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Growing pains may cause a lot of pain but they are harmless and can respond to simple treatments...
Being immunised from an early age helps protect your child against serious childhood infections...
By law, parents or guardians must provide an Immunisation History Statement when enrolling children in any childcare service, kindergarten or primary school in Victoria...
Some parents find it hard to talk with their primary age children about sex, but help is available...
A child learning to walk receives important sensory information from the soles of their feet, and shoes can make walking more difficult...
Encourage children to drink and enjoy water. Sweet drinks such as juice, cordial and soft drinks may cause health problems for children if consumed in large amounts...
If you eat and enjoy fruit and vegetables every day, your child may eventually follow your lead...
Childcare centres should provide healthy meals for your children...
Encourage children to help choose and prepare their own healthy snack or lunch...
Healthy foods that are great for school lunch boxes...