Family and Child Consultants

                                                         We need to talk about children who die in care.   Children that end up in state care are 5 times more likely to die in care than those who have never had contact with the child protections system.   Yes ……read it again…….. Children that end up in state care are 5 times more likely to die in care than those who have never had contact with the child protections system.   In NSW in 2020 …. 100 children known to the state died.  This was a number that increased for the third year running.  Five of these children, were in out of home care.  Babies accounted for 45% of the deaths and 2 children, aged as young as 12, took or were suspected to have taken their own life.    And it gets worse……   47% of the childre...

  The most appropriate label is usually the one someone’s parents have given them.     Speaking, writing, and reading are integral to everyday life, where language is the primary tool for expression and communication. The words and phrases that people choose to use consciously and unconsciously can help us understand ourselves and why we behave the way we do.  Language is used to express culture common tradition and it's important because it helps countries and cultures preserve, they knowledge and represents the meanings we have constructed from experience.   Languages be incredibly important to indigenous communities and cultures. In Australia there are more than 250 indigenous languages including around 800 dialects. Languages are living things that connect people to country, culture, and ancestors. Aboriginal and touristed Islander people believe that the land gave birth to their language. Language and culture inseparable. In the time of creation, ances...

                                                  How to cope with a difficult boss.   Do you ever feel like Nick and Kurt in the movie  horrible bosses?   Well don't manage may not force you to drink 18-year-old Scotch at 8:00 AM or fire “that people,” they may be difficult in other ways. Perhaps they bully subordinates, micromanage, or take your ideas and pass them off to senior management as their own. Or maybe they're just merely incompetent.   Regardless of the circumstances, dealing with the boss isn't easy, especially in today's world. Fortunately, quitting isn't always the answer. There are always ways to find common ground and build a healthy working relationship.   Believe it or not there actually is a science behind whether managers and direct reports get along. Dr Sherry Maloff, author of  Science ...