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Sunshine Coast Child Protection Week – Family Fun Day Event

This year the Family Fun Day Event will be hosted by Australia Zoo. It will be held on Saturday 10 th of September from 9.00am-1.00pm. The annual Child Protection Week Event aims to provide parents and families with the opportunity to seek advice...
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Understanding Family Dynamics

Close family relationships afford a person better health and well-being, as well as lower rates of depression and disease throughout a lifetime. But in many families, getting along isn't a given. The interaction between various members is at the...
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Media influence on teenagers: social media, movies, YouTube and apps

Children and young adults spend a great deal of time away from their parents and family members. During that time, they engage with others, including potential role models and mentors. They also spend a great deal of time being exposed to media...
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30 Ways to Stay Connected with Your Teen

Parents of teenagers frequently tell me that they no longer know how to connect with their children. Here are 30 ways to build trust, understanding, appreciation, and affection with your teen! Click on the link below for more information. https://...
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DON’T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK: RETRAINING

3 steps to retrain your mind for more constructive thoughts: The mind is biased toward negative thoughts, but it is possible to reframe thoughts in a more positive, yet still truthful way. The first step toward changing thoughts is noticing how...
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SPECIAL REPORT: Sextortion - what you need to know

You may not be familiar with the term, but ‘sextortion' is a form of blackmail where someone threatens to share intimate images of you unless you give in to their demands. It has been an issue for more than a decade, with many adults falling victim...
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Rituals and Traditions That Bring Families Closer

Extraordinary moments often masquerade as ordinary life. So, look around the pandemonium and remind yourself to be grateful for every minute you get to spend with your children as they grow. These years pass more quickly than we can imagine, and...
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SPECIAL REPORT: Respectful Language

Young people are being influenced by the language around them. It is becoming more common for them to hear derogatory terms or offensive language on the streets, on social media channels, streaming services and in some forms of modern music...
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What is EMERALD?

EMERALD offers you personalised coaching and high-quality learning modules that arm you with strategies proven by the latest science to support wellbeing. Through EMERALD you gain support from experts at USC's Thompson Institute, whose mission is to...
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A psychologist says these 7 skills separate successful kids from ‘the ones who struggle’—and how parents can teach them

Thrivers are made, not born. Children need safe, loving, and structured childhoods, but they also need autonomy, competence, and agency to flourish. After combing through piles of research on traits most highly correlated to optimising kids’...
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