Paedicare recommends the following websites for up to date and easy to read information on everything from child health development to expert parenting advice.
Raising Children Network
The Australian parenting website: comprehensive child health and parenting information covering children aged 0-15 years. This includes information about children with special needs and autism.
Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne: Kid’s Health Info
Browse through an alphabetical list of quality fact sheets on a range of topics.
Parent Easy Guides
Parenting South Australia has put together simple, practical information on many of the issues faced by parents from birth through adolescence.
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead (Sydney): Kid’s Health Info Guides
Fact sheets covering everything from allergies to mental health. Also includes translations in multiple languages.
Help Lines
24 hour free counselling – phone/online
Parentline – 1300 30 1300
Kidshelp line – 1800 55 1800