Learning Development

Follow the links below to find information relevant to learning development in babies and children.

Updated October 2006

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Title:   Television
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Television and videos entertain us all, but for children they also provide a window on the world.
Date:   Mar 2012
Title:   Preschooler play and learning: in a nutshell
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   An in-a-nutshell guide looks at play for preschoolers and how it can encourage learning. Includes play ideas for encouraging preschooler imagination, creativity, thinking and feeling. Also discusses the importance of reading books and stories with preschool-age children.
Date:   Jan 2012
Title:   Toys
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   The best guide for buying toys for children is to see what they enjoy playing with.
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Growing and learning with preschoolers
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Parents of young children want their children to get the best start they can in learning so they will do well at school and have successful lives. Often parents of very young children wonder what they can do to help their children get ready for their school time.
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Sexual abuse - an overview
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Sexual assault can be experienced by children, women and men. Increased openness and a willingness by adult survivors to discuss sexual abuse, and the development of service support networks, has led to greater community understanding of this issue. Children who experience sexual abuse may show physical signs or changes in behaviour. If you suspect sexual abuse or have been told about it by a child, you must report it.
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Homework - get into the habit
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Lots of kids groan about homework. They think that if you are working at school all day you should not have to do it at home too. You should be able to relax and have fun, play sports, hang out with friends and do all the relaxing things you need to do after a hard day at school.
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   How children learn
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   The first and most important learning in a child's life happens within the family. Children learn from the way people treat them and from what they see, hear and experience as soon as they are born.
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Growing and learning with toddlers
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Parents of young children want their children to get the best start they can in learning so they will do well at school and have successful lives. Often parents of very young children wonder what they can do to help their children get ready for their school time.
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Growing and learning with babies
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Learning does not just belong to school or formal lessons. Children learn most quickly in the earliest years and in many ways. They do not need to be
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Your school
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   School is where you get an education and learn lots of information about life, society and the world. You also get to learn new skills and have fun.
Date:   Sep 2011
Title:   Homework
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A guide to making the most of homework, including tips on how to help your child with homework, deal with homework problems and work effectively with teachers.
Date:   Sep 2011
Title:   Why play is important
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   Play helps your child to learn and develop, no matter what their age. Discusses how children use play to learn, and the different types of play that are appropriate for different ages.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Stealing
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Many parents are very worried about stealing. Sometimes children steal because they haven't yet learned that taking other people's things is wrong, some children steal because they are upset or worried about something.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Getting clever
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Do you have clever kids in your class? Are you clever? The 'cleverest' people are not always really brainy but they have learned how to be clever.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Tests and exams
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Tests are used to help you and the teacher. They let you know if you have understood something that you have been learning and they help the teacher plan what needs to be done to help you.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Toddlers at play
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   An introduction to the type of play toddlers enjoy and how it makes their brains develop. Includes suggestions for age-appropriate games and toys.
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Toddler play and learning: in a nutshell
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   This in-a-nutshell guide to play and learning explains some ways you can help toddlers develop their natural curiosity.
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Thinking: babies
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A guide to how your baby thinks, and games you can play to help thinking develop.
Date:   Dec 2010
Title:   Computer use and school-age children
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A parents' guide to computer use and school-age children. Recommends how much time school children should spend using computers. Also includes tips for safe and healthy computer use for school children, and how school children can make the most of computer time.
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Being teased
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Sometimes everything seems to go wrong at once. Maybe the teacher is giving you a hard time. Maybe your parents are giving you a hard time. Maybe your brother/sister/cousin/best friend is giving you a hard time too.
Date:   Aug 2010

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