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Torres Islands / Dolls

Ida Savage with normal "baby"
Patsy Bjerregaard with an alcohol affected "baby"
Ivy Trevallion with a drug affected "baby".
Yancy Laifoo.

Dolls promote healthy parenting
Young people and health professional in the Torres Strait and NPA can learn first hand the responsibilities of parenthood and the effect of drugs, tobacco, and alcohol on babies through the use of "parenting dolls".

The Glencoe Foundation through Rotary has donated five sets of these dolls.

Read all about these great aids at: www.virtualparenting.com.au

Ms Patsy Bjerregaard Team Leader Child Developmental Unit. Director of Occupational Therapy Cairns. Patsy_Bjerregaard@health.qld.gov.au

 

In October 2003 Colin met with Sere Treloggen. Sere was born in 1990 in Thursday Island . Since 1994, he has lived with his foster parents, Gloria and John Jeffries in Tully.

Sere is a very remarkable young man. He is intelligent, cheerful and has a great sense of humour. He is focused on completing his education and to quote him "just being a normal young man".