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Supporting your family's health from pregnancy through the early years

Healthy Beginnings helps parents and carers support their child's healthy growth and development from pregnancy to early years. Our website brings together trusted evidence based information, recipes, practical tips and videos to make parenting easier.

About Healthy Beginnings

Healthy Beginnings was created by researchers, child health professionals and parents to make reliable child health information easier to understand and use. The website was co-designed with families from diverse cultural backgrounds to ensure it is practical, inclusive and relevant to everyday life. Everything you find here is based on the latest evidence and designed to support healthy feeding, active play, sleep and your child's development.

15+ years of research

Built on more than 15 years of Australian research in early childhood obesity prevention and healthy development.

Co-designed with parents

Designed with parents to make sure the information is easy to understand, culturally appropriate and useful

Team of experts

The team consists of researchers, dietitians, child and family health nurses, and other health professionals.

Available in multiple languages

The website is available in English, Arabic and Mongolian, with selected resources translated into additional languages.
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Our commitment

Parenting comes with lots of questions. Healthy Beginnings provides trustworthy information you can rely on, helping you feel confident as your child grows. Whether you're preparing for a new baby, introducing solid foods, encouraging active play or establishing healthy sleep habits, we're here to support you every step of the way.

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