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Parent resources

Welcome to the Healthy Schools parent resources page. Here you will find factsheets and posters with healthy eating ideas for your children.

On this page

  • Lunchbox tips
  • Factsheets
  • Starting primary school
  • Drinking water
  • Screen time and sleep
  • Vaping
  • Healthy teeth for kids

 

Lunchboxes

For tips on what to pack in you're child's lunchbox, view our lunchboxes flyers.

 

General factsheets

images of sometimes foods vs everyday foods
Healthy snack foods swaps
Taste time placemat
Taste time placemat
Healthy active kids flyer
Healthy active kids flyer
Factsheet of tips
Healthy habits for children 3-17 years

Starting primary school

A healthy start to big school factsheet preview. Girl in school uniform
A healthy start to big school
Back to school - tips for families
Back to school - tips for families
A plastic lunchbox with sandwich and fruit
Lunchboxes

Drinking water

Boy with brown hair and glassing drinking a glass of milk. Ideas of what to drink at home
Healthy drinks at home
Girl drinking a glass of milk. Dot points suggesting what to drink after school
After school drink ideas
Boy drinking glass of juice, dot point explaining why fruit is better than fruit juice
Fruit or fruit juice?
Image with dot points of what to do when you can't get your child to drink water
Can't get your child to drink water?
Image with bottles of drink displaying teaspoons with amounts of sugar
Do you know how much sugar your child is drinking?
Girl with long brown hair drinking glass of cola. Sugary drinks are non-milk drinks with added sugar including soft drinks, energy drinks, fruit drinks and cordial.
Sugary drinks
Can of energy drink with text: Drinks with added caffeine are not recommended for children. Energy drinks and some soft drinks contain caffeine.   Energy drinks are often much higher in caffeine than soft drinks.  Drinking energy drinks can cause sleeping problems, low mood, racing heart, anxious feelings and headaches.
Energy drinks

Screen time and sleep

Screen tips for kids resource
Screen tips for kids
Managing screen time video
Managing screen time video
Sleep routines video
Sleep routines video

Vaping

What parents need to know about vaping
What parents need to know about vaping

Healthy teeth for kids

Healthy mouths for school kids thumbnail
Healthy mouths for school kids
How to brush thumbnail
How to brush
Toothbrushing chart thumbnail
Toothbrushing chart
Health Promotion

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  • Cookbooks and Resources
  • Healthy Adults
    • Gentle Exercise Groups
    • Get Healthy Service
    • Health Moves
    • Quick and Healthy Recipes
      • Cookbooks, fundraising and directories
      • Easy Food
      • Lunchtime Basics
  • Healthy Food and Built Environments
  • Healthy Grabs
    • Active Kids and Families
    • Breastfeeding
    • Healthy Adults
    • Healthy Eating
    • Screen Time
    • Sleep
    • Smoking
  • Healthy Kids
    • Active Outdoor Ideas
    • Babies to 5 years
    • Boredom Busters
    • Go4Fun
    • Healthy Canteens
    • Healthy Schools
      • Content for school newsletters
      • Parent resources
      • Student resources
      • Teacher resources
    • Healthy growth for children
    • Lunch Boxes
    • Munch & Move
      • Family communication for early childhood services
      • Resources for cooks
      • Resources for educators
      • Resources for parents
    • Professional Learning Hub
  • Research
  • Smoking and Vaping
    • Beyond the Habit
    • Helping You to Quit
    • Quit Smoking & Vaping in Pregnancy
    • Short Film Series: Breathe Strong Live Long
    • Smoke and Vape Free Health Care
    • Smoke-Free Outdoor Areas
    • Stamp Out Smoking and Vaping
    • Vaping
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