A great source of fibre, a full serving of vegetables and one of the easiest ways to include legumes in your diet (great for gut health and feeding your microbiome). Plant-based protein from beans plus fibre from the wholegrain pasta means stable blood sugar and a feed that holds you through to the next meal.

Most parents we work with already know reading to their child matters. The question they actually have is which books, how often, and whether what they are doing at home is enough.

This is for you if you have ever stood in front of the children's section at a bookshop or library, picked up four books, put them back, and walked out with one because you ran out of time. Or scrolled through a recommended list online and ended up more confused than when you started.

Reading to your child is one of the simplest, most powerful things you can do for their language development. But the way you read together matters as much as how often.

Our paediatric speech pathologists work with families every week who are reading to their children faithfully and still wondering if it is "doing anything." The answer is almost always yes, but a few small shifts can make it do a lot more.

It is not your imagination. Winter is harder on your body.

Cold weather tightens muscles. Joints that ache in summer flare up in July. The pain you can usually walk off lingers for days. And the motivation to do anything about it disappears around the same time the sun does.

School holidays are sold to parents as a break. For families with sensory-sensitive children, they are often the opposite  two weeks of broken routine, unpredictable noise levels, sudden plans and meltdowns that come out of nowhere.

Our paediatric occupational therapy team support families like this every week. Here are five things that consistently help.

There are understandable reasons people delay getting help with pain. Life is busy. You do not want to seem like you are complaining. You worry it will mean bad news, or being told to stop the things you enjoy. For a lot of men, there is an added belief that getting on with it is the strong thing to do.

From your 40s onward, the body starts to lose muscle and bone more readily, and balance quietly declines if you leave it unchallenged. The good news is that a handful of foundational movements protect against most of it. You do not need a gym membership or hours a week. You need consistency and the right five exercises.

The reassuring news is that anxiety in children responds well to support, and there is a lot you are able to do at home to help. Here is what childhood anxiety looks like, why it happens, and the practical steps that make a difference.

Winter is one of the most demanding seasons for workplace health. Sick leave climbs, MSK complaints rise as people move less and sit longer, and team energy quietly drops alongside the shorter, darker days. For people leaders and WHS managers, it is also the time of year where a few well-timed actions can make a noticeable difference to absenteeism, productivity and culture.

Maintaining bone health is critical for managing ageing populations, particularly for clients with osteopenia, osteoporosis, or an increased risk of falls and fractures. While pharmacological management plays an important role, exercise remains one of the most effective and accessible interventions to support long-term outcomes.

Our Exercise Physiologists deliver evidence-based programs tailored to each clients capacity, risk level, and clinical presentation. These programs typically incorporate resistance training, weight-bearing exercise, balance work, and education around safe movement patterns.

Speech therapy covers a range of areas including articulation (speech sounds), language (using and understanding language), social communication, feeding (in the area of swallowing and mouth structures), and augmentative and alternative communication (alternative forms of communication).

Here are some key indicators in each age group that may prompt you to see a speech pathologist with your child.

When managing clients with complex or chronic conditions, outcomes are rarely driven by a single intervention or discipline. They are shaped by how well care is coordinated.

In more traditional or siloed models, clients may see multiple providers who are all working toward similar goals, but without clear communication. This can lead to mixed messaging, duplication of work, or gaps in care. For the client, this often results in confusion, reduced confidence, and slower progress.

If you’re managing a long-term injury, chronic pain, or a health condition, you may have seen multiple health professionals along the way. While each person is there to help, it can sometimes feel like you’re getting different advice, or that everything isn’t quite connecting.

This is where a team-based approach can make a real difference.

During the colder months, it’s common to see an increase in reports of joint stiffness, pain, and reduced activity levels. While cold weather itself does not cause joint damage, it can significantly influence how patients experience their symptoms.

There are a few contributing factors. Lower temperatures can lead to increased muscle stiffness and reduced tissue elasticity, which may impact joint support and movement efficiency

Ever notice that your joints feel stiffer, achier, or just a bit “off” in winter? You’re not imagining it. While cold weather doesn’t actually damage your joints, it can make them feel worse.

There are a few reasons for this. When it’s cold, muscles tend to tighten and become less flexible, which means your joints aren’t supported as well. On top of that, we naturally move less in winter. Shorter days, colder mornings, and a bit less motivation can all lead to more time spent sitting and less time moving. The problem is, joints love movement. When we stop moving, they stiffen up quickly.

During the colder months, it’s common to see a drop in activity levels and an increase in flare-ups, stiffness, and minor injuries. For many patients, winter becomes a barrier to consistency. One of the simplest ways to support safe and ongoing exercise during this time is through effective warm-up strategies.

When the weather gets colder, it’s common to feel stiffer, slower, and less motivated to move. This is where warm-ups become especially important. But there’s a common misconception that winter warm-ups need to be long, complicated, and overly elaborate.

In reality, a good warm-up doesn’t need to be excessive. It just needs to be effective.

Easter is one of those weekends where food takes centre stage. Hot cross buns for breakfast, chocolate eggs scattered around the house, a big family lunch on Sunday. It is a time for slowing down, spending time with the people you love, and yes, enjoying some treats.

Throughout our lives, our bones are constantly being remodelled. This process is regulated by two types of cells: osteoblasts, which build new bone, and osteoclasts, which break down old bone. In healthy individuals, there is a balance between these two processes. However, with ageing, hormonal changes - particularly reduced estrogen levels after menopause - and factors such as low calcium intake, vitamin D deficiency, and physical inactivity, this balance can shift. When bone breakdown exceeds bone formation, bone density declines and the risk of osteoporosis increases.

Big feelings are a completely normal part of growing up. Children experience emotions just as intensely as adults do, but they do not yet have the tools or brain development to manage those feelings on their own. The prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain responsible for reasoning, impulse control and emotional regulation, is not fully developed until our mid-twenties. So when your five-year-old loses it because their sandwich was cut into triangles instead of squares, their reaction is not defiance or manipulation. It is a brain that is still learning how to cope.