Kids+ is excited to share that our first article about the Kids+ Parent Infant Program has been published in Frontiers in Pediatrics and can be freely accessed here.

The Kids+ Parent Infant Program was developed by Sarah Foley and Kelly Reynolds during their time at Kids+. The publication is co-authored by Sarah, Kelly, Kids+ Kids+ Research Coordinator Dr Anna Urbanowicz, and Dr Margaret Mayston. The Kids+ Parent Infant Program pioneered community-based development supports for families and their infants in Geelong and the Barwon Region, Victoria.

The article outlines the unique elements of the Kids+ Parent Infant Program, which includes a coordinated transition from hospital to home, and holistic support for infants who require developmental support. The article also includes directions for future program development and research.

Kids+ Physiotherapist, Louise Daniels, was recently a guest of the Stroke Foundation’s ‘Childhood Stroke’ Podcast discussing the engagement of young children in sports after stroke. Louise was joined Tony Peacock who is the parent of Kids+ participant, Georgia, who had a stroke. Tony is also a member of Stroke Foundation's Lived Experience Advisory Group. Also on the guest panel was Dr Olivia Lee, a paediatric rehabilitation consultant who supports families and children to become involved in sports after childhood stroke.

Janine Nichols and Jenny Flanders are awarded the Donna Shaw ‘Spirit of Kids+’ Award for 2022 at the Kids+ End of Year Event in Geelong in December 2022.

Sunday 2nd October 2022 saw the sky at Rippleside Park painted in colour when over 1,000 members of the community came together to celebrate inclusivity.