Resources for looking after your baby
- Raising Children Network: newborn, breastfeeding/bottle feeding, crying babies, tummy time, baby massage
- Better Health Channel: jaundice, colic, infant reflux, nappy rash, immunisation, sleep behaviour/concerns, dental Health
- Allergy and Anaphylaxis Australia: starting solids, recipes, allergies, reactions
- Royal Children's Hospital: fever in children, skincare for babies, car seat safety, interacting with your baby
- Red Nose: Safe sleeping guide for parents, wrapping or swaddling, safe room temperature, safe sleep bag baby has started to roll
- Kids Safe Victoria: water safety, curtain and blinds safety, product safety, car seat/restraints, poisoning
Resources for looking after your toddler
- Raising Children Network: toddler development, tantrums, fussy eating, dental health, preschool development
- Better Health Channel: baby care weaning, sleep concerns, toilet training, anxiety and fear in children, children and shyness, discipline
- Allergy and Anaphylaxis Australia: starting solids, recipes, allergies, reactions
- Royal Children's Hospital: challenging behaviour – toddlers and young children
- Red Nose: soft toy and comforters, 12 months and beyond, when to introduce a pillow, cot to bed
- Kids Safe Victoria: button batteries, choke check safety tool, sports and play, driveway safety, pedestrian safety, children on wheels
- Oral Health Victoria: caring for your baby's teeth and gums (multiple languages)
Resources for looking after yourself
- Royal Women's Hospital: breastfeeding, pelvic floor exercises, bonding, health information
- National Continence Helpline: one in three women who ever had a baby wet themselves
- Australian Breastfeeding Association: feeding patterns, attachment, cluster feeding, broken sleep, role of partners, solids, pumping at work
- Raising Children Network: self-care, wellbeing, antenatal and postnatal depression, returning to work
- Better Health Channel: relationships and partners
- SMS4Dads: support for fathers and father figures, deadly dads
Activities at local libraries
- Connected Libraries: It’s free! Access several child, youth, and family sessions, including Baby Rhyme Time, Toddler Time, Storytime, School Holiday programs, 1000 books before school, and more!
Library membership gives you free access to a huge range of online resources, including:
- Borrowbox: eBooks and eAudiobooks for all ages.
- Busy Thingsx: helps you find one of 700+ educational games to play with children aged between 3 and 7 years.
- For more online resources for children, visit eLibrary.