During adolescence, you'll notice changes in the way your child interacts with family, friends and peers. Every child's social and emotional development is different.

Your child's development is shaped by your child's unique combination of genes, brain development, environment, experiences with family and friends, and community and culture

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In the first five years of life, your child's brain develops more and faster than at any other time in his life. The early experiences your child has – the things he sees, hears, touches, smells and tastes – stimulate his brain, creating millions of connections.

This is when foundations for learning, health and behaviour throughout life are laid down.

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Major themes identified were consistent across all settings and patients. These were confusion over medicines, perceived lack of advice from health professionals to patients about medicines and challenges in having effective interactions with medical practitioners and pharmacists.

Participants wanted more information about medicine, indications for medicine, how they should be used, potential side effects, drug interactions and duration of therapy. They also reported an absence of appropriate medication labelling and written information.

By Lindy Swain Bpharm and Lesley Barclay.

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