Eastern Suburbs Child & Family Health

27/10/2025

Overwhelmed. Overstimulated. Touched out. Distracted and agitated. Senses can feel so raw sometimes – like an exposed nerve. You might feel like you want to:
-Explode in anger
-Freeze, or run away and hide
-Scream and cry
-Disconnect and withdraw from your thoughts, feelings and stressful situations
If you are neurodiverse, you have a brain that processes and reacts to sensory information from your environment differently from the brains of people who are not neurodivergent (also called neurotypical).

In our busy, chaotic world it can be hard to support our own wellbeing and sensory support needs. When you’re pregnant or caring for a baby, looking after yourself and your bub may feel extra tricky.

We’ve put together this guide for you and other neurodiverse parents in our community, so you can build up a toolkit of useful self-soothing skills for all those times when everything feels too much.

Info from
See their websie for more information (The direct link is available via our page ESChildFamilyHealth): Neurodiverse parents: Managing sensory overload | PANDA

23/10/2025

Clinic schedule for the last week of October!
Have a lovely weekend🕶️🌞

23/10/2025

21/10/2025

Info from
Protect your child’s skin by:
-Cover as much of your children’s skin as possible with loose-fitting clothes made from tightly-woven fabrics.
-Slap on a broad brim, bucket or legionnaire style hat that protects the face, ears and back of the neck. Hats are available for babies that crumple easily when they put their head down.
-Provide shade for prams and strollers.
-Plan the day’s activities to reduce your children’s exposure to the sun, especially between 10am and 2pm (11am and 3pm in daylight saving time).
-Stay in the shade as much as possible. Even in the shade, use other forms of sun protection to reduce exposure from reflected UV radiation from surfaces such as sand or concrete.
-Apply SPF50 or higher, broad-spectrum and water-resistant sunscreen on any exposed areas of skin.

When you’re out and about:
-Check your children often to ensure they are well protected. Adjust covers on prams and strollers to make sure babies remain shaded.
-Encourage your children to play in the shade. Remember even in shade, scattered or reflected UV radiation can cause skin damage.
-Keep children’s hats on.
-Reapply sunscreen every two hours or more often if wiped or washed off.
-Be a role model for your child and practice good sun protection behaviors yourself.
-Sun protection isn’t just for summer

19/10/2025

Celebrating Children's Rights
Children’s Week is a national event held annually around the fourth Wednesday in October, promoting awareness of children’s rights under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Led by the Children’s Week Council of Australia, the week encourages national participation and supports children to be seen, heard, and celebrated in every community.https://childrensweek.org.au/

16/10/2025

Happy Friday ☀️

15/10/2025

October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month, the Australian Breastfeeding Association is hosting a free 1.5-hour webinar designed especially for expectant and new parents of babies with Down syndrome. Go to for more information.

Wednesday 22 October, 7:00 pm (AEDT)
Open to parents and health professionals

Gain practical information on breastfeeding a baby with Down syndrome and hear from a mum who will share her personal experience in our live Q&A session.

14/10/2025

Honouring the Memory of Babies
On October 15, the International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day will culminate in the , a powerful event where people around the world light candles at 7pm in their local time zone to honour the memory of babies who have died. This wave of light symbolises solidarity and remembrance, helping to create a sense of global connection for grieving families.

For support in Australia please visit: https://www.stillbirthcre.org.au/parents/care-after-loss/support-groups/ (direct link available via our page ESChildFamilyHealth)

12/10/2025

Have you tried our NEW Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Resource Hub (CALD RESOURCE HUB?)

Support is offered in the following languages:
Arabic
Bengali
Chinese
Greek
Mongolian
Nepali
Spanish
Thai
Vietnamese

Telephone interpreting: Available through TIS National (131 450)
You can call this number and ask for an interpreter in your language. Then ask TIS to call Child and Family Health on 1300 244 288

Please note: Tresillian now have a Translation Button on the home page of the Tresillian website - https://www.tresillian.org.au This new feature allows users to instantly translate the website's content into multiple languages!

https://www.seslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/culturally-and-linguistically-diverse-resource-hub-cald-resource-hub Direct link available through our page: ESchildfamilyhealth

11/10/2025

CPR for children and teenagers

Info from: https://raisingchildren.net.au/toddlers/parenting-in-pictures/cpr-for-children