Trauma and families
If your family is affected by a distressing or frightening experience, it is important to understand each other's experience of the event and reactions. This will help to avoid communication breakdowns and other problems. There are many ... [... more]
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Trauma and teenagers - tips for parents
Young people in your family need both your support and your adult perspective. The way you help them to handle distressing and frightening events will influence their behaviour in future crises. Teenagers who experience distressing and ... [... more]
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Obsessive compulsive disorder
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder. It is characterised by obsessions and compulsions. Obsessions are recurrent thoughts, images or impulses that are intrusive and unwanted. Compulsions are time-consuming and distressing ... [... more]
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Tinnitus - insomnia and sleep problems
About half the people who experience distressing levels of tinnitus report some initial sleep disturbances. There are a number of things you can do to try to overcome sleep disturbances. True insomnia is defined as poor sleep followed by daytime ... [... more]
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Trauma - reacting and recovering
It is normal to have strong emotional or physical reactions following a distressing or frightening event. In fact, these feelings are part of the healing process. Reactions to trauma may last for days, weeks or even longer. There are strategies ... [... more]
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Trauma - after effects
Powerful physical and emotional reactions are a normal response to distress and trauma. Distress reactions can occur hours, days, weeks or even months after such events. Distressing or frightening events such as car accidents, bush fires, floods, ... [... more]
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Rural issues - losing the farm
Losing the farm is a highly distressing and difficult experience for a family; it is like losing a loved one. Common grief reactions may include denial, panic and anger. It may take some time to establish a new way of life. Losing the farm is a ... [... more]
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Trauma and children - tips for parents
There is a variety of things you can do to help your child recover from distressing or frightening experiences. Time and support can help a child to cope with trauma. If you are concerned about your child, or feel that you aren't coping yourself, ... [... more]
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Your local Child and Youth Health centre
Some new babies take a while to learn how to attach to the breast and feed effectively. Others feed well at first, then become fussy. These problems can be very distressing; seek help if these ideas do not help. Babies have a sucking reflex, but ... [... more]
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School refusal and truancy
School refusal is when a child does not want to go to school or actually refuses to go to school. It can be very distressing for both the parents and the child. Often parents are blamed, as if it is their fault, which makes them feel worse. If ... [... more]
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Parent Helpline 1300 364 100
A babyâEURs cry is distressing for parents, and it is meant to be. It is the babyâEURs main way of letting people know that something is not right and that he needs help. A new baby cannot care for himself, and has to call for help. The [... more]
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Educate yourself.
If it's your child who is self-harming then you may also feel frustrated, guilty and a whole range of other emotions. Finding out that someone you care about is deliberately self-harming can be very distressing. It is hard to understand why ... [... more]
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