Kiddipedia 2024 Early Years Guide

Early Years Guide 2024

Introduction

Did you know that up to 95% of a child's brain has developed by the age of 5 years?

The Early Years of life set the foundations for lifelong health and well-being. During this time, toddlers' and preschoolers' brains develop faster than at any other period of their lives, undergoing significant advancement and forming neural pathways that will affect their cognitive, emotional, and physical abilities throughout their lifetime.

External experiences can profoundly impact neural plasticity and development throughout these critical years. For this reason, its essential children's life experiences positively influence their mental and physical growth to help support continuing health and well-being.

To help, we have created an Early Years Guide as a resource to support and educate parents, carers and wider families through expert information and advice.

We have spotlighted Kiddipedia's partners, leading experts and thought leaders to deliver supportive messages to help you be the best parent you can be.

This guide will also provide parents, friends and families with leading products and services that help promote healthy development.

The guide aims to help and make a difference; I hope it does that for you.

Much love,

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This Early Years Guide is split into 4 sections:

Early Education & Play, Behaviour, Health & Parenting. Each section contains articles from our ‘Subject Matter Experts’ along with inspiring products to help and inspire you to be the best parent you can be.

Early Education & Play

10 - 44

46 - 61 Behaviour

Health

Parenting

Subject Matter Experts:

64 - 82

84 – 98

Kiddipedia was created to help make a difference to support the everyday busy parent and assist them to be all they can be, and to give children the best life possible - all with view of building a bigger, stronger Australia.

In the following pages, enjoy articles curated from our subject matter experts and through leaders. We have split articles into the following 4 sections to make it easy for you to find the articles most relevant to you.

Keyword Search

Save Time, Get Answers Fast

Kiddipedia's website is a good place to start for general information as our keyword search provides access to Australia's top parenting websites, and their articles, from one place.

An Early Childhood online safety education initiative developed in partnership between the Australian Federal Police, the Alannah & Madeline Foundation and the eSafety Commissioner to help parents and educators support children to learn about online safety in ways appropriate to the child’s age and stage of development.

Playing IT Safe introduces technology and online safety through preventative messaging, a series of play-based digital and offline activities that young children can undertake in an early learning setting with educators and at home with parents and carers.

Parents can access information and resources developed by early childhood education and online safety experts. The site encourages parents and carers to engage with their children in fun, interactive and age-appropriate ways to help them better understand technology and create and develop a foundation for good online safety skills that will stay with them as they grow.

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Your first step into early childhood education & care

StartingBlocks.gov.au

StartingBlocks.gov.au provides parents with information about children's education and care

Our aim is to provide you and your family with trusted information, all in one place –welcome to StartingBlocks.gov.au

StartingBlocks.gov.au is brought to you by the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA).

ACECQA is the independent national authority that assists governments and services to achieve the objectives of Australia’s National Quality Framework (NQF) for children's early education and care in more than 16,500 approved services.

StartingBlocks.gov.au

Kidsafe

Each year, approximately 150 Australian children aged 0-14 years die and 68,000 are hospitalised, as a result of unintentional injuries.

For over 40 years, Kidsafe has worked within the community to help prevent these injuries and keep children safe at home, around water, on the road and at play.

Download our 'Parent's Guide to Kidsafe Homes' to help keep your family safe today.

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Caring for Your Family's Skin with Colloidal Oatmeal

Formulated to protect delicate infant skin, this pH-balanced cream helps to shield against irritants, prevents moisture build-up, and calms irritated and inflamed skin.

Dermavive Nappy Rash Cream is designed to help with gentle care for a baby's sensitive skin by accelerating healing and preventing the occurrence of nappy rash. The cream's active ingredients, including Colloidal Oatmeal, Zinc Oxide, Sodium PCA, and Vitamin E, help to create a protective barrier and stand guard against excessive moisture, bacterial and fungal irritants, and friction, ensuring a baby's skin remains comfortable, healthy, balanced, and free from itch and irritation.

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Early Education

How Important Is Early Childhood Education For Success In School?

transformation is taking place. Millions of neural connections are constantly being formed as the individual is exposed to different environments, activities and learning. This period is laying the vital foundations upon which an individual can build as they grow.

Danielle Innes

For full article, click here

DIY Home Activities for Kids to Encourage Learning and Fun

As children go through each stage of life, they are constantly developing, learning, and growing. Kids of all ages need to learn crucial skills that will help them become well-rounded adults in the future. When you provide these important activities for children to do, it can promote happiness and encourage proper development.

Dirce Guerra

Dirce is a writer and explorer, interested in reading, thinking and drinking ginger tea. He has an insatiable thirst for learning, which is why he spends endless hours on reading.

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Education Supervisor of SA’s first Autism Specific Early Learning Centre

Early Education

Start Them Young – Learn Your Fruit and Veg Program

At Jamie’s Ministry of Food Australia, we see the positive mental and physical impacts that food education and cooking skills can make in the lives of everyday Aussies. These skills have an even more positive lifelong impact when they are taught to children from a young age.

The Good Foundation

The Good Foundation was established in 2010 to focus on programs and projects that promote good health and nutrition and his since successfully delivered two key programs exclusively across Australia

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What to Look for When Choosing Quality Education and Care for Your Baby

If you’re a stay at home parent, there’s a lot you can do at home to encourage your little one’s development, and if you’re looking for an education and care service his information might help you decide which one will be right for your baby.

Starting Blocks

StartingBlocks.gov.au provides parents with information about children's education and care

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What Does a Quality Early Learning Service for Toddlers Look Like?

If you are a new parent, one of many questions you may have is about preparing your little one for school. In this article, we’ll explore which skills kids learn at school from prep to year 12, and how you can ensure your child develops solid foundations throughout the little years to succeed in future learning.

Starting Blocks

StartingBlocks.gov.au provides parents with information about children's education and care

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Early Education

Nurturing Young Minds

As parents and educators, we are all familiar with the boundless curiosity and rapid growth that characterise the early years of our children’s lives. Ages two to five are a critical period for learning and development, as children’s brains undergo remarkable growth and development. In fact, did you know that children’s brains grow the most in the first five years of life?

Emily Fogg

Emily is a teacher-turned-business owner. She started the multi-award winning Wise Owl Tuition in January 2022.

Education in Yearly Years: Setting Foundations for Future Learning

If you are a new parent, one of many questions you may have is about preparing your little one for school. In this article, we’ll explore which skills kids learn at school from prep to year 12, and how you can ensure your child develops solid foundations throughout the little years to succeed in future learning.

Julie Medeiros

Julie is the founder of Miss M Online Classes for kids - the online project that teaches children about marketing foundations.

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9 Ways to Practice Montessori-inspired Learning at Home

Montessori learning is all about tapping into a child’s natural inclination to learn. For any child, Montessori toys can promote creative play and teach cause and effect in a way that other toys cannot. They support cognitive milestones, encourage speech development, and build fine and gross motor skills.

Jessica Rolph

Jessica is the CoFounder and CEO of Lovevery and a mother of three.

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A Parent & Child Education Program. Our weekly classes are designed to help your child reach their potential

Children learn more in their first five years than in any other time of their lives. Because of this, it is critical to lay solid intellectual, physical and emotional foundations which allow children to maximise their learning potential.

GymbaROO is an Australian researched and designed program. Our program nurtures stages of neurological development. Children explore movement on our specially designed equipment. Assist child development through exercise, dance & music. Learn about the important stages of development

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Early Education

How Music Benefits Our Child’s Brain Development

As adults we’re all aware of the joy of music. Whether it’s singing along to the radio as we drive, celebrating while you worship or belting out your band’s favourite tune when you see them play live, it’s embedded into every human culture. Music isn’t only important to adults, it’s also been scientifically proven that it has a huge benefit.

Nido Early School

At each Nido Early School, we offer a variety of special points of difference to enhance each child’s experience, from cooking, dance, languages, music and sports

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Improving Your Child’s Outcome in Child Care

A child developing at the ‘normal’ pace, the above all sounds amazing and easy. Often children will be stronger in some areas than others, and we need to keep a close eye on their weaker abilities just in case further investigation is needed, because like stated above we need to get on top of it before they hit 5.

Cassandra Button

Cassandra is the Founder of Sprouts Consultancy and has extensive experience in Early Childhood Education.

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Why Music is Superfood for Young Children’s Brain Development

We’ve seen that music helps kids move and feel, but there’s plenty more skill development that can impact their learning aptitude, academic performance and social cohesion. The biological explanation for this relates to how humans are all born with more neurons than we actually need. Neural activity will peak under the age of 5, before our brain does a major dump of ‘unused’ neurons.

Mini Maestros

Mini Maestros is the leading Australian music program for pre school kids.

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Dermavive

How Can I Better Understand & Care for My Family’s Skin?

Often, we take the simple joys of life, including our health and that of our skin, for granted, only realising and appreciating the sense of confidence, comfort, and overall well-being it gives us once it changes. Healthy skin feels smooth, supple, and free from discomfort, contributing to mental and emotional well-being, fostering a sense of self-

Dermavive

With 20 years of experience and ongoing research, Dermavive is Australia's leading dry skin and scalp expert. Our products harness Colloidal Oatmeal's natural skincare

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Dry Skin Concerns? Here’s a Path to Healthier Skin

Did you know that our skin is the body’s largest organ and is more than a protective layer? It’s a living canvas, responsive and ever-adapting to the world around us. It silently narrates stories through subtle discomfort. As an expressive communicator, our skin often speaks up, telling stories through those little moments of discomfort that manifest as

Dermavive

With 20 years of experience and ongoing research, Dermavive is Australia's leading dry skin and scalp expert. Our products harness Colloidal Oatmeal's natural skincare

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Dermavive

Understanding Children’s Skin Struggles and Dermavive’s Solution

Skin conditions such as dry skin, atopic dermatitis, eczema, and psoriasis don’t discriminate by age, posing discomfort and challenges for individuals across the spectrum.

Research from the Australasian College of Dermatologists reveals a staggering statistic: over 960,000 Australians, making up more than 4% of the population, grapple with

Dermavive

With 20 years of experience and ongoing research, Dermavive is Australia's leading dry skin and scalp expert. Our products harness Colloidal Oatmeal's natural skincare

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Empowering Skin Wellness with Dermavive’s Moisturising Lotion

Our skin isn’t just a shield; it’s our first line of defence, a remarkable frontier that envelops and protects us. The condition of our skin not only reflects our health but also mirrors our comfort and confidence. Dry skin conditions like eczema, contact dermatitis, psoriasis, and severe dryness can be relentless adversaries, causing significant discomfort

With 20 years of experience and ongoing research, Dermavive is Australia's leading dry skin and scalp expert. Our products harness Colloidal Oatmeal's natural skincare

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Early Education

Eight Vital Skills Children Develop in Early Learning and Care Settings

Children build confidence when they are able to master new skills in a supportive environment at their own pace. In early learning and care settings, such as kindergarten and childcare settings, play-based learning experiences help build children’s interests and capabilities.

Early Childhood Management Services

Early Childhood Management Services (ECMS) has been providing high quality and inclusive early learning and care for Melbourne children, families and communities for around 26 years.

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Supporting Learning Styles for Parents with Intellectual Disability

Each person has their own learning style, so adapting to the way parents with intellectual disability learn is fundamental to supporting their successes in learning new parenting skills. For example, teaching parents how to sterilise baby bottles can be done in many different ways, including the use of pictorials, role plays, making videos, modelling steps, and breaking instructions down into simple guidelines.

Interaction Disability Services

They are a not-for-profit, NDIS-registered organisation committed to supporting and empowering people living with intellectual disability.

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Benefits of Children Learning to Cook

Teaching children how to cook is a great way of developing skills they can apply throughout their life without the help of their elders. Cooking is one way to teach children math and reading. By following instructions from recipes, they are able to identify numbers and read through ingredients. Helping them put a meal together is one way of teaching them the art and science of cooking at the same time.

Kiddipedia

Kiddipedia is the world's first parenting encyclopaedia. It delivers high quality content that can make a difference in the lives of everyday busy Australian parents.

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The real magic is in the potion creating, the reciting of the affirmations, the intention when making the spells and the mindful play.

When you've created your potion, you can bottle it up and keep it to reuse, you freeze it and use again in other sensory play.

You can put a drop on a favourite toy or contain the magic. Some kids like to keep their magical potions in their bedroom, under the bed for sweet dream spells, as a special elixir to call the fairies or maybe as a calming bottle to relax while you watch the shimmer.

Jellystone Designs are committed to enhance the way babies and toddlers learn through sensory exploration.

Bakugan

Let's play! For babies and children, play isn't just about passing the time, it's essential learning as they develop their understanding of the world around them and their place within it.

We've collected together some of the most engaging tools for quality sensory play full of colour, movement, tactile delight and the joy of discovery.

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Bakugan

Wild Dough is a multi award-winning play dough that kids play with longer. Its' cloud-like texture and sensory explosion promises love at first touch. It's scented, super soft and long lasting. Plus rehydratable easily with water to bring it back to its original softness anytime! Developed specifically for little hands by a mum for her own kids, today Wild Dough is proudly made in Australia from no-nasty kid-safe ingredients.

Get into the festive spirit with our Christmas Collection or grab a bundle as the perfect gift. We promise endless hours of creative play with our products that have been loved by over 150,0000 households so far.

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Early Learning

Early Communication Activities

As a speech pathologist working with children I would often discuss the difference between communication and speech with parents, families and carers. Often there is a misconception that a child needs to be talking in order to communicate. The truth is, speech is only a small part of communication. This is true for all of us, not just kids!

My Diffability Australia

My Diffability Australia is an online supplier of toys and resources for people with different abilities. Their continued aim is to provide affordable and beneficial resources, as well as sharing free advice on how to use them effectively from qualified and experienced therapists.

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Empowering Infants: 5 Incredible Benefits of Learning Baby Sign Language

Unlock the world of early communication with baby sign language, which has emerged as a transformative tool for parents and their infants. In this blog post, we delve into the many advantages of learning baby sign language from a certified Auslan (Australian Sign Language) interpreter, and Teacher of the Deaf, and how it aligns with speech therapy.

Meg

Meg is a mother of two, certified Auslan interpreter and a Teacher of the Deaf.

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Never Too Young For Music

Parents often question the validity of enrolling an infant into music classes asking, ‘Isn’t my child too young?’

Instinctively, we don’t wait until a child can speak before we talk to them. We immerse them in language from birth and often even before, speaking to mum’s belly. We enjoy their babbling responses and are excited when these become recognisable, and baby utters their first words. We patiently witness the miracle of this growth and learning.

Dr. Anna Mlynek-Kalman

Dr. Anna Mlynek-Kalman is the Director of Music Works Magic and has taught and directed music programs.

For full article, click here

Inspire school success with LeapPad® Academy.

Bakugan

The next gen of the best-selling kids’ LeapPad tablet from LeapFrog is here! Inspire school success with the new, faster and smarter LeapPad Academy.

This kid-tough, kid-safe, and kid-smart tablet includes educational apps that build reading, maths, science skills and more!

Includes a free three-month trial of LeapFrog Academy, an interactive learning program that progressively guides children on learning adventures.

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Childcare

The Benefits of Sending Your Child to

The decision about whether to send your child to childcare is often accompanied by a wave of mixed emotions – nervousness, relief and that all-familiar guilt, just to name a few. After all, you’re planning to entrust one of your favourite people in the universe to an unfamiliar educator.

Dr Kaylene Henderson

Dr Kaylene Henderson is a highly trained Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, one of Australia’s leading parenting experts and a grateful mother of three.

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Early Childhood And The Benefits Of Friendship

Friendships provide valuable context for many different aspects of a child’s early development, including the development of social, emotional, cognitive and communication skills. Friendships are important to a child’s quality of life and help them develop a sense of self as well as feel a sense of belonging, acceptance and security. Let’s first take a look at the benefits that friendships bring to early childhood development.

Simone O'Brien

Simone owns Treasured Tots Early Education which strive to provide loving care and rich education that focuses on individual development and learning.

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Improving Your Child’s Outcome in Child Care

The moment when your Child’s Teacher asks to speak to you and to set up a meeting… freak out is usually you the first response! It’s not a bad situation though, when your child’s teacher wants to speak to you, it’s a great thing in fact, this means they are aware, know your child, understand Early Childhood Development and care.

Cassandra Button

Cassandra is an early childhood degree teacher, consultant, speaker and mentor and Founder of Sprouts Consultancy.

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These 5 Basic Concepts are Essential for Early School Success!

Upon entering Prep, children should understand concepts as pairs. Children should not only be able to understand the concepts, but they should be using them in their expressive language. Basic concepts can also help build pre-reading and early mathematics skills, strengthen a child’s vocabulary and are building blocks of early schooling.

Youthrive

Youthrive is a unique service that provides three types of therapy- psychology, speech pathology and occupational therapy for kids and young people.

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Importance of the Relationship You have with Your Childcare; Right from the Beginning

Throughout life, relationships are fundamentally important and are vital to feel a sense of belonging. In the early years children learn what that is and how that makes them feel, from using their experiences, parents and environment. Belonging will shape who the child will be and who they become by how their relationships are.

Cassandra Button

Cassandra is an early childhood degree teacher, consultant, speaker and mentor and Founder of Sprouts Consultancy.

For full article, click here

Childcare

Reading with Your Child

Reading with your child from a young age has been proven to give them many benefits and later learning success. It encourages good expression when they learn to read and a love of books. There is so much to talk about when you are reading to your child. Ask your child what the book was about, their favourite character, what things they can see in the picture, and what letters or words they can recognise on the page.

Begin Bright

Begin Bright preschool and primary school educational programmes have been proudly supporting Australian and New Zealand children with their learning for over ten years. For full article, click here

What is the Value in Sensory Motor Programmes?

In our world of ‘time poor’ parents and there being so many demands on the time we have available, how can parents make decisions about the best way to use this precious commodity? In this article the reasons behind the importance of including movement activities in a child’s week are discussed, using current research to support the suggestions. What is the best value for the time invested?

GymbaROO

GymbaROO focuses on developing parenting knowledge and answers many of those questions while providing activities and ideas that stimulate the healthy development of babies through to school age children.

Teaching Toddlers Tricky Topics

Teaching toddlers ‘tricky topics’ can be easy if you have the right tools in your toolkit. And the right tool is often a children’s book! Kids are visual learners, so story books are ideal to broach tricky topics, and help encourage conversations around feelings and emotions. Inviting them into the story by discussing the text and illustrations is key, e.g. if a little child is scared of something in the story, ask your child, ‘What makes you feel scared?’

Jayneen Sanders

Jayneen is an author, published, elementary school teacher and mother of three and an active advocate for Body Safety, Gender Equality and Respectful Relationship Education. For full article, click here

The Best Car Sun Shades. Perfectly

Fitting Car Side Windows

Shades. Providing Snazzy Shade And UV Protection

As parents to a new-born baby, we were shopping for car window sunshades to keep our baby safe from the sun’s blinding glare and dangerous UV rays whilst they are in the vehicle.

The automotive sunshades that we found online and in-store were all of low build quality, looked visually unappealing on your vehicle, and left gaps in the car side windows for the suns blinding glares and UV rays to escape through.

With this in mind, we created Snap Shades – A stylish and perfect fitting car sunshade with fantastic build quality, custom measured to fit the side windows of your vehicle which snap in magnetically without clips or mess.

Get your Snap Shades NOW to protect your passengers from the sun’s blinding glare and harmful UV rays.

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Play

Play is an important way children learn about their environment, bodies, and place in the world around them. Play helps to assist a child’s brain with healthy development. Engaging in play provides your child with opportunities to develop in a number of essential skill areas such as planning and sequencing, executive functioning, problem solving, social skills and understanding others, expressive and receptive language and self-regulation.

Emma McKay

Emma is an Occupational Therapist at Youthrive Springfield. Youthrive is a unique service that provides three types of therapy – psychology, speech pathology and occupational therapy for kids and young people.

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Benefits in Messy Play

Messy play fosters a child’s imagination, curiosity, experimentation and encourages good concentration. It allows young children to make their own discoveries using all their senses and is an essential part of childhood.Parents may be unaware by sending little Johnny off to kindergarten wearing his “good clothes” in fact prohibits his ability to have a full sensory experience, he may be scared to get his clothes dirty. This maybe something to take into consideration next time you’re getting dressed for kinder.

Kiddipedia

Kiddipedia is the world's first parenting encyclopaedia. It delivers high quality content that can make a difference in the lives of everyday busy Australian parents.

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Play

The Importance of Play in the Lives of Young Children

In early childhood education, play has characteristically been regarded as the main way that young children learn. There are many forms of play including, block play, symbolic play, water play, and so on, each with their specific definitions and association with various different types of materials and activities.

Kiddipedia

Kiddipedia is the world's first parenting encyclopaedia. It delivers high quality content that can make a difference in the lives of everyday busy Australian parents.

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Putting the ‘Play’ in Holiday Play Time

It’s nearing June…which means the countdown is on until the winter school holidays. And this of course comes with a bunch of emotions. It’s no secret that having the kids at home can be both joyful and stressful at the same time. There’s less pressure to make the morning school drop-off rush…but it’s balanced out by the overwhelm and juggle of managing your “normal” life – like managing work, and while having the kids at home for two weeks.

Heidi Manche

Heidi is the Founder of Room to Play. She is a mum of three and an experienced professional actor.

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Let the Children Play

One answer is to offer children rich and varied learning experience when they are young. Modern children attend preschool or formal schooling and they often attend numerous extra-curricular activities including sports, arts, social and educational activities outside of school hours. A child may be so busy with enriching music, cognitive programs, early reading lessons, dance and sport that they get home in time to eat, bathe and fall into bed!

Lili-Ann Kriegler

Lili-Ann is an education consultant and author of EduChameleon.

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Goodbye to rigid plastic buckets, balls that cannot be packed into hand luggage, dangly long fishing nets and hard plastic sand moulds – hello to rolling and scrunching, to folding and squashing our amazing products into very small spaces!

Roll them, fold them, scrunch them – pop them in your luggage. Our award-winning Scrunch-bucket is the original recyclable, reusable, bucket for life. Made from 100% silicone which is derived from sand, they are environmentally friendly, recyclable and reusable.

Squash them in your pocket, squish them into the corner of a suitcase and contribute more to the environment too – what’s not to love about Scrunch!

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Scrunch® is the original award-winning scrunch able bucket.

The world's most original swim googles. From sprinkle coated to bearing silicone shark teeth - check out what's hot now!

Bakugan

Who knew at the time that an at-home project with our kids would become an international gift line?! After friends and neighbours asked for their own custom decorated googles, we realised that we were on to something.

We were all experienced New York wholesale, merchandising and product design experts and bravely launched Bling2o in 2013. We know when we combine our passion with the trends kids love, endless possibilities exist for our products. You can’t beat making a product that makes EVERYONE smile!

Our brand of goggles are latex free, lead free and have anti-fog properties. Throughout all the stages of development of our product, we perform the highest quality of control testing programs through highly accredited laboratories. All of the Bling2o products are in accordance with the most stringent global safety standards, CPSIA, Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. As a leader in kids’ products and for multiple consumer markets, we are committed to meeting and exceeding now and in the future all the required safety standards enacted for children’s products.

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Play

The Importance of Play for Children

Play is not silly or not important in an early childhood . If children don’t get the chance to experience play then they will miss out on developing many important life and social skills. Adults need to ensure that children are given the opportunity to play in different settings and with different resources.

Yvette Salvaris

Yvette is the Director and owner of Ethical Training Solutions and Ethical Recruitment Solutions. Ethics and Education go hand in hand.

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Play Isn’t Just Play – It Boosts the Way Your Kids Learn Too

Before my parents were up on weekend mornings, my siblings and I sailed pirate ships and fought off savage monsters, including the bane of Captain Hook’s life, the terrifying ticking crocodile. Our boat, a candlewick bedspread, was spanned and tucked between two single beds.

Lili-Ann Kriegler

Lili-Ann is an education consultant and author of Edu-Chameleon.

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10 Ideas To Encourage Effective Play-Based Learning

If you are a new parent, babysitter, or nursery teacher, you should know that playing is one of the most important ways children learn necessary educational & life skills. Besides promoting social, emotional, physical, and cognitive skills, play-based learning encourages language development, creative thinking, and problem-solving skills.

Kiddipedia

Kiddipedia is the world's first parenting encyclopaedia. It delivers high quality content that can make a difference in the lives of everyday busy Australian parents.

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Behaviour

Understanding and Nurturing Development: Key Insights into Children’s Behaviour in Early Years

Children age in different ways and at different rates, and as parents, it is essential to understand that their behaviour development is a process, not a race. We must take the time to observe and learn about our children’s behaviours to promote positive ones effectively.

David Zhang

David is the CEO of Kate Backdrop - a company that specialises in high-quality and beautiful backdrops for events and photos.

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Expert Insights on Fostering Positive Behaviour in Early Childhood

Raising young children is a journey filled with joy, challenges, and countless learning opportunities. As parents and educators, understanding the ‘why’ behind children’s behaviour and knowing how to guide them positively can make all the difference. Drawing on the insights of Therapy Pro’s Head of Positive Behaviour Support, Danielle Forrest, shares evidence-based strategies to help nurture positive behaviour in the early years.

Danielle Forrest

Danielle is Therapy Pro's National Head of Positive Behaviour Support and an advanced Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner and Senior Social Worker.

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Behaviour

How to Graduate Your Child Successfully into Adulthood

Your child needs resiliency, authenticity, and entrepreneurial spirit to succeed in life. Unfortunately, our system is not set up to give your child these gifts. Instead, our system is set up to do the opposite. We are starting to see the product of this through the increased rates of anxiety, depression, and developmental challenges in children.

Aliesha

Aliesha is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, child development coach, trainer, and mentor. She provides a customised, individual approach to new ways of childhood lifestyle development.

Navigating Toddlerhood: Six Essential Insights for Confident Parenting

Understanding these aspects of toddlerhood can help parents navigate this challenging yet rewarding stage of development with confidence and patience. Toddlers are like little scientists, it is in their nature to be inquisitive and curious, constantly exploring their surroundings. They use all their senses to learn about the world, so providing them with safe opportunities for exploration is crucial for their development.

Faith Hobson

Faith is a devoted mother of two boys, Child Health Nurse and a Certified Sleep Consultant.

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Boundaries: A Parent’s Guide to Setting Limits with Love and Confidence

Handing your child a device and attempting to have boundaries around its use, when you have never had any boundaries with your child, will end the same as using a chocolate teapot. Limit setting and creating appropriate boundaries can be some of the most difficult aspects of the parenting journey.

Faith Hobson

Faith is a devoted mother of two boys, Child Health Nurse and a Certified Sleep Consultant.

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Behaviour

5 Lessons for a Tidier Home, That Even Your Toddler Can Understand

Maintaining a home that is tidy but functional is something everyone needs to be jointly invested in. If it is one person in charge it will become too big a task and it will likely not happen, more likely creating frustration and resentment across the home. But when it comes to mess, our kids are capable of more than we think.

Kiah Bouchet

Kiah Bouchet from ‘Declutter with Kiah’ is a professional home organiser who helps her clients to reorganise, style and label, creating a home that is functional and able to be maintained.

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What Does My Child Need Right Now?

Behaviour is the Best Indicator!

Let’s take the example of the emotional or mood state of a child engaged in solo play which is, in normal circumstances, enjoyable for them. Children at play with favourite toys or activities can be satisfied, settled, engrossed, entertained, and generally happy. If, as time passes during this play, your child’s mood changes and behaviour becomes erratic, complaining, irritable or unsettled, it is worth wondering about what changed.

Dr Julie Hollitt

Julie is an educator with over 30 years of experience across early childhood, primary, secondary and tertiary settings.

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What is a Disruptive Behavioural Disorder?

Disruptive behaviour disorders constitute behaviours that consistently “break the rules,” disrupt the lives of those around them and defy authority. While oppositional behaviour is common in very young children and teens, in extreme cases it can require professional assessment and intervention.

Youthrive

Youthrive is a unique service that provides three types of therapy – psychology, speech pathology and occupational therapy for kids and young people.

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Behaviour

10 Ways to Teach Children Respect

Knowing how to respect others is one of the most important skills a person can learn. If learned early, it can positively affect the development of a child, particularly in becoming a responsible individual who knows how to value the opinions and beliefs of other people. Here are some simple tips on how to teach your children respect and help them get along well with other people.

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The Simple Way to Teach Your Child Emotional Intelligence

It's very important to teach our children about emotional intelligence (EQ), which is the ability to understand, use, and manage emotions in positive ways. For instance, stressmanagement, effective communication, overcoming challenges, defusing conflict, problem solving, and so forth.

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Dr. Scott Zarcinas (aka DoctorZed) is a doctor, author, and transformologist. He helps aspirational people to be happier, more confident, decisive, and effective so they can reach their potential and become the person they are capable of being.

The Most Important Lesson You Can Teach A Child is How to Have Fun.

Children of all ages benefit significantly from open-ended play and having fun. Toys are an excellent method to help children learn to spark their creativity, move their bodies, make new friends, solve problems, and become more selfreliant.

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BabyWearing for your Mini!

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Toilet Training

My Best Toilet Training Tips

Toilet training is an exciting time but can be overwhelming. Here are my best tips to make it a success.With toilet training, every parent wants to know what the best method is. Unfortunately, there isn’t just a straightforward answer that works for all children. Every child is going to be ready in their own unique time. However, there are a few methods that have proven to be more successful than others. Below, we will go over some of the most prevalent toilet training methods and offer tips on how to make them work for your child.

Ken

Ken is a writer and owner of iflydad. It contains articles on Parenting and being a Dad.

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Toilet Training Multiples

When you have multiples there is so much that you can do with both (or all three) of them at the same time or together, same outfits, starting daycare together, first hair cut and so much more. However, one thing that you may not be able to do with both at the same time is toilet training. In an ideal world, it would be great to be able to toilet train them together, get it all done and get rid of the nappies at once – it is not always this easy.

Naomi Dorland

Naomi is the founder of Twinfo. She is passionate about all things multiple.

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Toilet Training

4 Signs You’ve Started Toilet Training Too Soon

Knowing when to start toilet training can be complicated. There is no single sign that tells us when our little people are ready to start this process, and in certain cases for even those children who are ready to start toilet training certain life events can derail things.

Rachel Tomlinson

Rachel is a Registered Psychologist, mother, parenting expert and author of two internationally published books.

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We are currently in the process of toilet training with our now 3-year-old. We introduced a potty when she was around 2 years. It has taken a lot longer than expected and we have had many setbacks. I had tried whilst I was still pregnant with our second in the hopes of having only one child in nappies but that idea quickly went out the window, she just wasn’t ready yet.

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How to Survive Toilet Training

It can take months to years to master toilet training with children urinating several times per day and the code browns that have you questioning how you should actually start the clean-up process. So, let’s talk how to clean up the dirty undies, how we remove the urine smell from underwear, clothes and especially from the toilet grout.

Nicole Gibson

Nicole is the designer of the Soka Tub and a laundry stain removal expert from Soka Australia.

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Sleep

Important Steps to Improve Your Child’s Sleep

Sleep is a vital aspect of a child’s development, especially during the formative years of 2 to 5. As parents, understanding the intricacies of toddler sleep can greatly impact both their well-being and yours creating a happier, healthier household. Let’s delve into the importance of sleep for young children and provide insights to help you navigate this crucial aspect of early childhood.

Faith Hobson

Faith is a a devoted mother of two boys, Child Health Nurse, Certified Sleep Consultant Informed Trauma Coach, Conscious Parent Coaching, Mindfulness and Meditation teacher.

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Sleep Support for our Little Ones

The lead-up to bedtime is actually a really important part of the overall sleep process. How you navigate this period not only sets the scene for sleep but also influences how smoothly bedtime settles and nighttime sleep progresses. Certain practices in the lead-up to bedtime can significantly impact these aspects. Firstly, it’s crucial to ensure that your child is building an appetite for sleep rather than losing sleep pressure and getting a second wind.

Tara

Tara is a The Gentle Sleep Specialist, Paediatric Nurse, Sleep specialist and Mother of 3 beautiful babies.

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Sleep

How Best to Support Your Toddler’s Sleep

When sleep issues arise, parents understandably become desperate to achieve sleep. This can, however, lead to the development of further unwanted issues. These short-term ‘fixes’ can lead to nightly patterns and routines that simply aren’t sustainable long-term, such as reactive co-sleeping, later bedtimes, early morning starts, bottles/food overnight, and giving into the multiple bedtime stalling tactics your toddler may throw at you (one more drink, one more book, one cuddle!).

Kiddipedia

Kiddipedia is the world's first parenting encyclopaedia. It delivers high quality content that can make a difference in the lives of everyday busy Australian parents.

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Understanding the Importance of Sleep for Your Child’s Age

Sleep is an important part of our everyday life, yet often getting to and staying asleep can be a challenge that many children experience. There are lots of things you can to help improve your child’s night time routine and their sleep.

Youthrive

Youthrive is a unique service that provides three types of therapy – psychology, speech pathology and occupational therapy for kids and young people.

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Signs Your Child Isn’t Getting Enough Sleep

Putting in place some guidelines surrounding technology use at night is advisable and these guidelines might differ depending on the age of your child or adolescent. Children and adolescents need help with regulating their behaviour and understanding the harmful effects of disturbed sleep.

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The Sleep Health Foundation is a community-facing not for profit (NFP) health promotion charity that aims to raise community awareness about the value of sleep, how to improve it and address common sleep disorders. For full article, click here

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Health

The Battle of Breakfast

Breakfast for kids: I really wish it was a simpler topic, to be honest! Breakfast is an absolute rollercoaster in my house at the moment, with kids not eating and then wanting to eat as soon as we get in the car. A good friend messaged me the other day, asking what to feed her kids for breakfast. She was looking for ways to try and keep them calm before school. She was asking how to limit sugar in breakfast, which is a great first step. So, does what kids eat affect their behaviour? Yes, it does. Exactly like it does for us as adults.

Jade Harman

Jade is a clinical Nutritionist, podcast host, writer and speaker who works with women seeking a sustainable and positive approach to weight loss, and parent’s who are dealing with young kids and fussy eaters.

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When Fussy Eating Isn’t About Food

Typically, when kids start fussy eating, we worry about what food we’re serving them, and how to get them to eat certain foods. And while these things are important, some of the biggest changes I see in kids with fussy eating come from changes that have nothing to do with the food itself.

Jade Harman

Jade is a clinical Nutritionist, podcast host, writer and speaker who works with women seeking a sustainable and positive approach to weight loss, and parent’s who are dealing with young kids and fussy eaters.

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Health

What is The Gut Microbiome and How Can It Impact My Child’s Health?

The gut microbiome refers to the micro-organisms (living things that are so small they can only be seen via a microscope) that live in the human digestive tract. Most of these microorganisms are found in the large intestine. The gut microbiome is unique to each person and has a significant impact on health and wellbeing throughout life.

Laekin Rose

Laekin is a mum of two and has a Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition and Food Science and a Master's of Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Sydney

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Importance of Multivitamins in the Early Years

Multivitamins and supplements are important for kids for a number of reasons. They can help fill in the nutrition gaps that may be present in their diet, provide essential nutrients that they may not get enough of from food alone, and support overall health and well-being.

Meghan Gaedke

Meghan is the founder of KetoConnect, a website dedicated to helping people succeed on a keto diet.

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Easy Ways to Entice Your Kids to Embrace Better Health

Not only is it important to get in there and active with our kids, but so too, is taking dedicated time out for our own physical activity as well. It doesn’t have to be a complex workout or expensive activity…. it could be something as simple as doing some morning stretches together, walking them to school (or the bus stop), or taking the dog for a walk before dinner.

Cherie Rivas

Cherie is a Women's Health & Wellness Mentor & Coach and Founder of Cherie Rivas.

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Feeling safe and being prepared for parenthood is important for LGBTQ+ people and couples. One way to achieve this is by seeking out supportive healthcare providers who are knowledgeable about LGBTQ+ issues. This includes finding LGBTQ+-friendly midwives, nurses, and doctors who can provide culturally competent care during pregnancy, birth, and beyond. Additionally, attending antenatal classes designed for LGBTQ+ parents can help build confidence and provide valuable information about the birthing process and early parenting.

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Rainbow Families: Navigating Parenthood in the LGBTQ+ Community

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Health

How Parents Can Find the Right Health Insurance for their Children

Sometimes they’re buying cover for the first time and confused about what they need. Some are worried they’re paying too much. And some mums and dads aren’t sure if the policy they’re on will actually cover what they need from the essentials such as dentist visits. But the number one question I get asked is “What’s the “best” policy for my young family?”,

Esra

Esra is a Senior Health Insurance Adviser at Compare Club.

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Talk to Your Children About Mental Health

A whopping 65 % of teenagers have searched the internet for information on depression. And thanks to the recent ‘Young Minds Matter’ study we now know the prevalence rates of young people experiencing anxiety in Australia is 6.9%. These are fairly shocking figures right?

Positive Mind Works

Sam is the Director and Principal Psychologist of an Online Psychology service called Positive Mind Works.

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5 Expert Tips Mums Can Use to Save on Family Health Insurance

Swimming lessons, sunscreen, hydration, healthy snacks… staying on top of my family’s needs seems more aspirational than realistic. I know many working parents who feel the same. Not sure if I’m an expert, but I am a mum, and as time-poor as any other parent. The best way to sort out their health needs – and keep them within my evertightening budget – is to keep it simple.

Gillian Clive

Gillian Clive has worked in financial services for over two decades, including time at three of the big four banks, and as a finance broker.

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Spencil

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Toddler Nutrition 101

The toddler years of your child’s life (typically defined as 1-3 years of age) are both exciting and difficult for the little one and their caregivers alike. This is the time when children are starting to consciously learn eating behaviours, form and express food preferences, and pick up food-related practices from adults.

Kiddipedia

Kiddipedia is the world's first parenting encyclopaedia. It delivers high quality content that can make a difference in the lives of everyday busy Australian parents.

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Top 10 Reasons You Should Get Your Toddler in a Garden

What is in store for our nation’s youngest learners, who will be the most materially equipped and IT literate generation to exist? Given the growing research on the negative effects of excess screen time and technology use on health, how can we role model and equip these children with knowledge and experiences that will have a positive and meaningful effect on their life?

Dr Flavia

Flavia is the Founder and CEO of Food Is Cool. She loves nutrition science and makes it fun.

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9 Methods to Foster Healthy Eating Habits

For Your Toddler

As parents, it is important to instil healthy habits in our children to enhance their health and overall quality of life. One of the best ways to do this is through diet. However, while toddlers benefit significantly from breastmilk and other useful products such as Aptamil sachets, switching to other foods can be extremely difficult.

Kiddipedia

Kiddipedia is the world's first parenting encyclopaedia. It delivers high quality content that can make a difference in the lives of everyday busy Australian parents.

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What Should Parents Look for in Infant Nutrition

Getting through the first 12 months as a parent often feels like an epic achievement. Amongst all of the things infants learn to do in the first 12 months of life, exploring food and learning how to manage a range of tastes and textures is one of the biggest. Introducing solids can be straightforward for some families, and quite a battle for others.

Miriam Raleigh

Miriam is an experienced Paediatric Dietitian and Owner/ Founder of Child Nutrition.

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Are You Over Complicating Your Mealtimes?

From cooking different meals so everyone will eat something, stressing over what your toddler is (or isn’t) eating, and not to mention getting them to the table in the first place – mealtimes can very quickly become very complicated and stressful for the whole family!

Shelley Judge

Shelley is an expert in kid's nutrition and works closely with parents to help them understand how the food choices they make today will set their little ones up for success in years to come.

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Why Children Can Suddenly Dislike Vegetables

Some children manage to leap through these cognitive changes unphased, others jump back and forward with accompanying testing behaviour. These cognitive changes can also be coupled with significant routine disruptions including new siblings, day care / schooling or bouts of illness or other events that can leave a vegetable-refusingchild in their wake.

Simone Emery

Simone is a Children's Nutritionist and Founder of Play With Food.

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Allergies

Reducing the Risk of Food Allergies

The thought of your baby having an allergic reaction is really scary, so it’s no wonder it’s one of the biggest worries parents have when they start their baby on solids. It’s not yet known why food allergies occur, but we do know that there are things we can do when we introduce solids to lower the risk of food allergy developing.

Skye Swaney

Skye is an Accredited Practising Dietitian with over 16 years’ experience and a mother of two. She specialises in prenatal and paediatric nutrition and lives in Sydney, Australia.

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Managing Allergies in Children in the Early Years

Once you know the severity of the allergy and the potential reaction it can cause, you can manage the triggers and make sure you’re fully aware of the signs and symptoms that a reaction may be occurring. You will most likely be given an ‘ASCIA action plan’ from your GP or allergy specialist which outlines the allergen, the signs and symptoms and the action that should be taken for that child.

Liz Michelle

Liz is a single mum, with more than 20 years of experience as an early childhood teacher and child care director. She also has a blog named Teacher Brave.

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Allergies

Top tips for Managing Allergies in the Early Years

Too tired for Allergies! Life with little people is tough, stress levels can be high and there is never enough time. Bring in some health or behavioural issues and now they are saying the dreaded “allergy” word and wanting you to radically change your little ones’ diet. Enough already!

Jacinta Callaghan

Jacinta is a Certified EFT Practitioner and has been working as a Nutritional Medicine. She is a Co Founder of Empowered Women.

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Checklist to Eat Out Safely With Food

Allergies

When families go on holidays, it’s not a real holiday like other families where they just book a hotel and eat out for a few days. Families with food allergies need to book an apartment with a kitchen, find a nearby supermarket and then cook every night. Trying to find gluten-free meals can be difficult, but if you add to that a dairy allergy or intolerance, an egg allergy, a nut allergy and even a fussy kid, it’s almost impossible to eat out!

Kiddipedia

Kiddipedia is the world's first parenting encyclopaedia. It delivers high quality content that can make a difference in the lives of everyday busy Australian parents. For full article, click here

Eczema And Allergies: Top 9 Ingredients to Avoid in your Skin Care Products

How many personal care products do you use per day? Moisturisers, soap, toothpaste, shampoo and conditioners, hair care products, makeup, toners, serums, perfumes… the list can truly go on! I used to stand in the shower and read the shampoo label over and over and over while my conditioner set in (well… this was before I became super conscious wasting water in the shower!).

Kiddipedia

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Child Safety

Is There Such a Thing as a Toddler ‘Proof’ Home?

At the toddler stage, your little one will become increasingly mobile and start to walk. They’ll also become very curious, trying to open cupboards, turn switches on and off and seek out items they know exist even if they are hidden from view. This means it’s the perfect time to do another audit of your home to try and make sure it is ‘toddler proof’. But we all know that it is almost impossible so Kidsafe aims to help you by suggesting ways to reduce the risk!

Kidsafe Australia

Kidsafe Australia is a member of Safe Kids Worldwide helping to prevent childhood injury throughout the world.

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Baby Safety

Yes, this is a bit of a dry topic but, for once in your life, it’s probably time to take it seriously, as your child’s health and safety are obviously of paramount importance to you.I think a good way to start thinking about this topic is by looking at the most common cause of injury and death for children in Australia. This will get you thinking about how these things might apply to you, your household and your child’s environment and prompt you to work on any safety issues from there.

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Balancing Body Safety

Childproofing – Make your Home a Yes Space!

First of all, I would like to say that when it comes to child safety nothing replaces adult supervision and by that I mean present, undistracted supervision or as we say conscious care for the growing family. Time with a young family is precious and it goes so fast so childproofing your home means that you can concentrate on making memories with them rather than constantly worrying about what they are doing and chasing after them.

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Whilst body safety messages are essential, we also want to promote innocent and natural behaviours that are part of a healthy family life. Supervised bath time can be a very special bonding time for siblings, as well as a whole lot of fun! I don’t normally give a specific age, as generally the separation happens naturally, with children requesting the privacy themselves, as they become more self-conscious about their bodies or if they begin to develop.

Michelle Derrig

Michelle is the Author of the highly successful protective behaviours picture book 'Only For Me.

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Home Safety Tips For Your Baby

Children explore the world with their mouths, so it’s important to ensure there’s nothing lying around that they could potentially choke on. Also consider taking a local first aid course that covers how to stop a child choking, just in case. You can ask your local health centre or preschool if they are running one.

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Physical Activity

5 Fun Physical Activity Games for Children

It’s the middle of winter and here in Melbourne, we have just endured another Covid lockdown. The last thing we all feel like doing is being physical. However, it’s a proven fact that physical activity is not only good for our bodies but also our minds. After another round of home-schooling, more screen time, and more inside activities, it’s time to get up and get moving.

Yvette Salvaris

Yvette is the Director and owner of Ethical Training Solutions and Ethical Recruitment Solutions.

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Physical Literacy – What Is That? And Why Does My Child Need It?

If you’ve heard the term ‘physical literacy’ recently there’s good reason why – it’s becoming part of the lingo in many fields including PE, physiotherapy and gymnastic too, as we learn more about the importance of movement in a child’s development and setting positive patterns that last a lifetime.

Laura Sereno

Laura Sereno is the Program Manager at BK’s Gymnastics. BK’s Gymnastics offers classes suitable for kids from 3 months old to over 8 years

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Transforming Bodies and Minds – Your House as the Playground

In order to combat the rising concerns over poor health in children most experts recommend that children eat a healthy diet and engage in 60 – 90 minutes of daily exercise. Yes, every day! A large proportion of children’s physical activity is incorporated in their daily life: in their playing, general activities, recreation, sport and family life.

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Sensory Rooms: Help Your Child Open the Door to Emotional Stability

Imagine you’re right in the middle of the semi-organised chaos of a children’s birthday party at a bustling indoor play centre. Judging by their excited shrieks, the kids are having a lot of fun; no doubt egged on by the loud music, vivid colours and party food. There’s a lot to take in when you’re in a place like that. Your senses – sight, sound, smell, touch, taste and proprioception – help you interpret the world around you.

Bliss Cavanagh

Dr Bliss Cavanagh is an artist and academic who began creating sensory-based works as a student to relieve her symptoms of Tourette’s syndrome.

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Teaching Protective Behaviours to Preschoolers

A young child can be taught consent as soon as they are able to hold a face washer/flannel in the bath or shower. Even before they can be taught to wash themselves, parents and caregivers can start talking to their child whilst changing their nappy. They can explain what they are doing and that they are cleaning their child’s genitals to keep them comfortable.

Clare MacLeod

Clare is a social worker, therapist, trainer, trauma-informed Supervisor and consultant, and works in a private practice in Brisbane.

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Thinking of Starting a Family? Guys, Here’s How to Prepare Your Parenting Mindset!

Okay guys, so your wife or partner is pregnant and you’re in a bit of a daze. Fatherhood? Me? A dad? You’re probably thinking this has come a bit sooner than you were expecting. You might be thinking you’re not ready to be a dad. Or, you might be thinking this is just the greatest thing that could happen.

Dr Scott Zarcinas

Scott is a doctor, author and transformologist. He helps proactive people to be happier, confident and decisive.

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Unlocking the Power of Problem-Solving in Parenting

Parenthood is a remarkable journey filled with joy, love, and challenges. As parents, our deepest desire is to provide our children with the tools they need to thrive and lead fulfilling lives. In this blog, we will explore the critical role of problem-solving and emotional management in parenting, and how these skills can be harnessed to empower your children for a bright future.

Leanne Tran

Leanne is a registered psychologist and the Allied Health Director at Paeds in a Pod. a QLD based paediatric practice.

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Tips for Positive Parenting

Parenting is the most challenging job you will ever have. When it’s 6pm and your two daughters won’t stop fighting over the iPad while you are trying to make dinner. When your three year-old is (very loudly) letting you know how mean and awful you are for stopping her mashing play dough into the carpet. Or your tween is refusing to talk to you because you won’t let them stay at a friends on a weeknight.

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Bedtime Battles for Toddlers

Parenting 101: 6 Ways to Raise Your Child With Quality Life

Generally, it is advised that planning for the future of your child should begin immediately you start thinking about having a kid. Planning for the future of child or children is beneficial in a variety of ways. For instance, proper planning can help guarantee quality education, even if the education cost keeps rising.

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Ugh, the evening slog to bedtime! Bedtime battles are pretty much a rite of passage for both toddlers and parents. Cue frustrated, exasperated, stressful sleepy times! I can imagine that you’ve attempted many, many things to achieve a calmer, happier settle to sleep, but it’s probably been more of a “give an inch, they’re taking a mile” situation.

Courtney Nightingale

Courtney is a parenting, behaviour & sleep specialist. She helps parents who have no idea where to start become confident, decisive and Fee-Good about Parenthood!

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Teaching Toddlers Tricky Topics

Teaching toddlers ‘tricky topics’ can be easy if you have the right tools in your toolkit. And the right tool is often a children’s book! Kids are visual learners, so story books are ideal to broach tricky topics, and help encourage conversations around feelings and emotions. Inviting them into the story by discussing the text and illustrations is key, e.g. if a little child is scared of something in the story, ask your child,

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Jayneen Sanders (aka Jay Dale) is an experienced author, publisher, elementary school teacher, mother of three and an active advocate for Body Safety, Gender Equality and Respectful Relationship Education

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Top 10 Toddler Myths

Why early walkers are child geniuses…and other toddler fairytales. Toddlers Should Walk at Around 12 to 13 Months Not true. A young child’s time is well spent crawling about the floor to develop the strengthening skills to help with balance, says paediatric neurological physiotherapist MaryAnne Xenitelis from Melbourne’s Paediatric Physiotherapy Centre.

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How to Boost Toddler Confidence

Toddlers lose all day long! They’re weaker, slower, shorter, less verbal, and clumsier than almost everybody they know. They just want to win a few! You can’t protect your child from all the losses he’ll suffer while he’s growing up. (Nor would you want to… they build character!) But you can help your bub become more confident, so he bounces back from defeats faster.

Dr Harvey Karp

Dr Harvey a paediatrician, child developmentalist and a leading advocate in the field of children’s environmental health. He is the author of The Happiest Baby on the Block.

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How to Communicate With Your Toddler Without Saying The Word “No”

Using the word “No” too often can desensitise a child to its meaning, so save the word for life-threatening situations instead. Use short, clear and concise phrases to explain why your toddler or child shouldn’t do something. Instead of resorting to using the word “no” try to use eye contact and be close to them and at their eye level when you are communicating with your little one.

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10 Evidence Based Tips for Taming Temper Tantrums

If only we had a dollar for every toddler tantrum we’ve seen in a shopping centre or supermarket. The screaming, crying, dramatic falling to the ground, kicking, stiffening of limbs, running away – it’s a parent’s worst nightmare! What is perhaps bad news for parents who were hoping they could escape these scenarios, tantrums are equally common in girls as in boys.

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Developing Important Communication Skills

As parents and carers, we listen and talk to our kids. When can we deliberately plan to model good listening and speaking in everyday life? I try to fit all learning into everyday situations. Incidental learning without making it a big deal, is a subtle way of linking ideas as kids grow. So, what are some ideas when interacting with kids in everyday situations?

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Moving Your Toddler From Cot to Bed

Deciding when and how to move your toddler from their cot into a bed can be a confusing time. On one hand it is exciting to see them progress into a ‘big kid’s bed’ but on the other hand you may feel like you are losing your baby! Some toddlers will get out of bed many times before they settle. Some will not seem to realise that they can get out at first.

Belinda Joyce

Belinda is a mother of four and author of 'Survive and Enjoy Your Baby'. Her passion is in providing safe, evidence-based advice & options to parents so they can find their own path to parenthood.

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How to Meet the Challenges of Special Needs Parenting

As a parent to two kids, with a variety of diagnoses, I know what it’s like. I know how isolating it can feel when you’re overwhelmed with information, appointments and obligations. I’ve lain awake at night, consumed by all the things I need to do (and, yet failed to do that day). I’ve felt judged for my kids behaviour and my ‘poor parenting’.

Kirsty Russell

Kirsty is a positive special needs parent, dedicated to helping fellow parents find positivity and empowerment, even in the most difficult of moments.

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The Early Years: Parenting a Special Needs Child

When I found out that my child had special needs, as her parent, I believed it was my fault. I had failed her. Selfishly, I got caught up in ‘why me’, ‘what did I do wrong’? While it’s hard to talk about, I can now acknowledge the anger and resentment I carried, and the disappointment I felt. I played the victim, rather than seeing the gift I had right in front of me – the beautiful little girl.

Kiani Mills

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5 Ways to Establish a Positive Relationship With School

The Benefits of Sensory Play for Child Development

Sensory play is an activity or experience designed to stimulate and challenge children’s senses of sight, touch, taste, smell, and hearing. Through sensory play, kids gain knowledge about their environment while exploring it through these five senses. Sensory play can take many forms such as using different textures, materials and techniques to stimulate each sense.

Paige McInnes

Paige is the creative mind behind the award-winning children's brand, Little Change Creators.

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It can be a battle to find the right educational setting for your child, let alone getting your child’s needs met. It can feel like you’re in the firing line when things go wrong and it can be daunting to liaise with school personnel, particularly in meetings where you feel outnumbered and outflanked.

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Tips for Travelling as a Special Needs Family

Travel can be a daunting prospect for special needs families. Depending on the specific needs of your child, it can be tough finding appropriate accommodation, transport and activities to meet all your requirements. It can also be overwhelming leaving the safety of home for the many unknowns of travel.

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Sleep Health Foundation Australia's Leading Advocate for Healthy Sleep

Tips to Help Baby Sleep Better; Sleep Tips for New Mothers

Welcoming your newborn baby home is an exciting experience but it’s a well-known fact that babies can also turn your world “upside down” for a while until they establish sleep routines. To help you ensure that both you, as a new parent, and your baby can develop health sleep practices the Sleep Health Foundation has some great advice which can be accessed free through their website.

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23 Tips to Manage Money and Survive

When the Cost of Living Keeps Going Up

The cost of living has skyrocketed recently, pushing many past their limits. Whatever your circumstances are, you are likely feeling the pinch. Our area went up 56% during the last 2 years making it the most expensive suburb in Queensland. The amount of people I’ve seen kicked out at the end of their lease or the rent pushed to extremes has been heartbreaking.

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Family Friendly Financial Tips to Make Your Money Go Further

It is a fact that with kids comes many more expenses, and if you live in a city like Sydney where everything is expensive it can make things challenging. That is why having a money saving strategy, as well as a rainy day fund, is so important. Here are some of my top tips to get you started. There is a difference between the things you need to have, like food, electricity, school fees and uniforms, and the things you want to have, like 3 x TV streaming accounts.

Gerry Incollingo

Gerry is a Managing Partner at LCI Partners who sees the financial affairs of a diverse range of clients.

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Managing Finances for a Family

Managing finances for a family, especially with young children aged between 2 and 5, can be a challenging yet rewarding experience. With the added expenses of childcare, education, and daily living, coupled with the responsibility of a mortgage, it’s essential to find a balance that allows for both current financial stability and future growth.

Andrew Woodward

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Managing your Family’s Finances with Children in Their Early Years

Money management is an important life skill that can greatly benefit children if they learn it from a young age. As parents, it’s our responsibility to teach our children about financial responsibility and help them develop good money habits for their future.

Dana Ronald

Dana is the founding member of the Tax Freedom Institute. He is committed to defend you, the taxpayer against predatory taxing agencies.

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Practical Savings Tips to Combat the Rising Costs of Living

The most concerning impact of these continual interest rate rises is the stress placed on parents to pay the bills, afford groceries, and maintain a decent standard of living as budgets contract and the cost of living continues to increase. Families now more than ever need to be prudent and pay close attention to their finances.

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