Toy Libraries Australia: The peak body for over 280 toy libraries in Australia.
Kid Spot: A great website for finding out about childrens development. It discusses pregnancy as well as eating, sleeping, playing, development, behaviour, health and tools for babies, toddlers, pre-school and school children.
Playgroups: If you would like to provide more opportunities for your preschool child to play with other children, you might like to consider joining a Playgroup. Playgroup SA says that Playgroups are set up and run by parents and carers. In a playgroup, parents and carers stay and play with their children and also help them to play with other children. At playgroups, children choose from a range of activities set up by the parents. Playgroups are for children from birth to 5 years (school age).
The Raising Children Network (the Australian parenting website): The Raising Children Network website gives information for parents dealing with different family situations as well as information and advice about:
- Behaviour
- Connecting & Communicating
- Development Health & Daily Care
- Nutrition & Fitness
- Play & Learning
- Safety
- Sleep
for newborns, babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers and school age children.
Parenting SA: You can download Parent Easy Guides from Parenting SA and find out about the Parent Helpline.
Parenting Research Centre: for raising children well at:
Child & Youth Health: for a wide range of health topics and other information for families.
Family Education: includes information and advice about children of all ages.
WEBSITES RECOMMENDED BY TOY LIBRARY FAMILIES
FunBrain
This site is great for finding educational games. I usually like to pick something out for each of the boys and play the games with them depending on whatever they’re currently learning in school. It’s a really cool way to get them engaged in learning.
The Boredom Buster
This site lists a bunch of great (unplugged) games for kids. It’s really easy to pick out new games to play and keep the kids from sitting in front of the t.v. all day.
DISCLAIMER:
The Tea Tree Gully Toy Library is not responsible for advice/opinions/content on any of the above sites.
