KINGS COUNTY FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE INC 617 Main Street Sussex, N B E4E 7H5
Telephone: 506-433-2349 ; Toll Free: 1-800-573-8800; Fax: 506-433-3463
“K. C. FAMILY NEWS!”- APRIL & MAY 2011
APRIL IS NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION
AWARENESS WEEK…………………..
“A Parent’s Guide to
IMMUNIZATION” is a handy little booklet
full of need to know info about vaccines,
immunizations and complete with appointment
reminder stickers! Trustworthy websites with up
to date information about this include:
www.publichealth.gc.ca/immunization;
www.caringforkids.cps.ca ; and
www.immunize.ca
sadness, disappointment, etc.
10) Learn to be at peace with yourself. Get to
know who you are, what makes you happy, and
learn to live with what you can and cannot
change about yourself. (Source :CMHA)
MAY IS NATIONAL FAMILY WELLNESS MONTH.
KCFRC is pleased to be a part of a
COMMUNITY WELLNESS initiative, which
has all kinds of family wellness activities
MAY 1ST TO MAY 7TH IS MENTAL HEALTH planned throughout the month. Check out
WEEK………………………
our calendar. For more info, contact:
10 TIPS FOR MENTAL HEALTH:
Bobbi @ the Rec. Dept. @ 432-4573.
1)Identify and accept your abilities and
WHAT IS WELLNESS? Wellness is the
weaknesses together. Build on them, and do the
process that enables people to reach and
best with what you have.
maintain their personal potential, and contribute
2)Eat right and keep fit with a balanced diet and
to their communities. There are 7 dimensions of
exercise.
wellness.
3)Make time for family and friends. Nurture these 1)Emotional: The ability to understand ourselves
relationships so that they will be there when you
and the challenges life can bring.
need them.
2)Mental/Intellectual: Being able to open our
4)Give and accept support. Friends and family
minds to new ideas and experiences and apply to
relationships thrive when they are “put to the
personal decisions, group interaction and
test.”
community betterment.
5)Create a meaningful budget. Separate the
3)Physical: Being able to maintain a healthy
“wants” from the “needs.”
quality of life that allows us to get through daily
6)Volunteer! Being involved in community gives a
activities without undue fatigue or physical stress.
sense of purpose and satisfaction that paid work
4)Social: The ability to relate and connect with
cannot.
other people in our world.
7)Manage Stress. Managing stress
5) Spiritual: The ability to establish peace and
healthfully=good mental health.
harmony in our world.
8)Find strength in numbers. Sharing a problem
6)Occupational: The ability to get personal
with others who have had similar experiences
fulfillment from our jobs or chosen career fields,
may help you find a solution and will make you
while still maintaining balance in our lives.
feel less isolated.
7)Environmental: Recognizing our own
9)Identify and deal with moods. Find safe and
responsibility for the quality of air, water, and
constructive ways to express feelings, like anger,
land that surrounds us.
OH, AND BY THE WAY....DID
YOU KNOW KIDS HAVE STRESS
TOO?..............................
If children are experiencing stress, their
bodies, minds, and feelings are
affected.
HERE ARE A COUPLE TIPS FOR
“TAMING YOUR TOT WHILE ON
THE PHONE!”
 If you’re expecting a call, talk to
your child before the phone
rings about the need for
her/him to be busy while you
are talking on the phone.
 Have a game plan ready-like a
favourite TV show or activityfor these longer calls.
 Set up a ticket system where
your child is permitted to use a
one time “free interruption
pass” during a call. This can go
a long way in helping a child
learn to cope without your
attention.
 Be fair and don’t expect a very
young child to be quiet for more
than 5-10 minutes.
 Build and have on hand a
“telephone emergency kit”things like a few surprise toys,
or maybe some healthy snacks.
Thank you to Terry Carson- The Parenting
Coach- for sharing this info. For more
parenting info go to:
theparentingcoach@sympatico.ca or check
out www.theparentingcoach.ca for articles.
Body signs may include tense muscles,
headaches, stomach-aches, rapid
heartbeat, being cold, skin rash,
shakiness, disturbed sleep, fatigue, illness.
Mind signs may include poor
concentration, whirling mind,
forgetfulness, difficulty problem solving,
being easily distracted, confusion, being
irrational.
Feeling signs may include fear, anxiety,
frustration, sadness, anger, being
overwhelmed, panic, extreme sensitivity,
irritability, helplessness, hopelessness,
feeling threatened.
WE OFFER A PARENT AND FAMILY
INFORMATION PROGRAM CALLED
“KIDS HAVE STRESS TOO”. IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT
IT, THEN CONTACT US!
KCFRC IS A PROJECT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF
CANADA’S COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN