Why use this website?
On the Raising Children website, parents will find reliable, scientifically validated information and resources to support them in the day-to-day work of raising children, and looking after their own needs. The website is growing all the time, and covers a broad range of up-to-date parenting topics.
Key offerings on the Raising Children website include:
- accessible, credible parenting information
- opportunities to connect through a national network of support and services
- a wide range of innovative features
- reliable, scientifically validated content.
Parenting information
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.
This material has been developed to be engaging and relevant, with a focus on accessibility and reliability.
RCN works with peak organisations and incorporates the advice and input of more than 180 experts. It researches and commissions original content, forms partnerships to incorporate quality content produced elsewhere and draws on existing parenting information from many sources.
Opportunities to connect
Through the many links, content partners and services listed on the Raising Children website, parents can learn about and connect with each other.
- join a parenting forum
- find services and support
- find your state parenting hotline
- find a referral organisation
- check or print a map of local services.
Innovative features
The Raising Children website offers a wide range of interactive tools and accessible downloads, such as:
- the unique Make a Book tool, which allows users to quickly compile, save and print a book of material drawn from the site as an attractive and ready-to-use PDF
- Baby Karaoke, an animated online songbook to help you sing with your children
- a comprehensive A-Z Health Reference, offering health information in a searchable and easy-to-read format
- the A-Z Disability Reference, which offers clear explanations of disability-related terms.
- view audio-visual demonstrations of parenting techniques from raisingchildren.tv.
- read parent-friendly movie reviews.
Reliable, scientific content
All content on the website has passed through a rigorous quality assessment process developed by the Raising Children Network (RCN) team and the RCN Scientific Advisory Board. The Board is made up of some of Australia's pre-eminent experts in child health and development, and oversees the website’s content development.
The website’s quality assessment process ensures that each piece of content is approved by at least two independent experts for accuracy and validity. A professional web editing team also assesses the accessibility and communication value of each piece to ensure that information is easy to understand, remember and act on.
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