For Parents of Primary Students
Talking with children about health related topics such as alcohol and other drugs is not always easy. However these conversations between parents and children are important to help children stay safe. Talking about alcohol and other drugs allows children the opportunity to have accurate information to guide them to make safer choices that protect their mental health. SDERA has resources, fact sheets and education seminars available for parents and families.
resilience
Building your children's resilience and developing the skills they will use in these situations such as making responsible decisions, seeking help and forming relationships, will contribute to their optimism and sense of purpose.
Primary resilience fact sheets
| Year Six |
| Creating resilient kids together |
| Resilience skills to practise |
| Resilient kids |
Alcohol and other drugs
Starting the conversation early means you create an understanding that when it comes to alcohol and other drugs, no question is too silly and no topic is off limits. These topics could include related issues such as what to do when a friend tries to pressure you into smoking cigarettes or trying alcohol.
A to Z Guide to Illicit and Licit Drugs Fact Sheet
Primary drug education fact sheets
| Year Six |
| Helping your child be a non-smoker |
| Helping your child stay safe around alcohol |
| Rules about alcohol |
road safety
Parents and carers play a critical role in ensuring their children, whether as infants, children or as young adults, are safer on the road. Topics of conversation with your child could include related issues such as what to do when a friend tries to pressure you into taking a lift in an overcrowded car or riding a skateboard late at night on the road.
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That's the Sound the Street Makes by Danny Katz (a road safety storybook for children).
You can also download the That's the Sound the Street Makes app for:
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Click Clack by Danny Katz (a story about wearing your seatbelt).
You can also download the Click Clack app for:
Primary road safety education fact sheets