Wellbeing
The Fully Human Parent
Manningham Council is hosting this online event on Tuesday 7th June at 8pm. Follow this link for more details:
https://www.manningham.vic.gov.au/events/fully-human-parent
Conversations about mental health
Family and friends play a vital role in identifying and supporting a young person who is experiencing the impacts of mental ill-health. The following article provides some useful information about how to start a conversation about mental health with your teenager.
Overcoming resentment
Click on the image above to listen to a podcast with Andrew Fuller and Dr Kerry Howells on gratitude and resentment:
- How letting go of everyday resentments and using gratitude tools can build positive work and education environments
- Gratitude builds on positive feelings and can help with depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, immune function, and optimism
- Gratitude is an action rather than a feeling
eSafety Parent Series
eSafety provide free online safety training to parents and carers, giving them the knowledge, skills and tools to support their children to have a safe and positive experience online.
In case you missed their last webinar on Cyberbullying and Online Drama, you can refer to the link below for their parent e-guide.
The next scheduled webinar is Safer Online Gaming. It will cover:
- the games young people are using and how they are engaging with them,
- the benefits of gaming and how to mitigate the risks,
- practical strategies to use at home and where to find help and support if things go wrong.
This webinar will run on the following dates:
Thursday 9 June 12.30 - 1.30 pm
Friday 17 June 12.30 – 1.30 pm
Tuesday 21 June 7.30 – 8.30 pm
To book your spot, register at the link below:
https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/webinars
Happy Families
re-subscription
A reminder that everyone at Doncaster Secondary College has access to our school's Happy Families Premium Membership. If you subscribed last year, remember that you need to re-subscribe to their new platform. The link to re-subscribing or signing up as a new member is here:
Dr Justin Coulson is the co-host and parenting expert on Channel 9's "Parental Guidance", and is the founder of Happy Families.