Alcohol and Drugs – The Facts
What is drug abuse? People often regard drug abuse as the consumption of illicit drugs and alcohol only, but can be involved many other types of substances. Misuse is when a pattern of harmful use develops which contributes to dysfunctional…
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Celebrating our Cultural Differences
What is culture? Culture is often thought of from the perspective of language, ethnicity and race and how it is expressed through music, literature, art and food. However, a cultural group can also comprise people who share an issue or…
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Everyday Learning for Literacy and Numeracy
You have a strong influence, as a parent, on your child’s development and learning from their early years and also through school. Encouraging and supporting your child to learn makes a big difference, even you don’t have to be an…
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What is Sexual Abuse?
You have a right to respect, safety and a life free of harm from others. Unfortunately, this does not always happen and sometimes lives are affected by the experience of abuse, including sexual abuse. So, what is sexual abuse? Sexual…
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Getting Help for Suicide – What Young People Say?
Young people, who had thought about, attempted or planned suicide told what advice they would like to give others and how they got help. To deal with how they feeling, only 1 in 5 young people had ever received any…
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How to Get More Sleep?
While you can’t stop a sick toddler from getting you up at 3am or change your baby’s around-the-clock schedule, you can improve the quality of what sleep you are getting. Here’s how in easy steps: Stay cool. Keep your bedroom…
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What are the Signs of Postnatal Depression?
Postnatal depression is different from the baby blues which can make you feel anxious, weepy and moody, but it usually gets better within a few hours or days, after the birth. But, you may have postnatal depression, if these feelings…
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Your Child Says ‘It Hurts’ – What to Do?
They don’t have a fever, you know it is not a flu or cold, there are no symptoms presenting, yet they still insist they’re sore. What you should do next? It can be an emotional time, having a sick child…
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