Getting Through the School Holidays!

With the pressure of Christmas shopping and the emotional and financial strain it puts on parents and caregivers, parents are looking for ways to amuse their little treasures that don’t break the budget. This could be the pool or the beach, or some of the many board games that you already have. Children will not have a Vitamin D deficiency if they do not play in the sun. With our high levels of UV Radiation most children will get their dose of Vitamin D even when they are in filtered shade.

Managing children’s behaviour can be difficult for parents when it is a hot summer day as parents may feel pressured by their children to go to the beach or pool at the wrong time of the day.

Remember to go before 10.00 in the morning or after 4.00 in the afternoon-slip, slop slap.

When children exercise endorphins are released; these chemicals are hormone-like substances that are produced in the brain, this in turn causes a general state of wellbeing. In just 10 minutes of exercise children will feel vigorous, their mood would have improved, and they will feel happy, and be hungry - too hungry to argue with their brothers & sisters.

Article by Pam Bell.

Counselling in Rockingham

Vision Counselling provides counselling services to the Rockingham area from our office at the Port Kennedy General Practice. We currently have counselling appointments available. 

Our Rockingham office is located at -

Port Kennedy General Practice
Unit 4, 7-9 Fielden Way
Port Kennedy  WA  6172
Rockingham, Western Australia 

• Individual Counselling
• Relationship Counselling
• Marriage Counselling
• Premarital Counselling
• Counselling for Parents and Children

Office hours (by appointment)

Wednesday   9:00am - 5:00pm

To book an appointment -

Telephone:  0424 298 005

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Joyce Breasure, past president of the American Counseling Association and a professional counselor who has been in private practice for more than 20 years, recommends counseling when you:

• Spend 5 out of 7 days feeling unhappy
• Regularly cannot sleep at night
• Are taking care of a parent or a child and the idea crosses your mind that you may want to hit that person
• Place an elder in a nursing home or in alternative care
• Have lost someone or something (such as a job)
• Have a chronic or acute medical illness
• Can no longer prioritize what is most important in your life
• Feel that you can no longer manage your stress

The American Counseling Association states that 'professional counselors offer help in addressing many situations that cause emotional stress, including, but not limited to:

• anxiety, depression, and other mental and emotional problems and disorders
• family and relationship issues
• substance abuse and other addictions
• sexual abuse and domestic violence
• eating disorders
• career change and job stress
• social and emotional difficulties related to disability and illness
• adopting to life transitions
• the death of a loved one'

The following questions can also be helpful in determining if you should seek counselling -

1. Are you currently in a crisis situation?
2. Are you currently feeling distress?
3. Are you having trouble dealing with certain emotions or your current situation?
4. Do you need help to find or access the right services to assist you?
5. Do you want to participate in counselling?

If you are in any doubt about whether you should attending counselling you are welcome to Contact Us and speak to one of our counsellor's or altenatively you can contact your GP for further information.