What you need to know
Want to know more about your child’s sleep and development?
Our Maternal and Child Health team offer Moonee Valley residents FREE sleep and settling information sessions for children aged zero to three years.
Sessions are available at a variety of times and dates, including evenings and Saturday mornings.
Infant sleep 0-4 months
The session will cover:
- sleep patterns and behaviours, sleep needs of infants and their communication cues
- infant development and the importance of play
- infant nutrition
- self-care and support for parents.
Sleep and nutrition (6-9 months)
The session will cover:
- understanding sleep patterns, behaviours and needs
- encouraging good sleep habits
- sleep associations
- transition and progression of solid foods
- self-care and support for parents.
Toddler sleep and nutrition
(12 months – 3 years)
The session will cover:
- toddler sleep patterns and behaviours
- encouraging good sleep habits
- strategies to help improve sleep
- toddler development, the fussy eating phase and its impact on sleep
- self-care and support for parents.
- toddler eating issues.