Three years is a long time in the magazine world, so here at Sunny Days we’re thrilled to have made it to our third birthday in August this year.

In 1997, Tommy Leung - a guy who had worked with another local streetpress publication, Reverb - saw a gap in the local market. As a new father to Javonte, Tommy knew that local parents were looking for information and interesting stories which spoke to them in the unique voice of our region.

In recognition of Child Protection Week Sunny Days has a guest post from blogger Ruby Napoli. You can find her blog, Rants of a Redundant Mother, here.

A Heartfelt Plea

I’ve worked in child protection for 15 years.  I thought that I had seen everything there was to see.  I thought that I had seen every horror that children can experience at the hands of their parents (mostly) but also strangers and other people in their extended family. I thought wrong.

In an average class of children, there are the ‘good’ kids, a few quiet ones and a couple with behavioural issues. Commonly known as ‘the naughty kids’, these children are increasingly being diagnosed with a range of disorders, including ADD, ADHD or autism spectrum disorder. But what if the bad behaviour these children are exhibiting is due to their brain not giving their body the correct messages? Diana Henry is an occupational therapist who travels the world educating teachers, child care professionals and families about how to help children with sensory processing challenges.