Petra Will-Herat will help parents talk to their children in a way that they can understand. Topics discussed:

• How a young child’s brain works
• How children see the world, as they may not be able to talk about their feelings
• The effect of TV news on young children
• Changes in the family and challenging situations (separation, job loss, moving house, sickness and death).

Petra Will-Herat holds a Graduate Diploma in Applied Counselling from Western Sydney University, a B.A. Educational Science from University Bielefeld (Germany) with majors in Psychology and Sociology, and a Certificate 4 in Workplace Training and Assessment.

Start School Strong is for mums, dads, carers and grandparents living in the Fairfield, Liverpool and the former Bankstown local government areas.