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Kids and teenagers may be worried that adults won't take their feelings seriously...
Children can be affected by information regarding bushfires and they may become concerned about issues of safety. Talking to children openly in a way that suits their age, while also involving them in...
Parents and carers can encourage open and honest conversations with their child about relationships, sex and sexuality as early and as often as possible...
All children are eventually exposed to drugs ‒ prescription medication, alcohol and tobacco, and sometimes illegal drugs too ‒ or to messages about drugs...
To get the most out of the conversation with your doctor, nurse or other healthcare provider, it is best to be open about providing information and to speak up if you don?t understand...
When a young child is having a tantrum, it is because the emotional (limbic system) part of the brain is dominating the child's behaviour...
Young people have to work through a broad range of issues as they move from childhood to adulthood...
Alcohol is responsible for most drug-related deaths in the teenage population...
Some immunisations are recommended for all Australian teenagers...
Accept that your adolescent may have a different view of the world and respect their opinions...