CHILD DEVELOPMENT CONCERNS

Are you concerned about your child’s development? 

We are a family-centred service 

St Giles can help you with reassurance, information, specialist advice and support if you are at all concerned about your child’s development.

Our service is available to children at either our Launceston or Hobart centres.  Your doctor or health nurse can refer you, or you can simply call us to organise an appointment.
Most concerns can be alleviated through investigation and client focussed treatment, and that is why we are here! 

Come and talk to us if you are worried about:

  • how your baby feeds,
  • if they are slow to develop their language skills, or,
  • communicate poorly. 
  • If you are concerned that your child has not reached milestones in their movements, or
  • are not interacting or playing.

     WE CAN HELP

We will work with your  family to address these issues, so that your little one will continue to grow and your family to flourish!

There are many wonderful resources on the internet. Below is a selection that you may find of interest.

Children’s development and parenting sites

Australian parenting website

Beyond Blue - Great information on depression

Brainwave.org.au - Comprehensive information on paediatric brain illnesses

Downloadable brochure on child car restraint rules

Playgroup Tasmania - includes toy library information

Parenting Research Centre

Aust Government Family Assistance Office

Siblings Australia

Livewire – supportive, safe, on line communities with entertainment, chat, music and games for kids and young people living with a serious illness or disability and their parents.

Royal Children’s Hospital (Melbourne)

CCCH Centre for Community Child Health

Children’s Hospital Westmead (Sydney)

Parents/factsheets

Independent Living Centre Tasmania

Kidsafe Australia

Australian Human Rights Commission

Mad as Hell Parent Disability Lobbying Website

Association for Children with a Disability

Association for Children with Disability, Tasmania

Canchild Centre for Childhood Disability Research (Canada)

Novitatech - Assistive technology for people with disability

Australian Paediatric Research Network

Website about rare conditions

 

Prem baby sites

Miracle Babies - This website is based in NSW and was started by parents of prem babies. Good resources for parents.

Downloadable booklet produced by the Victorian Govt - Caring for your very premature infant

Information for parents who have a premature baby

Victorian website on prematurity

Lil' Aussie Prems

 

Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral Palsy Tasmania

Cerebral Palsy Australia

Cerebral Palsy League Queensland

www.cpregister-aus.com.au Cerebral Palsy Register

Aus ACPDM - Australasian Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Departmental Medicine

The Spastic Centre NSW

Scope Victoria

Novita Children’s Service and technology service, South Australia

 

Autism

Autism Association of Western Australia

FaHCSIA (Aust Govt) - Helping Children With Autism program and funding

Autism South Australia

Autism Tasmania website

ASPECT – Autism Spectrum Australia (NSW)

Autism information for parents dealing with new diagnosis

 

Down Syndrome

Down Syndrome Association of Tasmania

Down Syndrome Society of South Australia

 

Allied Health Professional websites

Speech Pathology Australia

Australian Physiotherapy Association

Occupational Therapy Australia

Australian Association of Social Workers

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