Your Child in Whittlesea February 2016

Your Local Family Magazine

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2016 Immunisation Schedule Library Storytime Schedule Valentine’s Day Activities Kids Corner Colouring Competition

Volume 4

February 2016

Editor’s Notice Board Welcome to the February 2016 issue of Your Child in Whittlesea!

A Very Happy New Year to all our Readers! As we begin another year, we have included interesting articles related to “Back to School” as well as “Valentine’s Day” in this issue. In addition, we have featured the Whittlesea Council Immunisation Sessions 2016 Schedule on page 17 and the complete 2016 schedule for the Yarra Plenty Regional Library Story Time Sessions on page 24.

As mentioned in our last issue, we begin a new era at Your Child in Whittlesea as I pass on the baton to a new editor in 2016 - a new year and a fresh perspective.

We welcome our new editor, Teresa Weir, and wish her all the best in her new role. During this transition, we would like to assure our readers and advertisers that we are committed to ensuring that the handover is as smooth and seamless as possible.

As the founding editor of Your Child in Whittlesea, I would like to thank all our advertisers, our readers and those in leadership positions in our community who have supported this magazine from its inception in 2013 and continue to do so year after year.

As always, please remember to shop local and support the wonderful advertisers who enable us to provide this magazine, free of charge, to families like yourselves.

Thank you and farewell!

Christine Christine Ernest, Outgoing Editor

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may have the career for you POSITION OPEN Expressions of interest are invited for FAMILY DAY CARE EDUCATION & SUPPORT CO-ORDINATOR - Doreen to Seymour area Contracted position. Commencing at 25 flexible hours per week, increasing to meet demand Duties: • To resource and support our team of family day care educators • To monitor the education and care provided to children • To liaise with families • To network, represent and promote Kids Matter family daycare • To uphold our rating of Exceeding the National Quality Standard Requirements: • A Diploma in Children’s Services (minimum) • Experience in an approved child care service (Family day care experience desirable) • An understanding of the National Quality Framework and its application to family day care • People skills - friendly, professional, empathetic, respectful and motivational advocacy for the right of every child to receive high quality education and care • Able to work unsupervised, make ethical decisions, mentor, ask advice and research information • Able to contribute to and enjoy the benefits of our flexible, professional, supportive Resource Team • Able to support and resource educators to manage a quality home based child care service and successful business • Must be of good character and hold current certification and qualifications as specified in the national regulations • Recent criminal record check and working with children check • Drivers licence and own roadworthy car essential

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SPECIAL 2016 FEBRUARY PROMOTION The ‘Discover You’ Workshop is all about you and creating the changes that your heart desires Who are you today and what do you represent?

What are your values - in the past and now?

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Taking enrolments for 2016 Limited places available now!

Sessions run every Wednesday 10.30am-12.30pm at the Darebin North East Community Hub Commencing on - Bundoora Wednesday 3 February 2016 For more information, please contact Maria via email at:

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Handy Phone Numbers Emergency Numbers Ambulance Fire DIAL 000 Police Victoria State Emergency Services Hospitals

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Northern Hospital...................................................

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Box Hill Hospital......................................................

Royal Children’s Hospital (Parkville).......................

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Crisis Centres Poisons....................................................................

Kids Help Line..........................................................

Lifeline.....................................................................

Suicide Helpline - (Victoria only).............................

Nurse-on-Call..........................................................

Child Protection - (After Hours Service)..................

Domestic Violence Crisis Centre.............................

Sexual Assault Service (After Hours).......................

Centres Against Sexual Assault................................

Victims of Crime Helpline.......................................

LifeCircle - HOPELINE..............................................

SANDS* Vic...*Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Support Australian Breastfeeding Association Helpline

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Whittlesea Police ...................................................

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Contents & Index of Advertisers Your quick guide to everyone and everything in Your Child...

Articles

Business Opportunity

6 It’s all Too Much!

8 Concrete Thoughts...

10 The holidays are over - welcome back routine 12 The Solution to Keeping Your New Years Resolution 14 School Refusal 16 Fussy eating - getting to the root of the problem 18 Encourage your child to read through positive association 20 What’s for lunch?

22 How to reconnect with your partner this Valentine’s Day

5 Kids Matter Family Day Care 23 Your Child Magazines

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Editors Noticeboard What’s On in Whittlesea Kids Corner - Competition Handy Phone Numbers

Your Child Business Opportunity Call 1300 657 996

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Child Care/Early Learning 2 Little Flyers Learning Centres (formerly Eltham College Kids)

Educational Institutions 3 Gilson College Mernda 31 St Paul the Apostle Doreen 32 Ivanhoe Grammar School

Education Support 11 Kip McGrath Education Centre - Mill Park

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Employment/Vacancies 5 Kids Matter Family Day Care - Position Open

Health & Well-Being 7 ‘Discover You’ Workshop

Sports/Fitness 9 Action Indoor Sports Bundoora & Inflatable World 11 Gymsports Academy Epping 19 Ready Steady Go Kids

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Deadline for Mar 2016 Issue 18th of Feb 2016

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