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Videos & Brochures
Here are a range of helpful brochures and videos covering common parenting challenges.
Karitane Services
Service brochure
Find out more about Katitane's services and how we can support you on your parenting journey. This brochure is available in:
Volunteer family connect brochure
Connecting families with communities. This service links a trained volunteer with a local family with children from birth to 5 years who needs extra support in their parenting role to adjust to a new baby, cope with multiple children, overcome feelings of isolation and frustration and more.
Taree [view brochure]
Macarthur & Wollondilly [view brochure]
Karitane toddler clinic (video)
Parenting Information
Birth to 12 months
Your all-in-one guide to support you with your baby from birth to 12 months. It includes parenting information on topics including parenting today, feeding, sleep & settling, routines, development and mum & dad wellbeing.
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Toddlers
Your all-in-one guide to support you with your toddler. It includes parenting information on topics including parenting today, feeding, sleep & settling, routines, development, connecting with your toddler, behaviour, tantrums and aggression and mum & dad wellbeing.
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Sleep & Settling
Resources to help you understand your child’s sleep needs, cycles, tired signs as well as techniques for settling.
Sleep 0-12 months brochure
Understanding your baby's sleep needs and cycle is the first step to getting a good nights rest! There are many ways that you can support your child go to sleep. Here are some tips and strategies to try.
Settling baby 0-6 months (video)
This video discusses age appropriate sleep and settling strategies for children 0-6 months. More videos can be found here:
Settling baby 6-12 months (video)
This video discusses age appropriate sleep and settling strategies for children 6 - 12 months that may assist your child settle.
Understanding sleep (video)
Understanding your baby's sleep needs and cycle is the first step to getting a good nights rest! More videos can be found here:
Tired cues (video)
Understand when your baby is tired.
How to wrap your baby (video)
Wrapping your baby can help reduce strong startle reactions and improve sleep for babies until they are 3- 4 months old. Here are some helpful tips on how to wrap your baby. More videos can be found here:
Flexible daily routine
This flexible daily routine chart is a fantastic resource for families to help establish a Feed - Play - Sleep Pattern. [view brochure]
Playtime with your baby (video)
This video discusses the importance of play for your baby in their daily routine and the benefits of play for your baby's development.
Development pressures (video)
This video by The Raising Children's Network is a great resource that talks about the pressure you might feel when it comes to your baby's development and why it's important to remember that your baby will grow at their own pace - every baby is different!
Sleep 12 months & over brochure
Quality sleep is important for growth and development so it’s important to assist your toddler in achieving good sleep habits. Here are some tips and strategies.
Settling baby 12 months & over (video)
This video discusses age appropriate sleep and settling strategies for children 12 months and beyond. More videos can be found here:
When settling your baby or toddler tips
This infographic provides tips on settling your baby or toddler to hlep give your child the support they need.
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Feeding baby or Toddler
Feeding can be an enjoyable, shared family experience, a great form of bonding. We have a range of evidence-based resources to assist you with feeding your baby or toddler.
Feeding 0-12 months brochure
Is my baby hungry? (video)
In the early weeks of parenting your baby will try to communicate their needs. This informative video by The Raising Children Network can help you identify your baby's hunger cues. More videos can be found here:
Starting solids (video)
Starting solids is an exciting milestone in your baby's development, here are some tips on how to start solids with your baby. More videos can be found here:
Foods to feed your baby (video)
Knowing which foods to give your baby can be confusing, here are some tips on which foods to give your baby. More videos can be found here:
Feeding 12 months & over brochure
From 12 months of age, toddlers should eat family meals. Here are some tips and strategies to make mealtimes a positive experience for the whole family.
Mealtimes with your toddler (video)
This video discusses mealtimes with your toddler and how you can make this an enjoyable experience for the whole family. More videos can be found here:
Food label wallet guide
Use this food label wallet guide to help you pick healthy foods for your little ones when grocery shopping
Meal planner
Use this meal planner to make grocery shopping and planning meals for the week stress-free.
Toddler Behaviour
Watching your toddler learn and explore the world is such a wonderful time, however it is not without its challenges. Here are a range of resources to support you with all things toddlers!
Toddler behaviour brochure
Your toddler is exploring the world around them full of curiosity and energy, discovering how the world works and where they fit in. It can be a challenging time for parents – but with predictability and consistency, you can enjoy this stage together. Here are some tips and strategies.
Connecting with your toddler brochure
Having a secure relationship is important. You can achieve this by being consistently attentive and sensitive to their needs. As your toddler becomes independent, they will watch and learn from how you react and respond to the world around you. Here are some tips and strategies.
Tantrums & aggression brochure
Some days can be challenging and feel like no matter what you do, your toddler is unhappy. Your toddler may have tantrums or become aggressive. Here are some tips and strategies.
Understanding tantrums (video)
As your develops they are learning new things all of the time and this can be very difficult. Challenging behaviours can be your toddler's way of expressing and coping with feelings they can't control or understand. For more tips on understanding tantrums check out this video.
Help preventing tantrums (video)
Here are some tips on how you can make your toddlers outbursts less intense and frequent.
Coping with tantrums (video)
Toddlers may throw frequent tantrums for many reasons, here are some tips on how to cope with them effectively.
Understanding your toddler (video)
Here is some helpful information and evidence-based tips to help you understand your toddler. More videos can be found here:
Toddlers emotions (video)
Understanding your toddlers emotions can help you support them throughout this sometimes challenging developmental phase. More Videos can be found here:
Toilet training brochure
Toilet training is one of your child's biggest milestones, here are some useful tips to help support your toddler through this developmental stage.
Sibling rivalry (video)
The addition of a new family member is a big change for everybody - including your toddler. This video provides some helpful tips to make this transition a positive experience for everybody.
Nutrition with Dr Preeya
Are you overwhelmed by nutrition advice for your litle ones? These helpful video resources led by Dr Preeya will provide key information to support you with any questions you may have.
Fussy eating (video)
Breastfeeding (video)
Formula and bottlefeeding (video)
5 key tips (video)
Mythbusters (video)
Golden nuggets (video)
Adjusting to Parenthood
Becoming a parent is such an exciting time in your life! As with anything it comes with its share of stresses and challenges. These helpful resources can assist you with your transition into parenthood.
Parenting today
Learning how to care for and nurture your baby to become an emotionally strong and capable adult takes commitment, effort, support and some humour. To bring out the best in your child and family, we recommend a parenting approach known as ‘responsive parenting’. Here are some tips and strategies.
Mum & dad wellbeing
Parenting can be one of the best and also one of the most challenging experiences of your life. Harmony in the home and the quality of your relationship with your child and partner is important to the health and wellbeing of the whole family.
A Karitane client shares her story
A Karitane client, Leah, opens up about her experiences with perinatal mood disorders and the support the Karitane gave her.
Travelling with Children
Tips for going on a family holiday
Here are some helpful tips so that you can make the most of your holiday with the entire family.
Flying with children (video)
Flying with children is a fun, exciting experience, but confined spaces can be difficult - particularly on long flights. Here are some tips to make the journey that little bit easier.
Dads Resources
Welcome to your ‘new normal’. There’s a lot to think about when you’re a new dad. As you adjust to fatherhood, you need to look after your baby, yourself and your relationship. Becoming a dad can give you a huge sense of meaning and purpose, but this can also be overwhelming.
Resource list
Find the right organisations to reach out to, who will support you and cater for your needs.
Information for Clients
Privacy Information for patients
Your rights and responsibilities
Handbook Carramar residential unit 2020
Handbook Camden residential unit 2020
Karitane parenting confidence scale:
The Karitane parenting confidence scale (KPCS) is a 15-item self report instrument that measures parents’ confidence in caring for their infant. The scale includes a preamble, thus minimal instruction is required on the part of the clinician / researcher when administering it.
This scale has important clinical and research applications, as an increasing number of studies over the past 20 years have highlighted that parenting confidence perceptions – often called ‘perceived parenting self-efficacy’ (PPSE) – represent a key element of parents’ subjective experience, and are an important resiliency or protective factor (Jones & Prinz, 2005).
We like professionals who want to register with us first. That way we can keep you up to date with any changes and we can assess it’s effectiveness. Please fill out the KPCS registration form and send it to the Karitane Education Department by email to KRTNE-ConferenceCentre@health.nsw.gov.au or fax it to (+61)(02) 9794 2323.
More resources for health professionals:
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Edinburgh postnatal depression scale (EPDS) – Downloadable form from Beyond Blue.
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GP physical health check form – Karitane
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