Community Notices
Summer Reading Club
Your kids work hard at school all year, however during the long summer break they can experience a loss in learning retention, known as the ‘summer slide’. The solution? Join Gold Coast Libraries Summer Reading Club, which offers loads of ideas and activities to keep your children engaged in learning – and still have fun too! Whether its adventure, code breaking or unlocking secrets of history, kids will uncover a world of intrigue through challenges, events and an interactive activity book. So why not ‘Uncover and Discover’ with your children at Gold Coast Libraries these school holidays - just follow the clues and tales of intrigue and discovery. Find out more here
Collect your child’s medication from school
Remember to collect your child’s medication before the holidays and store it correctly at home. You can learn more about the storage of medications such as asthma inhalers and adrenaline auto-injectors (e.g. EpiPens). Also, remember to check the expiry dates.
Anxiety doesn’t have to be something to worry about
Anxiety in children and teenagers can start out small, but may end up affecting their daily lives. When overly worried, some kids don’t talk about it. They may even seem angry or irritable, rather than anxious or they may get frequent stress headaches or stomach aches. But with parents’ help, children can learn how to reduce their own anxious feelings. The new Fear-Less Triple P Online program has practical Triple P – Positive Parenting Program tips and ideas – and it’s free, thanks to the Queensland Government. Learning more about coping with uncomfortable emotions can help you use positive methods to respond to child and teenage anxiety. Read more about this hot parenting topic here or for more free Triple P programs, go to: www.triplep-parenting.net.
If your family is going through tough times, contact Family and Child Connect for free, unlimited, confidential advice. They are there to listen and connect you with practical support. Access to interpreters is also available. A range of Family and Child Connect resources are available, including information in other languages.
