On Monday, 22nd July, Shiona and Emma came to visit who work in the Child Health Nurse and Child Health Education Industries come visit. CHaPs are a free service with 70 clinics statewide! They are a primary health service where prevention is key for raising healthy babies and supporting new parents. They also support young parents aged 15-19 with their 'cu@home' program, children 6 to 18 with their Wetaway program, and have virtual support for those who require assessments and appointments online or over the phone.

Our students got to see a demonstration of what an appointment may look like for first time parents who are having their babies weighed, measured and checked over. They learnt about developmental milestones, brain development, language development and red flags which may require a referral to another provider.

Some lessons that stuck in our students' minds were:

• It takes a village to raise a child. Many parents may require help, and that's okay.
• Today's guest speakers delivered plenty of valuable information about another possible career.
• The differences in brain development at birth/6 years/14 years was surprising.
• Formula feeding raises the risk of SIDS.
• Child development was really interesting.
• I learnt lots about safe sleeping and risks.
• SIDS is more frequent than I thought.
• I learnt that emotions and caring for your baby is important to help their brains grow.