Celebrating 21 years of the Centre for Community Child Health
The Centre for Community Child Health is 21! Watch our new video to hear about our origins, achievements and future plans.
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Supporting children’s brain development
From conception, babies and children are actively growing their brains to form the foundation for their future – and the future of all of Australia. Educators, teachers and, of course, families, play a major role. Find out more in our latest edition of Grow & Thrive.
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Sleep and settling
Sleep can be a very difficult part of the early months of a child’s life. Read our new issue of Community Paediatric Review for research into supporting families and babies to get off to a strong (well rested) start.
Professor Frank Oberklaid
VIDEO: Get to know the director of the Centre for Community Child Health, Professor Frank Oberklaid.
Video: Brain Builders
Brain Builders presents the science of how children’s brains develop, using animation to make the complex simple and accessible.
Changing the social discourse on child mental health
Professor Frank Oberklaid spoke to the ABC about changing the social discourse about child mental health. The full podcast is now available – listen now!
New initiative connects parents with popular Raising Children Network videos
The South Australian Government is providing up to 20,000 new parents with text messages linking them to helpful raisingchildren.net.au videos.
Study: Children’s sleep duration not linked to health outcomes
A new study, published in Sleep Medicine, has found the amount of hours children sleep isn’t the most important factor for their health and wellbeing.
Community Paediatric Review out now
The latest edition of Community Paediatric Review looks at language development and stuttering in preschool children. Read the full issue.