Useful Websites

Raising Children Network
The Raising Children website offers up-to-date, research-based material on more than 800 topics spanning child development, behaviour, health, nutrition and fitness, play and learning, connecting and communicating, sleep and safety. It covers newborns (0-3 months), babies (3-12 months), toddlers (1-3 years), preschoolers (3-5 years) and school-age children.
http://raisingchildren.net.au

Kidsafe
The child accident prevention foundation of Australia.
http://www.kidsafe.com.au/

Family Day Care Australia
Family day care is a quality home-based childcare service that’s been actively helping Australian families for over 30 years.
The service caters for young babies through to pre-teens and can offer care during standard hours, before/after school, during school holidays and in some circumstances overnight and weekends.
http://www.fdca.com.au/

Kidscount
A website for parents that is all about childhood. It has information that can help you to raise happy and confident children. Being a parent is the most important job you can do. It can last a lifetime. You don’t have to know everything all the time. In fact, children and parents learn from each other. The more we can understand children, the more we can help them grow and develop.
http://www.kidscount.com.au

Good Beginnings
Good Beginnings is a national charity providing early childhood interventions. We work with families to break the cycle of poor outcomes for children. In each of our 30 locations around Australia we provide innovative programs and services tailored to the needs of each local community.
http://www.goodbeginnings.net.au/

Lone Fathers
The Lone Fathers Association, a national Peak Body, is a non-sexist, non-sectarian, non-profit, and self-help educational and welfare organisation devoted to the interests of lone fathers, their friends, relatives, grandparents, extended family, carers and children.
http://www.lonefathers.com.au/

Parents without Partners
As a member of PWP, you will share in the opportunity to interact with a network of single parents, facing together the unique challenges and triumphs of parenting today. Whether divorced, separated, widowed, or never married, PWP provides a myriad of social and educational activities for parents and children from all walks of life.
http://members.westnet.com.au/pwpwa/

Australian Multiple Birth Association
For familieis with twins, triplets, quadruplets and more.
http://www.amba.org.au/content/

Nick JR
Features parenting articles, activity finder, age by age activities, Nick Jr gift guide, flicks for kids, podcasts, recipes, healthy kids resources - eating well, sick-day activities, potty training printables, bedwetting solutions, tooth care and so much more
http://www.nickjr.com/parenting/index.jhtml

PBS Parents
Parents Guides including child development, children and media, creativity, early math, going to school, raising boys, reading and language, talking with kids, birthday parties and much much more
http://www.pbs.org/parents/

Sydney's Child
Sydney's best guide for parents. Includes stories, blogs, family calendar, discussion forum, reader offers and so much more.
http://www.sydneyschild.com.au/

Melbourne's Child
Melbourne's best guide for parents. Includes stories, blogs, family calendar, discussion forum, reader offers and so much more.
http://www.melbourneschild.com.au/

Adelaide's Child
Adelaide's best guide for parents. Includes stories, blogs, family calendar, discussion forum, reader offers and so much more.
http://www.adelaideschild.com.au/

Brisbane's Child
Adelaide's best guide for parents. Includes stories, blogs, family calendar, discussion forum, reader offers and so much more.
http://www.brisbaneschild.com.au/

Canberra's Child
Canberra's best guide for parents. Includes stories, blogs, family calendar, discussion forum, reader offers and so much more.
http://www.canberraschild.com.au/

Perth's Child
Adelaide's best guide for parents. Includes stories, blogs, family calendar, discussion forum, reader offers and so much more.
http://www.perthschild.com.au/

All Recipes
All the recipes you could ever need.
http://allrecipes.com/

Baby Center
BabyCenter's mission is to help parents make the most of one of life's greatest experiences by calming their worries and saving them time. We try to represent multiple points of view, knowing that no two pregnancies, no two births and no two children are alike. We believe that there are many different and reasonable ways to approach the same problem.
www.babycenter.com.au

Care for Kids
Australia's most comprehensive resource to find compare and contact a huge range of child care services. Finding child care can be a daunting and time-consuming process. With thousands of options, how do you select the best child care near you?
CareforKids.com.au brings together all the pieces of the puzzle to make it faster and simpler for families to match children with the right care.
http://www.careforkids.com.au/

Business Mums Network
Business Mums Network is a unique group of business people who support and assist each other to flourish in business and life. Whether you are new to business or have many years of experience, the Business Mums Network welcomes you to join in, gain knowledge and ideas, share your opinions and get support and encouragement from others who understand your issues and achievements. Most members of the network are mothers, or mothers to be, although there are dads, grandmothers and women without children as well.
http://www.businessmums.com.au

Local Child Care
Find comprehensive information on local child care centres and subscribe to receive a free monthly newsletter full of comprehensive information including vacancies centre and news. Our directories give you all the information you need to make finding child care easier in your local area and best of all it's free for parents!
http://www.localchildcare.com.au/

Parenting Ideas
Michael Grose knows about Bringing out the Best in Kids. After 20 years, seven books, countless TV and radio appearances and thousands of seminars Michael's message of Bringing out the Best in Kids is stronger than ever. We here at Parentingideas are confident one of the keys to Michael's enormous success is simple - "his ideas work". Whether you want to bring out kids' very best behaviour, their best qualities, character or relationships skills you will get the latest information and plenty of no-nonsense, proven strategies right here.
http://www.parentingideas.com.au/

Go For Your Life
'Go for your life' is a Victorian Government initiative which aims to promote healthy eating and increase levels of physical activity. Search the A to Z index for hundreds of ideas to help you stay happy, healthy and active.
http://www.goforyourlife.vic.gov.au/

Playgroup Australia
Playgroup Australia is the national peak and administrative body for playgroups in Australia. Playgroups are set up and run by parents and caregivers, with children choosing from a range of activities set up to meet their varying needs. Activities at playgroup are either free or low cost, and may include: Music and singing, Imaginative play, Outdoor and free play, Art and craft activities, Outings.
http://www.playgroupaustralia.com.au

Kids Helpline
Kids Help Line is Australia's only free, confidential and anonymous, telephone and online counselling service specifically for young people aged between 5 and 25.
http://www.kidshelpline.com.au

Beyond Blue
Adjusting to life as a mother can be difficult. In fact, for many women, having a baby is the most significant life-changing event they will ever experience. Adjusting to this major life change, as well as coping with the day-to-day stress of a new baby, can make some women more likely to experience depression at this time, particularly if they've experienced depression in the past.
http://beyondblue.org.au

Child and Youth Health
Children, Youth and Women's Health Service (CYWHS) promotes the health, well-being and development of children, young people and families across South Australia by providing:
support to parents in areas of parenting, health services for infants, children and young people, support for families and children with additional needs, up-to-date health information for parents, children and young people.
http://www.cyh.com.au