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Up one levelWin or Lose - Encouragement is the Name of the Game.
After a losing game, most parents find it difficult to think of something positive to say to their children. What they do say (usually automatically) may not give their children what they need most – ENCOURAGEMENT.
Talking about Sex with your Children
Parents are the most important sex educators of children, and helping children grow up to be sexually healthy is a big responsibility. Learning about sex is a process that needs to be taken in steps, beginning in early childhood. The following are some guidelines that may help to encourage the development of your children into loving, caring, sexually healthy adults.
Windsor-Essex County Public Health Enemy #1 - Germs on Your Hands
Hand washing is the single most important thing you can do to prevent the spread of infection or disease.
Head Lice
If your child comes home with head lice, you may have a lot of questions. It is important to keep in mind that head lice are treatable with time, patience, and diligence. You should speak with your doctor if your child is under 2 years of age, has asthma, allergies, or if your child’s scalp is broken or infected before using any chemical shampoos.
What is Concussion?
Definition: Change in mental state (confusion) as a result of a trauma. May involve loss of consciousness
Are Your Children Safe Alone in Public?
Giving our children responsibility for their safety is a gradual process. Gavin de Becker, in his book, Protecting the Gift, offers a test of what children should know before they are ever alone in pubic. De Gavin (1999) states that it is our job as parents to give them the information and personal power to pass his "Test of Twelve."
Sexually Transmitted Infections: Know Your Risks
You get sexually transmitted infections (STI) by having sex* or sexual contact** with someone who has an STI.
Air Quality and Children's Health
Poor air quality can contribute to a number of serious health problems including lung disease and chronic respiratory infections.
How Parents Can Help Their Children Express Their Feelings
Children need comfort and support when they share their feelings. Parents need to encourage children to talk about their feelings, and not be afraid of them.
Teach Your Children to Think Positively
Whether we're aware or not we continually send messages to ourselves. Usually the first message we send ourselves is negative (or bad). If we think negative we usually start to feel negative. In order to stop this negative thinking, we need to immediately change this negative thought to a positive thought. You can help your child change negative thoughts to positive ones.
Children and Stress: 7 Key Concepts
Children and Stress: 7 Key Concepts (Adapted from: "Kids Have Stress Too," 1999)
When Is My Child Ready For a Seat Belt?
This is a question to which many parents would like a straight answer, but the answer is not simple.
Booster Seats
Booster Seats "Using child car seats and booster seats can cut the risk of serious injury and death by 90%" (Ministry of Transportation, 2005).
What is Recess Revival?
Heart Health Action Windsor – Essex (HHAWE) is a coalition of community groups working together to improve the heart health of local residents by addressing three major heart health factors.
The Active School Philosophy
To discover new and exciting ways to get your students to be active, schedule a fun and active twenty minute PowerPoint presentation, available in both English & French.
Health Unit Receives Award from Canadian Institute of Child Health
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has been selected to receive the Canadian Institute of Health 2004 Innovation Award for the "Kiss 'n Ride" Program. The award was presented at the Annual National Child Day "Crayons and Cravats" Gala at the Ottawa Congress Centre on November 10, 2004.