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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 treat illnesses. But if you do need to give your child 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 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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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
Vegetarian feeding guide for babies and toddlers
At 4 to 6 months of age, your baby may be ready for solids. Here are suggestions on what vegetables to offer your child at different life stages.
Read more on Pregnancy, Birth & Baby website
Settling Overtired Baby or Toddler To Sleep | Tresillian
Top baby tips and advice on how to settle your crying baby. We’ll show you how to recognise tired signs or cues and advise on settling techniques for your baby.
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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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Newborns health & daily care | Raising Children Network
Questions about your newborn’s health? Here's all you need on newborn health with articles, videos and resources on daily care, health concerns and more.
Read more on raisingchildren.net.au website
Camping out: child & baby sleep strategy | Raising Children Network
Problems with baby sleep and settling, or toddler waking? The camping out baby sleep strategy gradually reduces the settling help your child needs. Read how.
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Toddler development: Motor skills
Toddlers develop fast, exploring their world and doing things independently. Here's how to help your toddler develop fine and gross motor (movement) skills.
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Healthy Eating for Infants, Children and Teenagers | Eat For Health
To achieve and maintain a healthy weight be physically active and choose amounts of nutritious food and drinks to meet your energy needs.
Read more on NHMRC – National Health and Medical Research Council website
How to wrap a baby | Raising Children Network
See how to wrap a baby in this video. Wrapping can reduce SUDI and SIDS risk by keeping babies on their backs during sleep. It can also soothe babies.
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Balancing introducing solids with milk feeds
Find out how to get started with balancing milk feeds and introducing solid foods and what are the best foods to start with.
Read more on Pregnancy, Birth & Baby website
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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
Relevant resources
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
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.
Read more on COPMI – Children of Parents with a Mental Illness website
Paediatric pharmacokinetics anddrug doses | Issue 6 | Volume 39 | Australian Prescriber
Find out practical advice for calculating drug doses in children.
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Even More Ways to Progress Any Rehabilitation Exercise
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!
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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