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Creative learning & development: preschool | Raising Children Network
Creative activities and creative play have big roles in preschooler learning and development. Read how drama, music, dance and art nurture imagination.
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Creative learning & development: toddlers | Raising Children Network
Creative activities and creative play have big roles in toddler learning and development. Read how drama, music and art nurture imagination and thinking.
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How babies and toddlers learn
The first five years of a child’s life are critical for development and help shape the adults they will become.
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How your baby learns - birth to 3 years
Find out how your baby learns and develops from birth to 3 years.
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Learning to talk
Learning to talk is an important part of a child’s development and it occurs in stages. Find out how you can encourage your child to learn to talk.
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Creative learning & development: 5-8 years | Raising Children Network
Creative activities and creative play have big roles in school-age learning and development. Read how drama, music, dance, art and craft nurture imagination.
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Learning to crawl
Crawling is an important skill for your baby to learn and is a big milestone in their development.
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Learning to walk
Your baby's first steps is one of the most exciting and memorable milestones in your child’s development.
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Toddler development: Learning to feed themselves
Learning how to feed themselves, even if it's messy, is an important part of your toddler's development. Learn more here.
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Your baby's growth and development - 10 months old
A 10-month-old will be very active. As a parent, you’ll probably be chasing them around as they crawl, and be learning more about their developing personality.
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Education and Learning - Home Care
This section of the Home Care Toolkit provides an opportunity for you to evaluate your learning and development needs and create a personal learning plan.
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Education and Learning - Residential Aged Care
This section of the RAC Toolkit provides opportunity for you to evaluate your learning and development needs and create a personal learning plan. Links are provided to online and other types of resources to help you improve your knowledge, skills and confidence in providing palliative care and advance care planning.
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Developing Your Knowledge and Skills - Culturally Safe and Responsive Care - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Care - Settings of Care - Health Professionals
Ways to build your skills. There are a number of ways you can become more knowledgeable about providing culturally responsive palliative care.
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The Dementia Guide | Dementia Australia
The Dementia Guide is an important resource for any person impacted by any form of dementia, of any age. The Dementia Guide can help anyone learn about dementia and the treatments, support and services available.
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Modifiable Dementia Risk Factors | Ausmed
Is there any way to completely prevent dementia? The answer, sadly, is no. However, by managing the modifiable risk factors of dementia, it is possible to decrease the likelihood of developing it. It is never too early or too late to adopt a brain-healthy lifestyle.
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What is Lupus? Lupus Awareness, Symptoms and Diagnosis
While systemic lupus erythematosus (better known as lupus) has been researched for years, the catalyst remains unknown (Healthdirect, 2016; NIH, 2014). It is believed that genetics, stress, injury and illness all contribute to the development of lupus (Better Health Channel, n. d.).
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Advance care planning and aged care - Advance Care Planning Australia
Information and tools for implementing advance care planning in aged care.
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Manual Handling | Ausmed
Manual handling encompasses acts such as: lifting; pushing; lowering; pulling; moving; holding; restraining; throwing; and carrying. This article provides an overview of manual handling, it is to be used in conjunction with your organisation’s policies and procedures regarding manual handling.
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NPS Webinar: Working together to enhance transitions of care for people with dementia.
NPS Webinar: Working together to enhance transitions of care for people with dementia. Using real-life case scenarios, the panel, consisting of a geriatrician, GP and RACF nurse, will discuss the challenges of optimising transitions of care in people living with dementia.
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Paediatric Urinary Incontinence: a Quick Guide | Ausmed
Paediatric urinary incontinence is separated into two distinct categories: diurnal incontinence (day wetting) occurs during the day, which is not diagnosed until the age of 5 or 6; and enuresis (bed-wetting) occurs at night. Nocturnal (nighttime) incontinence can be diagnosed by the age of 7.
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