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  1. What is SPARX? SPARX is a self-help e-therapy tool for rangatahi aged between 12 and 19. It teaches rangatahi key skills. These skills help to fight mild to moderate depression, anxiety and stress. SPARX works like a video game. Users control an avatar. …
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  2. … skin-to-skin (tummy to tummy) contact with you until the first breastfeed, or for at least an hour, to encourage …
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  3. … just after falling asleep. They often sleep soundly in the first few hours after going to sleep. Tamariki are more …
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  4. … to the powder). Sterilising equipment (necessary for the first 6 months), either: ​ a large cooking pot (large enough …
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  5. … whānau who share their experiences of parenting in the first 5 years.  Parenting Babies And Children Vaccination …
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  6. … It looks at the food pipe (oesophagus), stomach and the first part of the small bowel (duodenum).    A gastroscope is …
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  7. … in the fridge for no more than 24 hours. For your baby’s first 6 months, all water used for formula should be boiled …
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  8. … also do some checks to make sure your baby is well. The first few months of life with a newborn can be challenging. …
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  9. … it started? How did it start? Which part of the body was first involved?  How did it progress? Did it include both …
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  10. … might like to check out an overview of autism-takiwātanga first. Autism-Takiwātanga Young children (under 3 years) A …
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  11. … Add 1 cup stock, stir regularly, add the next cup when the first cup has been absorbed by the rice. Repeat until all …
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  12. … on the stove Cook on the back elements of the stove first. Turn pot handles toward the back of the stove and …
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  13. … can begin 3 to 30 days after the spores are swallowed. The first symptom is constipation lasting 3 days or more. This …
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  14. … the temperature on the skin on the inside of your wrist first to make sure it's not too hot.  Eyelid massage After …
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  15. … symptoms appear.    Blisters Small blisters usually appear first around the mouth, on the gums and on the sides of the …
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  16. … asleep during the procedure if your child is unwell in the first 24 hours after the procedure, and you are worried, take …
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  17. Key points about being a good role model for your teen be the kind of person you want your teenager to grow up to be act the way you'd like your kids to act – lead by example your example is one of the best ways to raise a child   How your actions can …
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  18. … The rash can sometimes be itchy. The rash looks blotchy at first and then over time, looks more like sunburn. The area …
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  19. … teeth too, so it's important you look after your child's first teeth.  Caring For Your Child's Teeth: 1 To 5 Years …
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  20. … and 15 months Tamariki need 2 doses of the MMR vaccine - a first dose at 12 months of age and a second dose at 15 …
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  21. … and exploration. Play helps your child's brain During the first years of your child's life, it is play, not scheduled …
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  22. … breastmilk: express by hand if you can, especially in the first few days discuss other ways of expressing with your …
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