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Tamariki (children) often feel scared of needles. You can help your child manage their fear. Learn how to make them more comfortable during tests, vaccinations, or other procedures.

Clubfoot is a common condition that affects how a baby’s foot develops. Treatment usually starts soon after birth and works well for most tamariki (children).

Supporting tamariki (children) with cerebral palsy focuses on helping your child to reach their full potential. Empowering, supporting and educating whānau is the most important part of care.

A listing of regular anti-seizure medicines for tamariki (children) with epilepsy, to prevent ongoing seizures.

It's difficult to know how to support your child when they are grieving. A practical strategy you can try is to coach their emotions. This helps tamariki (children) learn to understand their emotions better. Emotion coaching involves naming, validating and expressing any feelings that tamariki have. This is called an ‘emotional literacy approach to supporting grief.’

There are some things to remember about how tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people) process death and grief, depending on their developmental stage.

Telling a child or young person that someone they love is dying or has died is surely one of the hardest things. Check some ideas to support you to find the right words for you and your child.

Fingertip injuries are common in tamariki (children). Learn more about fingertip injuries and what to do if your child has one.

Foetal anticonvulsant syndrome (FACS) can happen when a baby is exposed to certain medicines during pregnancy. Some medicines carry a higher risk than others. Planning ahead before a pregnancy happens, helps reduce the risk.

Spondylolisthesis is when one bone in the spine slips forward over the bone below it. Most tamariki (children) with spondylolisthesis improve with rest, activity changes, and physiotherapy.

Spondylolysis is a small stress fracture in part of a spinal bone. It is common in sporty tamariki (children) and rangathi (young people). Most tamariki recover well with rest and physiotherapy.

Dehydration can happen when your child loses fluid faster than they replace it. Learn more about the symptoms of dehydration and when to get help.

Meningitis is an infection of the lining around the brain and spinal cord. It can be caused by viruses or bacteria. Bacterial meningitis can be serious and needs urgent medical treatment.

Vitamin C is important for your child’s health and wellbeing. Learn about vitamin-C-rich foods and how to help your child get enough each day.

The sinuses are air-filled spaces in the face around the nose. Sinusitis is when the sinuses are swollen or infected. Most sinus infections start with a cold. A virus is the most common cause of sinusitis in tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people).

Down syndrome is a condition where a baby is born with an extra copy of chromosome 21. This extra chromosome affects how the body and brain develop.