“What child is not going to watch CoComelon more intently than a screen showing household chores? I would prefer to watch CoComelon than watch or do chores!” Tanya Forster told Kidspot. 

The ‘missing middle’ kids left struggling. There are compliant and quiet rural and regional children whose learning difficulties may go unnoticed - and their delays also often don’t fall into the narrow diagnostic eligibility for further learning support in the education system.

A whopping one in three Aussie students have failed to meet numeracy and literacy benchmarks, according to recent NAPLAN results, sparking concern from both parents and educators. Experts think they may know what the culprit is behind the worrying results: the education of kids that are being dubbed the "missing middle”.

“We know that the traditional school system has not always kept up with the inclusive needs of students today. Maybe it is time for a rethink?” Tanya told Kidspot. 

“Synesthesia in and of itself is not a medical condition or mental health condition, it is a way of experiencing the world,” psychologist Tanya Forster told Kidspot. 

If you’ve ever felt the frustration of chasing down a script, only to be told it’s out of stock, you’re not alone.
The ADHD medication shortage is just one part of a much bigger issue affecting access to essential medicines.

“The shortage, Tanya Forster says, is a domino effect, because as soon as one brand disappears, families switch to the next option, instantly pushing that medicine into short supply too.”

As wait times blow out across the country, paediatricians are being forced to close their books to new referrals.

The sector is urging the government to expand their Medicare reforms to include children's specialist care. 

“We are in the midst of a paediatric health emergency and as a psychologist who works with families every day, I can say with certainty that women in particular are bearing the brunt.”

The black market, pill swapping, and underground drug networks. They are the desperate places parents are now turning to, as they try to get the ADHD medicine their kids need.

If you’ve ever found yourself sending your child to the naughty corner or putting them in time-out mid-meltdown, please know you’re not alone. As parents, most of us are doing the best we can with the tools we were given.

Australia is facing a national health crisis, and the rural health system is on life support, with people waiting years for specialist care and both private and public services rejecting non-urgent referrals.

Macquarie Health Collective Founder Tanya Forster has called on the “people of Australia” to improve the lack of consultation with farmers regarding the Central-West Orana REZ plan endorsed by the Labor government.

Rural Health practitioners are calling for a re-think to attract and retain more doctors in regional areas across the country.

Rural health advocate has come up with a bold plan to entice more doctors to work in regional areas

Regional health advocates have cast doubt over whether rates of bulk billing will increase much in the country.

Tanya Forster doesn't mince words when she says politicians are 'misleading Australians' with their promises that nine out of ten people can see a GP for free.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s $8.5 billion pledge for GP funding has been dismissed as unrealistic by local GPs, as has Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s matching $9 billion proposal.

Can you imagine going to work every day but instead of making ends meet, you lose hundreds of dollars? That's what doctors are doing and are being asked to keep doing it.