Social skills are such an important part of our daily lives - so why are they overlooked at times? Social skills are essential for children growing up and are something that will follow them into adulthood. Practicing social skills from a young age will help develop them and increase their wellbeing.

Mental health is something that still carries a stigma and not many people speak about it outright.  What we fail to sometimes do in your busy lives is simply ask someone if they are okay. Today, September 12th 2019 is R U OK DAY? where people are inspired and empowered to meaningfully connect with those around them and start a conversation with anyone who may be struggling with life.

As women, it can be hard sometimes to take some time for ourselves to just think about our own health. Being it looking after children, a partner, a friend, a parent, or having a demanding job - it’s hard to think about ‘me time’. This week is Women’s Health Week (2 - 6 September), where it’s recognised that the two biggest barriers for women not maintaining a healthy lifestyle is ‘lack of time’ and ‘health not being a priority’, and how to help break these barriers.

Speech Pathology Week (August 25 - 31) intends to promote the speech pathology profession and the work done by speech pathologists with more than 1.2 million Australians who have communication difficulties that impacts on their daily life. Communication is a basic human right and so important to people in their everyday lives.

Most of us have been there either with our own child, a niece or nephew, little cousin or sibling, or a child your’e babysitting - temper tantrums! They can be distressful, embarrassing when in public, and at times hard to control.

Our director Dr Celin Gelgec went to hear Dr Brene Brown speak on her recent tour of Australia on the power of courage and empathy in dealing with shame and vulnerability.