Aboriginal First 2000 Days Key Messages: Child and Family Mental Health and Wellbeing

First 2000 Days for Aboriginal Families: Child and Family Mental Health and Wellbeing

Why is it important?
• Strong emotional health and wellbeing in children provides lifelong health and wellbeing benefits.
• Children feel valued and secure in warm, safe and nurturing relationships with their parents, carers and adults.

What to do?
• Take time to talk, yarn, read, sing, and play together.
• Children need a positive approach to discipline that is kind, consistent and understanding of their behaviour.
     – Think about factors that may influence their behaviour, e.g. hunger or tiredness.
• Take care of yourself and ask for support when you need it.

Emerging Minds Tips on infant and child mental health.

Raising Children Network Tips to build connection, communication and manage children’s behaviour.

Raising Healthy Minds app Tips to support parents and children’s mental health.