Resilience

How community leaders can support kids and families through disasters

Oct 10, 2025

Community leaders play a vital role in helping families prepare, respond and recover from disasters. Children, especially infants and very young ones, are particularly vulnerable during disasters as this is a critical time in their physical, emotional and cognitive development. Their early experiences, including any cumulative adversity, shape how they…

Start the school year strong

Jan 30, 2024

Want to help your kids start the school year strong? Here’s four ways to set up for a positive and successful year. Join the Outback Futures team for this webinar recording and learn 4 ways you can help your kids and teens start the school year strong: Part way through the school year?…

4 ways to support someone through grief 

Oct 10, 2023

Grief is something we all experience – and not just when someone we know dies.  Grief is an emotion our kids and teens can experience when change and life transitions happen – maybe moving somewhere new, transitioning into high school, a sibling going to boarding school, friends moving away, or…

The value of values for our kids and teens 

Sep 26, 2023

Knowing their values can help our children make choices and decisions, and bounce forward through tough times.  In a world full of options and opportunity, helping our kids and teens know their values is a great way to set them up for making choices and decisions. In this webinar our psychologist Gavin…

Building connection with your loved ones 

Aug 31, 2023

Maintaining a sense of closeness and connection with people is vital for our overall wellbeing Join the Outback Futures team and learn 4 ways to build connection with your loved ones. 1. Quality time – share time and space 2. Open and honest conversations – be curious 3. Know your family values – together…

5 ways to unlock your child’s potential 

Aug 31, 2023

Helping our kids build a growth mindset is a key way to help unlock their potential.  Encouraging our kids to build a growth mindset helps them bounce forward through tough times. In this webinar, Maree, one of our speech pathologists, shares 5 ways to encourage a growth mindset and help…

Helping kids manage their emotions 

Aug 31, 2023

Knowing how to manage our emotions is a valuable life skill for all of us, especially our kids and teens.   When we help our children understand the different emotions they experience, why they occur, and how to handle them, they’re empowered to navigate tough times with confidence. In this webinar…

Building confidence and resilience in teen girls 

Aug 31, 2023

Parents and carers play a really important role in supporting their girls through adolescence.  For our teen girls, life is full of both good stuff and challenges.  In this recent webinar one of our Counsellors Julia shares 5 positive approaches to support your teen and build their confidence and resilience. …

Helping your children prepare for boarding school 

May 30, 2023

Starting boarding school is a significant transition for children, parents and the whole family.  In this webinar, an Outback Futures psychologist draws on her personal experiences of boarding school to share some great tools and strategies for families navigating a transition to boarding school.  Listen on Spotify or your favourite…

Helping kids and teens build identity and purpose 

May 15, 2023

A sense of identity and purpose is important for all of us, and especially for our kids and teens.  Identifying our values is a key way to build a sense of identity and purpose, and values can help our children make choices and bounce forward through tough times. In this…