour of World Physio Day, meet our wonderful Physiotherapist Purdey Lung

A great article from Source Kids

How to practice speech and language skills during play - Source Kids By Kylie Martin “Mummy, daddy come and play.” You know you should say yes to that sweet little face BUT …

Speech Pathology Week

Since it's Speech Pathology Week we will be introducing all our wonderful Speech Pathologists

It's Speech Pathology Week.

Contact our Ellenbrook and Stirling clinic's for more information about our school holiday Lego Clubs.

Come and join us at Ellenbrook for Lego Club

The most important fine motor skills children need to develop Latest News The most important fine motor skills children need to develop July 1, 2021 By Dr Nicole Grant, Practice Principal, Early Start Australia | Qld | Murarrie, Toowong What are fine motor skills? Fine motor skills refer to the way in which we use...

A lot of puddles around right now

Wonderful advice from Maggie Dent

Twelve top tips for those in toddler land - Maggie Dent I have revisited toddler land over the holidays with three little grandies under 3 – with two busy toilet training – all in one house … mine! There is no better way for a parenting educator who explores parenting children from birth to adulthood than having a living refresher course. This time...

Did you know simple jigsaw puzzles can help children develop finger strength, perseverance and problem-solving skills? Completing puzzles can also help to increase a child’s ability to concentrate. 💛

Not to mention the overcoming joy we feel when putting the final piece of a puzzle into place!

There are puzzles available for all ages and abilities – so pop down to your local store this weekend.

At Early Start Australia we are here to help your child on their therapy journey and give them the best opporutnity for a happy and healthy life. To book an appointment, find an Early Start Australia Clinic near you: https://earlystartaustralia.com.au/clinic-search/

School Holiday lego club at our Stirling clinic
✨️ The 5+ club members built their Lego creations around a farm theme, and told us their favourite things from the week were building and the gross motor and movement break activities 🏃‍♀️🏃

ESA WA on Instagram: "✨️ The 5+ club members built their Lego creations around a farm theme, and told us their favourite things from the week were building and the gross motor and movement break activities 🏃‍♀️🏃 #legoclub #Lego #socia ESA WA shared a post on Instagram: "✨️ The 5+ club members built their Lego creations around a farm theme, and told us their favourite things from the week were building and the gross motor and movement break activities 🏃‍♀️🏃 ...

So many things to do

These play dough activities are specifically chosen because they support the development of fine motor skills: hand strength, finger isolation, arch development, thumb IP joint isolation, and more:

https://www.theottoolbox.com/fine-motor-activities-with-play-dough/