First 1,000 Days
![Header - 1000 Days](/assets/media/images/Header_-_1000_Days_-_2.2e16d0ba.fill-1920x900.jpg)
About the First 1,000 Days
The first 1,000 days refers to the period from conception until the end of a child’s second year. There is a wealth of evidence that shows interventions and support for families and their children during this critical time can have long term positive impacts on a child’s health and wellbeing outcomes. Early positive life experiences, a loving and safe environment, and responsive parenting can all have a positive and protective effect on a child’s development. Little Tasmanian is a key component of the Tasmanian Government’s Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy: It Takes a Tasmanian Village, which has a key focus on the first 1,000 days and represents the connection and coordination of passionate people in Government, in communities, and in every home in Tasmania.
The early stages
![1000 Days - Prepregnancy](/assets/media/images/1000_Days_-_Prepregnancy.2e16d0ba.fill-530x400.jpg)
Pre-pregnancy, pregnancy & birth
![1000 Days - Newborn](/assets/media/images/1000_Days_-_Newborn.2e16d0ba.fill-530x400.jpg)
Newborn
![1000 Days - Infant](/assets/media/images/1000_Days_-_Infant_1Y9qvck.2e16d0ba.fill-530x400.jpg)
Infant
![1000 Days -Toddler](/assets/media/images/Header_-_Toddler.2e16d0ba.fill-530x400.jpg)
Toddler
Topics
![Resources - Pregnancy](/assets/media/images/Resources_-_Pregnancy.2e16d0ba.fill-530x400.jpg)
Pregnancy in Tasmania
![1000 Days - Bringing home](/assets/media/images/1000_Days_-_Bringing_home.2e16d0ba.fill-530x400.jpg)
Bringing baby home
![1000 Days - Newborn 2](/assets/media/images/1000_Days_-_Newborn_tips.2e16d0ba.fill-530x400.jpg)
Tips for early parenting of newborns
![1000 Days - Rural](/assets/media/images/1000_Days_-_Rural_kJKccU9.2e16d0ba.fill-530x400.jpg)
Maternity services in rural Tasmania
![1000 Days - Breastfeeding](/assets/media/images/1000_Days_-_Breastfeeding.2e16d0ba.fill-530x400.jpg)
Breastfeeding
![1000 Days - Bottle feeding](/assets/media/images/1000_Days_-_Bottle_feeding_copy.2e16d0ba.fill-530x400.jpg)
Bottle feeding
![1000 Days - Support](/assets/media/images/1000_Days_-_Support.2e16d0ba.fill-530x400.jpg)
After your baby is born
![1000 Days - Immunisations](/assets/media/images/1000_Days_-_Immunisations.2e16d0ba.fill-530x400.jpg)
Immunisations
![1000 Days - Bonding](/assets/media/images/1000_Days_-_Bonding.2e16d0ba.fill-530x400.jpg)
Attachment and bonding
![1000 Days - Infant safety](/assets/media/images/1000_Days_-_Infant_safety.2e16d0ba.fill-530x400.jpg)
Newborn and infant health and safety
![1000 Days - Active](/assets/media/images/1000_Days_-_Active_fu4Eav4.2e16d0ba.fill-530x400.jpg)
Being active
![1000 Days - Solids](/assets/media/images/1000_Days_-_Solids_KVBLQ8o.2e16d0ba.fill-530x400.jpg)
Introducing solid foods
![1000 Days - Read Play](/assets/media/images/1000_Days_-_Read_Play.2e16d0ba.fill-530x400.jpg)
Talk, read and play
![1000 Days - Oral health](/assets/media/images/1000_Days_-_Oral_health.2e16d0ba.fill-530x400.jpg)
Oral health
![1000 Days - Development](/assets/media/images/1000_Days_-_Development.2e16d0ba.fill-530x400.jpg)
Your child's development
![1000 Days - Sleeping](/assets/media/images/1000_Days_-_Sleeping.2e16d0ba.fill-530x400.jpg)
Sleep and settling
For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families
![Orb](/assets/media/images/Orb.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x600.jpg)
The Orb
![LT - Raising Children](/assets/media/images/LT_-_Raising_Children_vjV6a0T.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x600.jpg)
The First 1,000 Days
![LT - Connected Beginnings](/assets/media/images/LT_-_Connected_Beginnings.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x600.jpg)
Connected Beginnings
For parents
![1000 Days - Self care](/assets/media/images/1000_Days_-_Processing.2e16d0ba.fill-530x400.jpg)
Processing birth experiences
![1000 Days - Parents](/assets/media/images/1000_Days_-_Parents.2e16d0ba.fill-530x400.jpg)
Parent self-care
![1000 Days - Pelvic Floor](/assets/media/images/1000_Days_-_Pelvic_Floor.2e16d0ba.fill-530x400.jpg)
Fitness and pelvic floor health
![1000 Days - Families](/assets/media/images/1000_Days_-_Families.2e16d0ba.fill-530x400.jpg)