A-Z of healthy living

If you suspect sexual abuse or have been told about it by a child, you must report it.

As a parent, you have an important role in helping your child recover from sexual abuse.

Sexual assault is any unwanted sexual behaviour or activity that makes the victim feel uncomfortable, frightened or threatened.

It is normal to have mixed feelings about having sex with someone else.

Sexuality is not about whom we have sex with, or how often we have it. Sexuality is about our sexual feelings, thoughts, attractions and behaviours towards other people. We can find other people physically, sexually or emotionally attractive, and all those things are a part of our sexuality.

A person working the night shift is at greater risk of various disorders and accidents.

In single-parent households, issues such as holidays or major family purchases are more likely to be decided with the children.

A child needs a daytime nap until they are around 2 and a half to 3 years of age.

Your child may have only a few scary dreams a year, or be troubled by nightmares much more often.

Along with nicotine, people who smoke inhale about 7,000 other chemicals in cigarette smoke. Many of these chemicals come from burning tobacco leaf. Some of these compounds are chemically active and trigger profound and damaging changes in the body.