Posts by Family Kickstart Georgia
Early Signs of Pregnancy
You may be unaware of any changes for weeks, only wondering if you’re pregnant when you miss a period. Though you may experience all, some or none of these, here are some early signs of pregnancy. A missed period One of the surest signs of pregnancy is a missed period. If you’re usually pretty regular,…
Read MoreHow to Build Respectful Relationships?
What is respect? Respect is about valuing people, including people who are different and those who are like you. There are a many ways to look at respect, like: Respecting others. Treating other people how we would like to be treated and knowing that we are all as important as each other Respecting ourselves. Not…
Read MoreHeat Stress
What is heat stress? When your body cannot cool itself enough to maintain a healthy temperature, occurs heat stress. You may be at increased risk of heat stress, when it is very hot. How do you get heat stress? Our bodies are able to maintain a stable temperature when the temperature of our surrounding environment…
Read MoreLiving in a Blended Family
What are blended families? A Blended Family is made when two people decide to live together or get married, and both or one of them already has children, sometimes blended families are called Step Families. Blended Families in fairy stories often have wicked stepmothers, ugly step sisters and evil stepfathers. Although there can be tricky…
Read MoreAlcohol 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 behaviors, to impaired judgment or psychological harm. The substances that young people and children commonly…
Read MoreCelebrating 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 a theme, such as age, spirituality, gender, physical issues, social and economic status or sexual…
Read MoreEveryday 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 expert or know how to do work your child is learning. Literacy is the ability…
Read MoreWhat 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 abuse happens when someone uses his or her own or your body in a sexual…
Read MoreGetting 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 help. Why didn’t they ask for help? Stigma “If I talk to someone they will find…
Read MoreHow 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 at a comfortable temperature and block out noise and light, which can wake you from…
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