• What is attachment?
• Why is brain development important?

Attachment

• New Zealand Centre for Attachment provides information for parents on sleep, feeding and attachment and offers workshops, consultation and support
  
• Raising Children Australia provides useful information on attachment
  

Brain development

• The Brainwave Trust raises public awareness about the importance of early experiences on infant brain development and produces pamphlets, brochures and DVDs
• Littlies has an interesting article on brain development

If you have a baby

• Parents Centres New Zealand provides childbirth education and antenatal support plus parenting support and education
• Plunket supports the health and development of babies and young children
• Family and Community Services has developed a series of pamphlets for parents with children under five; SKIP - Strategies with Kids, Information for Parents
• The Well Child Tamariki Ora provides support for all whānau with children aged 0-5
• Parents Inc offers seminars for teens, parenting, relationships, raising kids, and courses for parents with children aged 0-6, 6-12, teens, and specific programmes for Maori.
• Raising Children is a comprehensive guide from Australia; covering each period of a child's development

If you have a toddler/young child

• Family and Community Services has developed a series of pamphlets for parents with children under five; SKIP - Strategies with Kids, Information for Parents
• Plunket supports the health and development of toddlers and young children
• Team-Up provides a wealth of information on early learning needs and activities
• Barnardos offers community-based care and support, and early childhood education
• Learn about early childhood education services, run co-operatively at Playcentre
• New Zealand Kindergartens Inc outlines the importance of early childhood education
• Family and Community Services has a exhaustive list of useful links to information on raising children
• Great Potentials offers support for children and their families though Family Service Centres, HIPPY and MATES
• Parents Inc offers programmes/seminars and information for parents of babies and childrens 0 to 6.

If you have a 5-8 year old

• Team-Up provides a wealth of information on primary school age needs
• Parents Inc offers programmes/seminars and information for parents of babies and childrens 0 to 6.
• Raising Children is a comprehensive guide from Australia; covering each period of a child's development