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Babies and toddlers health
Babies' and toddlers' health
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.
Medicines and children
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 temperature 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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Baby to Toddler Transition Safety Factors | Red Nose
All the necessary information you need to know for your child from one year old to five years old.
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Play with babies and toddlers
Information on playing with babies and toddlers including getting them involved, tips for playing, play ideas, toy safety, plus links to trusted resources.
Read more on Pregnancy, Birth & Baby 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
Read more on Women's and Children's Health Network website
Dental care for infants
Baby dental care starts from the first tooth. Learn about the correct dental care for infants and toddlers when they are bottle feeding to eating solid foods.
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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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Settiling Your Crying And Overtired Toddler | Tresillian
Sleeping habits change as your child develops. To promote healthy sleep habits daily routines need to match your childs developmental stage. Here are some tips on helping your crying or overtired toddler sleep.
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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 and fruits to offer your child at different life stages.
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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
Relevant resources
Resources and information for community mental health workers, to enhance knowledge and skills related to working with parents who experience mental illness, their children and families.
Read more on COPMI – Children of Parents with a Mental Illness website
Resources for General Practitioners
Resources for general practitioners/doctors to enhance skills and knowledge about working with parents who experience mental illness, to the benefit of their children and families.
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Interventions for the prevention of nutritional rickets in term born children | Cochrane
Although only a few studies with different results exist, preventive measures against nutritional rickets appear reasonable in high risk groups until new data become available.
Read more on Cochrane (Australasian Centre) 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
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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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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