All ages

There are 3 really important steps when caring for your child with eczema: using lots of moisturiser; bathing once a day and using steroids when your child's skin has active eczema. Watch the video to see these steps in action.  

Tips from keeping your child cool to using lots of moisturiser - check the top 10 tips when caring for your child with eczema.

All tamariki (children) receiving palliative care have unique needs. Palliative care involves some or all of the following: symptom management; psychosocial care; cultural care; spiritual care; advance care planning; respite care; end of life care; bereavement care.

Palliative care can be delivered in a number of settings in New Zealand.

The various teams caring for your child can provide palliative care in a number of ways.

There are many childhood cancer topics and pages available on this website. Check out some quick links to the main sections.

Community water fluoridation is an effective, safe and affordable way to prevent and reduce tooth decay for everyone.

Whooping cough can make pēpi (babies) very sick and some pēpi can die. Having whooping cough immunisation in pregnancy protects pēpi in their first weeks of life. Start vaccinating pēpi the day they turn 6 weeks old to keep protecting them.

Glucose monitoring is important for tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people) with diabetes. 

There are many formulas available.

Only cow's milk formula for pēpi (babies) under 12 months.

Tamariki (children) and pēpi (babies) who are not responding and not breathing normally will need CPR.

Whānau Āwhina Plunket is a Well Child provider. It is Aotearoa New Zealand's largest provider of support services for the development, health and wellbeing of tamariki (children) and whānau (family).

The B4 School Check is a free health and development check for your 4 year old. It's the final Well Child Tamariki Ora check. It helps give your child the best start at school. Remember to take your child's My Health Book with you to the check.

The Well Child Tamariki Ora programme is a series of health visits and support that are free to all whānau (families) for tamariki (children) from around 6 weeks up to 5 years of age.

In the early years you and your child will need lots of help and advice about sickness and keeping healthy. It is very helpful to have a family doctor and practice nurse who get to know you and your child well.