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Kids Guide to Divorce (www.kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/divorce.html)

Do you know someone whose parents are divorced? Are your parents divorced? Chances are that you can answer yes to one - or maybe both - of those questions. And you are not alone!

At this site you can find out what divorce is and what you can do to help your family, your friends, or yourself when people get divorced.

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Divorce Kids

A Child's Perspective

Divorce Kids - A Child's Perspective (www.divorce-kids.com)

This site is designed to tell kids that they are not alone during custody cases and that thousands of other kids around the world are going through the exact same thing. This site is also for parents to know what their kids are going through and how they can help them deal with the problems that they have and with all the pain they are going through.

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It's Not Your Fault (www.itsnotyourfault.org)

Practical info for children, young people and parents going through a family break-up.

If so you might be feeling sad and confused. This website is for children like you, to help you understand and feel a bit better.

Remember, it’s not your fault.

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Kids Turn (www.kidsturn.org)

A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION TO HELP KIDS AND PARENTS THROUGH DIVORCE.

Did you know that almost half of all kids live in divorced families? It's true. Many kids think they are the only one whose parents are divorced. Some kids think they are the only one in their school or neighborhood. The truth is that almost half of all kids in the United States have divorced or separated parents.

Kids' Turn is a program that helps kids learn about divorce. Hopefully, Kids' Turn will help some kids feel better about divorce, too. This Website is all about kids and divorce. You can read what other kids feel about divorce, and there are games to play, and activities to help you learn about divorce. If you want, you can show your parents this Website, and maybe they can learn something, too.

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Kids.Net.Au (www.kids.net.au)

Kids.Net.Au is a searchable database of more than 30,000 sites designed specifically for kids, that also contains an English dictionary and a thesaurus.

The website was the creation of 23 Year old University student, Nathan Rose, who created the search engine in his spare time between studying management at the University of Western Sydney and volunteering at Sydney’s Children Hospital. All 30,000 sites within the directory have been arranged into categories for easy navigation, additionally sites have been added to the search engine with regard not only to safety, but also to how appealing the sites are for children. “The aim was to create an Internet site that would provide an environment for children that was safe from unsuitable content but that also contained web sites designed specially for kids, web sites kids would actually like to visit. ”Kids.Net.Au has already obtained positive feedback from teachers, parents and children, and is now receiving over 30,000 visits a day from children all around the world.

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Emergency...Deal With It (www.ambulance.vic.gov.au/elearning)

Emergency...Deal With It - Teaching children how to respond to medical emergencies effectively.

What’s the first thing you should do when faced with assisting injured people at home, work or on the road? If you are unsure what the correct answer is, do you think your children would know? To assist children to deal with emergencies confidently, the Metropolitan Ambulance service [MAS} has developed a computer game to teach students in grade 4 and upwards what to do in such situations.

Called “Emergency…Deal With It”, the game guides students through the correct performance of First Aid and when and how to call an ambulance via scenarios such as a fall in the garage and a car accident.

Emergency…Deal With It is available as a free download from www.ambulance.vic.gov.au/elearning or on Cd by contacting Community Education & Development at community.education@mas.vic.gov.au

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Thanks Dad Photos - Thanking all men for positive time with our children
Website : www.thanksdadphotos.org

Thank dads and all men who have positive times with our children by entering their photo in the sixth annual Thanks Dad National Photo Competition. $100 cash prizes donated by from TP Health & Fletchers Fotographics. Entries close 25th August each year.

Five reasons to enter this year's Thanks Dad Photos National Competition:

1. Dads / men are delighted to be publicly affirmed.
2. Family relationships grow stronger. Less family and relationship breakdown.
3. Children and young people are less likely to be involved in risky behaviour
4. This is a free, positive, preventive community building activity that every Australian can enter.
5. You may even win a $100 cash prize.

Help us to thank Australian men for the positive times they have with our children.

Ring or write a letter or email to them now. Simply say "Thanks...........(their name as dad, grandad, uncle, sports coach, youth group leader, teacher or any male) for the positive time you have had with our children." Give them specific examples of what they have done for specific children or young people now or in the past. Encourage your friends and colleagues to do the same. Thank them on behalf of all of us.

Involve yourself, friends or colleagues in these ideas.

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Teen Online
Website : www.erl.vic.gov.au/teen/teenonline.htm

"Teen Online" is a library site for teenagers. It has cool links for gamers as well as fashion, music, books and what's on in the local area. It is provided by the Eastern Regional Libraries. You can also get help with your homework. Library staff have searched the Internet and collected the best websites on a variety of subjects.

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Reach Out

Website : www.reachout.com.au

Reach Out! Is a web-based service that inspires young people to help themselves through tough times. The aim of the service is to improve young people's mental health and well being by providing support information and referrals in a format that appeals to young people.

The mission of the Inspire Foundation is to create opportunities for young people to help themselves and help others. Reach Out provides useful information on the following possible issues;

Alcohol & other drugs Friends and relationships Safety & violence Depression and other mental health issues Illness Eating disorders and staying healthy Family issues Friends & relationships

Illness & staying healthy Managing Independence Positive stuff School & Uni Sex & Pregnancy Sexuality & coming out

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