Behaviour and mental health

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In the meanwhile, you can learn more about behaviour and mental health in the primary school years by clicking on the links below.

• Behaviour
• Good mental health
• Mental health problems
• Finding help
  

Behaviour

Children's social development - KidsMatter
How children's thinking and learning develop - KidsMatter
How children's emotions develop and change - KidsMatter
Helping children learn positive friendship skills - KidsMatter
Learning to make good decisions and solve problems - KidsMatter
How children can learn to resolve conflict - KidsMatter
Helping children to learn to manage anger - KidsMatter
Children's sexual behaviour - Parenting and Child Health

Good mental health

Building protective factors for children's mental health - suggestions for parents and carers - KidsMatter
How do you feel? Coloring and Activity Book - Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and their Families Program
Self-esteem - Parenting and Child Health
Optimism - Parenting and Child Health
Can Do Kids - Raising Resilient Children

Mental health problems

How mental health difficulties affect children - KidsMatter
How risk and protective factors affect children's mental health - KidsMatter
Recognising children's mental health difficulties - suggestions for parents and carers - KidsMatter
Bullying - Parenting and Child Health
How anxiety problems affect children - KidsMatter

Anxiety
Anxiety in Children - What we should know as parents? - The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Also available in:
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Depression
How depression affects children - KidsMatter
Depression in children - What we should know as parents - The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Also available in:
Arabic | Chinese | Farsi | Filipino | Hindi | Spanish | Turkish | Vietnamese

Finding help

When and where to seek help for your child - Mental Health Information Service