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Cerebral Palsy - Hōkai Nukurangi The Early Years Kete | 11 TOOLKIT CP is a lifelong condition, and the impact of some of the physical conditions can change as your child grows. Health services will help monitor any changes as your child develops. Key points: • Your child’s CP will affect different parts of their body and can change as they grow and develop. • Building connections with health and education services is important as everyone will need to be involved to monitor changes over time. • Connections with health and education services will be different for everyone and depends on factors such as your whānau and child’s needs and priorities, and where you live. • The first connections are with your GP and Well Child Tamariki Ora provider. Health connections “Your focus will shift, so just concentrate on what is important to you right now.” - FAMILY QUOTE