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Helping people deal with traumatic events
University of Melbourne's Professor Meaghan O'Donnell provides some useful, research-backed advice to support family and friends who have been through life-threatening and distressing events.

Talking with kids about the bushfire emergency
How do we talk with our children about the bushfire emergency? Caroline Ellen offers some useful advice about how to approach this difficult conversation. You'll also find links to other resources.

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The Woof Factor: How story dogs are helping young readers
They're good listeners, attentive and don't judge. Find out how dogs are helping young students with reading - and much more.

Winning words: Children’s Book of the Year Awards
Speech Pathology Australia has just announced the winners in its annual Children's Book of the Year Awards. Read what the judges said.

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Why parents and teachers need to work as partners
There's widening gulf between parents, teachers and the school system, write Kelly-Ann Allen and Sally Kenny, and an urgent need to repair the relationship.