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Supporting children with ADHD, Autism, PDA, Anxiety and Executive Function challenges through engaging, relationship-based sessions in Bunbury and surrounding areas.

26/08/2026

🧠 𝐃𝐈𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖?

Executive function skills help children plan, remember, focus, manage emotions and adapt when things don’t go as expected.

So, how do we know which skill to target first?

We begin with whatever is making everyday life hardest for your child. Whether it’s starting tasks, following instructions, coping with change or managing big emotions...that’s where we start.

Strong roots help children learn, cope and grow. 💙💛

24/08/2026

𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲.

Planning, remembering instructions, managing emotions, staying focused and completing tasks are all skills and skills can be taught.

We don’t need to tackle everything at once. We identify the skill creating the biggest challenge, break it into manageable steps and practise it through meaningful activities.

One skill at a time.
One small success at a time.
Confidence grows from there. 💙💛

20/08/2026

💛𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥.

Your child may still need the reminder. They may still get frustrated, need help to begin, or find some things really hard.

But somewhere in those moments, something may be changing.

Maybe they paused before reacting.
Maybe they asked for help.
Maybe they came back and tried again.
Maybe they stayed with it just a little longer.

That counts.

We can be so focused on when a child will finally “𝙙𝙤 𝙞𝙩 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨” that we miss all the important steps happening between “𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁” 𝗮𝗻𝗱 “𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻.” 🧠✨

At Bright Minds, we believe those in-between moments deserve to be noticed too.

💙 Small steps are still progress. And progress deserves to be seen.

19/08/2026

🧠 𝐃𝐈𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖?

One simple activity can have a child's brain doing a whole lot of work at once.

Remembering what comes next, staying focused, pausing before responding and adjusting when things change are all skills children use far beyond a Bright Minds session...at school, at home and in everyday life.

At Bright Minds, we create opportunities to practise these skills through activities that keep children moving, thinking and engaged. 💛

✨ 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝗦𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Want to learn more about how Bright Minds can support your child? Send us a message...we'd love to chat. 💙

18/08/2026

✨ 𝐓𝐔𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐒 ✨

Today’s Bright Minds tutoring session was all about making maths and literacy hands-on, meaningful and engaging.

🔢 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀:
We explored partitioning and place value with 4-digit numbers, but instead of simply completing a worksheet, we turned the learning into a creative project! She designed and constructed her very own partitioning box, combining her love of craft with mathematics.

Using her creation, we explored:
* Thousands, hundreds, tens and ones
* Breaking numbers into parts
* Building and representing 4-digit numbers
* Addition and subtraction with 4-digit numbers
* Developing number sense and problem-solving skills

✏️ 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀:
We then moved into sentence work, exploring grammar, punctuation and sentence structure before using these skills to begin creating her own story.

What I loved about this session was seeing learning become something she could make, touch, change and explore. Incorporating a child’s interests into tutoring can create opportunities for deeper engagement while still targeting important curriculum skills.

At 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀, tutoring isn’t just about completing worksheets. It’s about finding the way each child learns best and building learning experiences around their strengths and interests. 💙💛

Hands-on learning. Creativity. Confidence. Skill building.

17/08/2026

📰 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐒 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊𝐋𝐘 - 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 #𝟑

Why does my child hold it together all day… then fall apart at home? 💛

They’ve made it through school, followed instructions, managed expectations and held everything together...then they walk through the door and suddenly, it all comes out.

What can look like “bad behaviour” may actually be a child who has simply run out of capacity.

Home is often where children feel safe enough to finally let go. 💙

This week’s Bright Minds Weekly looks beyond the behaviour and explores what might really be happening underneath it and how understanding can change the way we respond.

✨ Does your child seem to save their biggest emotions for home?

14/08/2026

𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞. 💛

Sometimes a win looks like getting outside, joining in, giving something a go and sharing an experience alongside someone else.

Today, it looked like scooters, fresh air and plenty of movement. 🛴

At Bright Minds, we celebrate the moments that help children participate, connect and build confidence in their own way.

Because the little moments count too. 💙

13/08/2026

🧠 𝐄𝐗𝐄𝐂𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍! 💛💙

Learning doesn’t always need to happen at a desk!

Today’s hands-on executive function challenges were all about watching, remembering, thinking and responding. Using coloured hand codes, visual patterns and memory challenges, we turned important brain skills into active, engaging games.

We were working on:
🧠 Working memory - remembering the hand codes and sequences
👀 Focus & attention - watching carefully for visual information
✋ Response control - stopping, thinking and choosing the correct response
🔄 Cognitive flexibility - adapting when the pattern or rule changed
🎯 Following directions - holding instructions in mind while completing the task
💪 Persistence - staying engaged and having another go when the challenge increased

The cup-and-colour memory challenge added another layer of visual memory, sequencing and concentration, while keeping learning practical and fun.

At 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀, we love creating opportunities for children to move, play, problem-solve and actively use their executive functioning skills rather than simply talking about them.

Small games. Big brain skills. 🧠✨

Real Connection. Positive Impact.

Address

Unit 4/9 Picton Road
East Bunbury, WA
6230

Telephone

+61404293095

Website

https://brightmindsau.com/, https://calendly.com/chantel-executivefunctionandsupport/30min

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