Friendships and relationships

School-age children place great importance on friendships and relationships with their same age peers

They feel like they belong and share an important connection with others. Though friends are highly valued at this age, children still need their parents. In fact, family relationships continue to be the most important influence throughout the school age years. Encouraging and supporting friendships in children is a great way to help them develop important life skills including tolerance, empathy, care and compassion, problem solving and negotiation. This is also an important time when children are exploring their own self-identity and finding ways to express this.

To learn more about how we can support you, please contact our friendly team

Call 1300 888 378

How we can help

What we help with

Building communication and conversation skills
Building social and emotional skills
Joining in groups
Making friends and joining in
Positive play and participation
Social language to build and maintain friendships and relationships with others

Who can help

Our trained and dedicated staff support school-age children and their families.

You can work with our:

Exercise physiologists
Occupational therapists
Physiotherapists
Speech pathologists

How we can help

We offer a blended model of services to meet the individual needs of school-aged children and their families.

Appointments may be arranged:

At your local centre;
In your home;
In your local community
At camps, outings and intensives
Or via Telepractice

A small group session may be recommended. Groups can be attended in person or via Telepractice.

Funding supports

If you have a funding package from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), we can work with you to maximise the benefits. You can purchase supports using your: