High Blood Pressure
What is blood pressure? The pressure of your blood against the inner walls of your arteries as it is pumped around the body by your heart is blood pressure. The flow of blood in your arteries and your blood pressure…
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Anxiety – An Overview for Parents
What is anxiety? An inherent response to a perceived threat is anxiety, and normal levels of anxiety can assist people to solve problems more efficiently and to be motivated and more focused. Everybody experiences anxiety sometimes, especially when faced with…
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Water safety after floods, cyclones and other disasters
Drinking water A boil water alert is issued for areas connected to mains scheme water, sometimes following a disaster, because the mains water may be unsafe to cook with or drink. If a boil water alert has been issued, it is…
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What is Mental Health?
Good mental health is a sense of confidence, self-esteem and wellbeing. It enables us to fully appreciate and enjoy day-to-day, our environment and other people. When we are mentally healthy we can: reach our potential, using our abilities form positive…
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Risk Taking Understanding
What is risk taking? Testing the boundaries and trying new things occurs across all developmental stages from birth to old age. When it involves engaging in activities that have the potential to result in harm to oneself or others, it’s…
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Crying Baby
In the early weeks, babies often cry a lot and some babies cry a lot more than others. The main way babies have of letting us know when they need help is crying, but why baby crying is not always…
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Kids: Let's Talk about Abuse
All kids have the right to be safe… All families are different. Sometimes what seems every day normal life in one family will not be normal in another. When you visit your friend from another culture, you may have noticed…
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Babies and Young Children in Hot Weather
Heat can quickly stress babies and young children, because they are very sensitive to the effects of high temperatures. It is very important to watch them closely and to keep them from getting dehydrated or hot, as they rely on…
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