Sites of Interest for Baby, Toddler, Kids and even Adults!
including Charities & Not-For-Profit Organisations |
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If you would like your business listed here, please contact
Natalie. A reciprocated link is always appreciated.
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• Oxygym Health & Fitness www.oxygymaustralia.com.au
 Located in Wangara, Oxygym offers Perth mums an "Active Mums" group fitness sessions, designed for mothers who want to exercise with their baby, need to get their body back into shape after pregnancy, need to be motivated to exercise and want to exercise socially with other mothers and babies. This fantastic program includes 50 minute sessions small groups and the choice of attending the class once or twice a week. Fitness activities include working on the abdominals and core stability, as well as toning and strengthening the body. Designed for ALL levels of fitness. There is even a Kiddie Corner available for those mums with other children!
1/6 Buckingham Drive Wangara 9309 1777 |
• Australian Baby Directory www.nursery.com.au
 an Australian Baby Directory helping you find information, products and services on cots and baby furniture, prams and strollers, high chairs and other featured categories on baby toys, baby books, baby clothes and even baby car seats. |
• Tots n Tums www.tots-n-tums.net
Tots-n-Tums is a fun and friendly online community forum for parents of all ages and backgrounds to share and gain information, support and friendship. |
 • The Bodhi Tree - "Inspiring Wisdom" www.bodhitree.net.au
Perth's best kept secret is in Mt Hawthorn, on the corner of Oxford St and Scarborough Beach Rd. The Bodhi Tree Bookstore Cafe offers "a broad and inspiring range of personal and professional development books, elegant cafe offering vegetarian chemical-free food and Fair Trade coffee, comfortable seating area for your business meetings, worthwhile gifts carefully selected using ethical criteria". You can also purchase books online, but if you're like me and like to be surrounded by books you can physically touch and read, my advice is to pop in and say hi to Karen and her friendly staff. More than a bookstore, The Bodhi Tree will nourish your body, mind and soul!
Info Session @ The Bodhi Tree: Natalie (owner/instructor) from Idibidi Kids will be presenting an informative 1 hr session all about infant massage; discover what the benefits are for you and your baby as well as what massage strokes and techniques will help assist your baby's health and development. |
 • Australian Baby Guide www.australianbabyguide.com.au
The Australian Baby Guide is a one-stop book and website brimming with expert advice, reassuring parent-to-parent tips and tales and featuring the most comprehensive Resources section of products and services published in Australia. Kaz Cooke has described it as a "mumburger with the lot". Idibidi Kids features in the Australian Baby Guide. |
• Mullaloo Chiropractic Clinic
email: sonia@mullaloochiropractic.com.au
email: kathryn@mullaloochiropractic.com.au
Shop 4, Mullaloo Plaza, 11 Koorana Rd, Mullaloo, West Australia. Ph 9403 0888
Members of The Chiropractors Association of Australia |
 • Sweet Bula www.sweetbula.com.au
Quality Natural and Organic Body, skin, bath, and hair products from the shores of Fiji, suitable for all ages.
Sweet Bula is a family run online store that uses only the finest 100% virgin coconut oil sourced from Fiji. |
 • Cute Couture email: cutecouture@iinet.net.au
Shop 12, Hillarys Boat Harbour, Western Australia.
Ph 08 9203 9772
Catering for new born to 8 years, Cute Couture is Perth's premiere children's fashion boutique. Children's clothing labels including Babylicious, Cheeky Little Soles, Babybuds, Tommy Rocket, Fred Bare,
Finnigan Finn plus more! You'll find Hillarys Boat Harbour
at Sorrento Quay, 20 minutes north of Perth city. |
• The Goodnight Nurse www.thegoodnightnurse.com.au
Emma specialises in Babies Sleep Problems and Children's Behaviour (0 to 6 yrs) in the south western regional areas of Australia. |
• Apple Green Photography www.applegreen.com.au
Brooke is the photographer from Apple Green photography who
took the photo of myself with my second son (on the Bio page), also the photo of my hands cupping his feet. I highly
recommend Apple Green photography for all your family portraits. |
• Kidzabuzz Family Voucher
Book www.kidzabuzz.com.au
 IDIBIDI KIDS™ Massage has featured in the 2008/9 and 2009/10 editions. Please view the Idibidi Kids BLOG for further details. Look out for your discount voucher! KidzaBuzz is similar to the Entertainment Book but for families and kids. There are hundreds of vouchers to choose from. Thank you to Bec for your assistance &
encouragement. |
• Babes on the Run www.babesontherun.com.au
Specialising in women’s health
and fitness, including pre-natal and post-natal.
• Kiddy Things You are sure to find something for your baby or child at Kiddy Things! Kiddy Things buy and sell new and pre-loved quality goods. Ph 9300 0922. U2/101 Winton Rd, Joondalup. |
 • Bubhub directory www.bubhub.com.au
Australia’s largest pregnancy and parenting portal. |
| • Uplift Design www.uplift.com.au |
 • Pregnancy, Babies &
Children’s expo www.pbcexpo.com.au
Perth 13th to 15th August 2010 at Claremont showgrounds,
Claremont. Recieve your FREE ticket online!
The PBC Expo is dedicated to providing you with a quality event featuring the big brand names, the latest innovations, essential parenting tips and advice from experts all under one roof.
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International Association of Infant Massage I.A.I.M Inc. (Australia) 
www.iaim.com.au The International Association of Infant Massage is the first global organisation in infant massage; the Australian branch forming in 1994 and is Australia's only international program of certification AND not-for-profit organisation.
The IAIM's mission statement is "to promote nurturing touch and communication through training, education and research so that parents, caregivers and children are loved, valued and respected throughout the world community". |
• My Child Magazine www.mychildmagazine.com.au
 My Child is unique. An
all-Australian, beautifully designed and written parenting, health and lifestyle magazine, it helps parents know what to expect in the period from conception and pregnancy through to the birth of their child and the first five years of parenting.
In-depth, intelligent features offer the latest trends, technological advances and research in the fields of mother and baby health, child psychology and early childhood education.
• A Labour of Love www.alabouroflove.com.au
A Labour of Love is an
ante and post natal birth support service, Perth, Western Australia. |
• La Toriana www.latoriana.com.au
Online baby/children's boutique selling quality garments. Based in Victoria. Idibidi Kids Massage has featured in La Toriana's blog page - thank you Elizabeth! |
• L'il Aussie Prems L'il Aussie Prems Directory
An Australian online support site for parents and families of premature & SCN babies. Research has shown that regular massage for low birthweight/premature babies assists with an increase in weight gain and strengthens the parent-infant bond. Idibidi Kids™ Massage is proud to be a featured link on this website. It is National Premature Birth Awareness Week 24th to 30th November 2008. Visit www.bornearly.org.au to find out more! |
 • National Premmie Foundation www.prembaby.org.au
6 of Australia’s prem support groups have come together to form a national organization that will unify, and act as a guiding body for existing prem support groups, help to create new ones, help to improve the treatments and outcomes available for premature infants, and represent the interests of these infants and their families in terms of health policies, funding and standards of care.
NATIONAL PREMMIE DAY 31st July 2009 - donations over $2 are tax deductible!
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• Kangaroo Mother Care Promotions www.kangaroomothercare.com
Aims to promote the implementation of Kangaroo Mother Care as the standard method of care for all newborn babies, including premature babies. Kangaroo Mother Care is particularly beneficial for premature babies, offering skin-to-skin contact, exclusive breastfeeding and support to the mother-infant dyad (meaning two individuals regarded as a pair; without separation). |
• One Stop Health www.onestophealth.com.au
 Janelle Repacholi, Naturopath and owner of "One Stop Health: an online health and wellbeing initiative for the West Australian Community", has written an article 10/09/08 "Who Wants Happy Babies and Children?", referring to Idibidi Kids Massage. Please visit this wonderful and very useful website supporting West Australian communities and sustainable living practices.
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• MTM Physiotherapy www.mtmphysiotherapy.com.au
 MTM's aim is to provide all patients with the best possible treatment from our dedicated and knowledgeable staff. MTM want clients to leave their clinic feeling better, having knowledge of their injury and the expectations of their improvement. MTM Physiotherapy delivers a high quality, personalised, hands on physiotherapy service to return their clients to optimal function. In women's health, specialising in
Back, pelvic, coccyx pain,
Upper back/lower neck from breastfeeding,
Mastitis,
Abdominal separation,
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and other neural compressions. |
• Prem in Perth www.preminperth.net/
Prem in Perth is a personal journal and a growing source of useful information for families of premature babies born in Western Australia. Idibidi Kids™ features in Kathryn's post under Products for Prems, see www.preminperth.net/products-for-prems/ . If you have given birth to a premature baby, Prem in Perth is a fantastic site that offers support for parents of premmies and contains lots of other information specific to those parents with premature baby. Read more about how infant massage can assist parents and their prem babies in an upcoming BLOG post by Natalie of Idibidi Kids™! |
• Natural Family Directory www.natural-birth.com.au
Your online guide to pregnancy and birth |
• Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond www.pregnancy.com.au
An extensive source of information and support for pregnancy, birth and parenting, by Jane Palmer, Midwife. |
| • Holistic Kids www.holistickids.com.au |
• Reflux Infants Support Association Inc. (RISA) www.reflux.org.au
Australian based community support group that aims to encourage and give confidence and moral support to families of infants and children who have problems associated with Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux (GOR, reflux). |
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• Pollywog Baby www.pollywogbaby.com
"Infant Reflux, Baby Gas and Colic Solutions" PollywogBaby.com provides practical infant reflux and colic solutions to help parents bridge the gap between clinical information and home life.
Charities and Not-for-Profit
I have personally supported the following organisations, and as a business, Idibidi Kids™ would like to continue to do the same:
- Australian Red Cross - The Power of Humanity www.redcross.org.au
Natalie has donated to the Victorian Bushfires Appeal 2009. Hundreds of people, including children, have lost their lives in this tragedy, the largest natural disaster in Australia's history. Further information can be found online at the Red Cross website.
- SIDS and Kids www.sidsandkids.org
- Ngala www.ngala.com.au
- beyondblue www.beyondblue.org.au
The national depression initiative. October 2008 is Anxiety and Depression Awareness month. Beyondblue has specific information on post-natal depression and other links to mental health sites within Australia.
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PANDA (Post and Antenatal Depression Association Inc.) www.panda.org.au
A Victorian based organisation, however does contain lots of useful information on post-natal depression and links to other PND (post natal depression) sites within Australia, (including PNDSA - Post Natal Depression Support Association in Perth) and other mental health sites. 16th to 22nd November 2008 is PND Awareness Week. Did you know that 1 in 7 new mums are affected by post natal depression?
- Meerilinga www.meerilinga.org.au
- Carbon Neutral www.carbonneutral.com.au
Idibidi Kids™ offset its vehicle emissions in 2008. This means that Carbon Neutral and Men of the Trees planted the equivalent amount of native trees required to offset the amount of carbon dioxide produced by my vehicle's emissions. This is one way you can help reduce the amount of greenhouse gas and create a better environment for our children.
- Raising Children Network
www.raisingchildren.net.au
- Women and Infants Research
foundation (WIRF) http://www.wirf.com.au
The Women and Infants Research Foundation (WIRF) is Western
Australia's leading community-based research organisation
dedicated to the fields of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn
Medicine.
 Massage in Schools Australia Inc. (MISA)
An organisation who furthers the vision and aims of the international Massage in Schools Association, teaching peer massage to children aged 4 to 12 years. http://www.massageinschools.com.au/
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 Princess Margaret Hospital
for Children (PMH) foundation www.pmhfoundation.com
August 2009: Idibidi Kids is now a proud corporate member of the Women of the West! WOTW is a dedicated and passionate group of people helping to raise funds for W.A's only specialist children's hospital.
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- Leukaemia Foundation www.leukaemia.org.au
Idibidi Kids™ (owner/instructor - Natalie) attended the Lunch for Leukaemia at U.W.A in September 2008 to help raise money for the Foundation. Read more in the Idibidi Kids BLOG.
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