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Babies and toddlers health
Babies' and toddlers' health
About breastfeeding
Breastfeeding can be a special time for both mum and baby. Breast milk meets all your baby's nutritional needs from birth to 6 months.
Children's medicines
Children don't always need medicine to get over an illness, but if you do need to give medicine, here are some useful tips.
Croup
Croup is very common in children under 5 years old. Find out how croup is diagnosed and treated here.
Fever and high temperatures in children
Fevers are quite common in young children and usually they are mild. Find out how to deal with fever and high temperatures in children here.
Food allergies in children
Does your family have a history of eczema, asthma, hay fever or food allergies? Learn about food allergies in children and how to spot a reaction.
Symptoms of serious illness in babies and children
If your child has a serious illness, it’s important to get medical attention quickly. Learn how to recognise the symptoms and what to do.
Whooping cough
Whooping cough is a contagious bacterial infection and is most serious in babies. Here’s how to spot the symptoms and protect infants.
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Parenting and Child Health - Health Topics - Toddlers - living with toddlers
Between one and three years of age children move from being babies who need you to do everything for them, to becoming separate, independent people
Read more on Women's and Children's Health Network website
Parenting and Child Health - Health Topics - Sleep - 6 months to 3 years
Some babies and toddlers can sleep through the night
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Toddlers sleep | Raising Children Network
Most toddlers need about 12-13 hours of sleep every 24 hours. Find out how to help your toddler sleep and settle well, with advice on toddler sleep issues.
Read more on raisingchildren.net.au website
Parenting and Child Health - Health Topics - Safe sleep for babies and toddlers
While babies are asleep they may get into dangerous situations, eg suffocate under bedding orbe caught between the cot side and mattress
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Parenting and Child Health - Health Topics - Feeding babies and toddlers - finger foods
As babies start to have new foods, from the age of 6 months, they quite quickly want to start holding pieces of food themselves and they begin to learn how to get the piece of food to their mouth and how to chew on it
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Toddler & baby sleep problems: find help | Raising Children Network
Having problems with toddler and baby sleep and settling? Read how professionals can help with baby sleep, and find out where to get the help you need.
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Falls prevention for babies and toddlers | Raising Children Network
Get tips for falls prevention for babies, toddlers and young children, plus information on preventing falls and avoiding injury by making homes safer.
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Play with babies and toddlers
Not only is playing fun, but it's also the most effective way for children to learn. By playing, children can practise all the skills they'll need as they grow up.
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Newborns health & daily care | Raising Children Network
Questions about your newborns health? Here's all you need on newborn health with articles, videos and resources on daily care, health concerns and more.
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Toddler sleep: what to expect | Raising Children Network
Toddlers need about 12-13 hours of sleep in 24 hours. Thats usually 10-12 hours at night and 1-2 hours during the day. Find out more about toddler sleep.
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'Supporting infants and toddlers' eLearning course
About online training to support parents who have a mental illness and infants or toddlers. The eLearning course trains professionals to identify and intervene where necessary.
Read more on COPMI – Children of Parents with a Mental Illness website
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The Children of Parents with a Mental Illness national initiative (COPMI) creates mental health information and resources for Australian parents with mental illness and mental health problems, their children, families, carers and health professionals who work with them.
Read more on COPMI – Children of Parents with a Mental Illness website
Murray Valley Encephalitis | Ausmed
The Murray Valley encephalitis virus was first isolated in an epidemic in 1951. In 1974, there was the only Australia-wide outbreak, involving 58 cases of encephalitis and resulting in about 20% of cases dying. The next epidemic was in 2001. In between epidemics, there were no or very few cases.
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Relevant resources
Resources and eLearning courses for early childhood workers who can help children and families where a parent has a mental illness.
Read more on COPMI – Children of Parents with a Mental Illness website
Minor burn management: potions and lotions | Issue 4 | Volume 38 | Australian Prescriber
The first aid for burns is to run cold water over the burn for 20 minutes. This is effective for up to three hours after the injury. Assess the affected body...
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Research summaries ('GEMS')
Evidence-based research summaries for professionals regarding children (aged 0-18 years) of parents with a mental illness, their parents and families. To guide and direct practitioners, and highlight current research and practice gaps.
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Paediatric pharmacokinetics anddrug doses | Issue 6 | Volume 39 | Australian Prescriber
Find out practical advice for calculating drug doses in children.
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Murray Valley Encephalitis | Ausmed
The Murray Valley encephalitis virus was first isolated in an epidemic in 1951. In 1974, there was the only Australia-wide outbreak, involving 58 cases of encephalitis and resulting in about 20% of cases dying. The next epidemic was in 2001. In between epidemics, there were no or very few cases.
Read more on Ausmed Education website
Paediatric Eczema: An Itchy Problem
Eczema is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that usually develops in early childhood. It is typified by dry itchy skin and is episodic in nature, except in very severe cases. Most children with eczema will experience flares, sometimes as often as three or four times per month.
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Even More Ways to Progress Any Rehabilitation Exercise, Task or Activity
The occupation of physiotherapy takes more than a decent set of clinical skills and a good set of hands. It takes intuition. It takes the ability to sort through data and create a clinical picture. It takes the willingness to push past natural barriers and to boldly go where no man has gone before!
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