The Scottish Child Health Programme: Guidance on the 27-30 month child health review

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General

Maternal and early years website
www.maternal-and-early-years.org.uk

Meeting the needs of parents with communication support needs:
http://www.maternal-and-early-years.org.uk/how-can-i-help-meet-the-needs-of-parents-with-communication-support-needs

Early years information pathway
http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/3708.aspx

Ready, Steady, Toddler!
http://www.readysteadytoddler.org.uk/index.aspx

Modernising Nursing in the Community
www.mnic.nes.scot.nhs.uk

Personal Child Health Record (Red Book)
http://shop.healthforallchildren.co.uk/pro.epl?SHOP=HFAC4&DO=USERPAGE&PAGE=DEC09

Child development

Social, emotional and behavioural

Family and parenting institute: Over the top behaviour in the under tens
www.familyandparenting.org/Resources/FPI/Documents/pubs%20catalogue%202012.pdf

Language and cognitive

ICAN
www.ican.org.uk

Talking Point
www.talkingpoint.org.uk

Words for life
www.wordsforlife.org.uk;

Communication Trust
http://www.hello.org.uk/

Talking trouble website
www.talkingtrouble.info

Before words
http://www.beforewords.co.uk/site/index.htm

National Autistic Society
http://www.autism.org.uk/

Child nutrition and growth

Nutrition and healthy eating

Happy healthy kids…simple steps for a healthy weight at home
http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/4143.aspx

Vitamin D and you
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0038/00386785.pdf

Healthy Start
http://www.healthystart.nhs.uk/

BDA Help my child won't eat!
http://www.nutrikids.ie/help-my-child-wont-eat/

NDR-UK (Nutrition and Diet resources) provides a range of nutrition and diet leaflets written by dietitians. This includes recommended resources from the British Dietetic Association (BDA) Paediatric Specialist Group, 'Help my Child Won't Eat' and 'My Child Still Won't Eat'. Further information can be found on
www.ndr-uk.org,
http://www.ndr-uk.org/BDA-Paediatric-Group/View-all-products.html.

Take Life On
http://www.takelifeon.co.uk/eat-healthier/

Community food and health (Scotland) website
http://www.communityfoodandhealth.org.uk/

Physical activity

Hassle free exercise (a)
http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/17.aspx

Child physical health

Immunisations

A guide to childhood immunisations up to 5 years of age
http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/6016.aspx

BCG and your baby
http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/3932.aspx

Immunisation Scotland website
http://www.immunisationscotland.org.uk/index.aspx

Dental health

First teeth, healthy teeth
http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/3251.aspx

Drinks for babies and young children
http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/5064.aspx

Child smile
www.child-smile.org.uk

Unintentional injuries

Good egg guide
http://www.inhomechildsafety.co.uk/the-in-home-guide

Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT)
www.capt.org.uk

Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents
http://www.rospa.com/about/aroundtheuk/scotland/default.aspx

Royal Pharmaceutical Society: Medicines are not child's play
http://rps.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=14749&shelfbrowse_itemnumber=14524

Traffic Club
http://www.trafficclub.co.uk/

Road safety with Ziggy
www.gosafewithziggy.com

General physical health

Meningitis - don't ignore the signs posters and symptom cards.
http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/2077.aspx

Meningitis can happen to anyone poster and symptoms cards
http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/2988.aspx

Headlice: information for parents
http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/25.aspx

Sleep Scotland
http://www.sleepscotland.org/

Parenting and family relationships

NSPCC Behave yourself
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/Inform/Applications/PublicationsSearch/CH_ProcessMoreInfo.asp?id=37&PublicationTitle=BEHAVE%20YOURSELF!:%20A%20GUIDE%20TO%20BETTER%20PARENTING&download=True

Family and Parenting Institute. From breakfast to bedtime: Helping you and your child through the day!
http://www.familyandparenting.org/Resources/FPI/Documents/FPI_FBTB%20may%202011.pdf

National Parenting Strategy: Making a positive difference to children and young people through parenting
www.scotland.gov.uk51a82a58-2284-4797-b6c2-c88db1aa44c3

Parenting across Scotland
http://www.parentingacrossscotland.org/

Fatherhood institute
http://www.fatherhoodinstitute.org/

One Parent Families Scotland
http://www.opfs.org.uk/

Parentline plus
http://familylives.org.uk/

NSPCC
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/

Mumsnet
www.mumsnet.com

Netmums
www.netmums.com

Parental health

Parental smoking

Aspire magazine
http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/313.aspx

REFRESH How To Guide - creating a smoke free home
www.refreshproject.org.uk/how-to-guide

Parental smoking (con)

How to stop smoking and stay stopped
http://www.healthscotland.com/uploads/documents/16267-HowToStopSmoking.pdf

Fresh start (for pregnant women therefore relevant if mums are pregnant again)
http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/3424.aspx

We can help you stop smoking DVD and Smokeline card also available from Health Scotland

Parental alcohol or drug misuse

Alcofacts
http://www.healthscotland.com/uploads/documents/9344-Alcofacts2009.pdf

Cutting down your drinking
http://www.healthscotland.com/uploads/documents/16232-CuttingDownYourDrinking.pdf

You, your child and alcohol
http://www.drinksmarter.org/media/14397/parents-guide.pdf

Learning disabilities

You and your little child (easy-read version of RST!) www.changepeople.co.uk/productDetails.php?id=1733&type=3

Mental health

Depression alliance
http://www.depressionalliance.org/

Home learning environment

Play opportunities

Play@home leaflet giving details of available books including the toddler book for children aged 1-3 years
http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/4935.aspx

Play, talk, read
http://playtalkread.org

Scottish pre-school play association
http://www.sppa.org.uk

Education Scotland Every Day's a Learning Day for 0-3 and 3-6 years (distributed through Book-bugs)
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/resources/e/everydaylearning.asp

Family and parenting institute. Learning and play: giving your child the best start
http://www.familyandparenting.org/Resources/FPI/Documents/LearningAndPlay.pdf

Books and reading

Scottish Book Trust Bookbug scheme
http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/babies-early-years

Early learning and childcare

Nursery/ childminder/ playgroup attendance or registration

Education Scotland. Early years website.
www.educationscotland.gov.uk/earlyyears/index.asp

Family finances

Poverty and debt

Money Advice Service - a parent's guide to money
http://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/parents/

NES DVD for EY health professionals on benefits and money management (under development)
http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Healthier, wealthier children
http://www.nhsgg.org.uk/content/default.asp?page=home_hwc

Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) training for professionals
http://www.cpag.org.uk/scotland/

DirectGov pages for parents and relevant benefits
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/index.htm

Citizen's Advice Scotland
http://www.cas.org.uk/

Other

Adult education

The big plus
http://www.thebigplus.com/homepage

English for speakers of other languages
http://esolscotland.com/