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This information is for parents and whānau. It's designed to help you and your whānau navigate the journey ahead after your child has been diagnosed with rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease. 

This information is for parents and whānau. It's designed to help you and your whānau navigate the journey ahead after your child has been diagnosed with rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease. 

This information is for parents and whānau. It's designed to help you and your whānau navigate the journey ahead after your child has been diagnosed with rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease.

This information is for parents and whānau. It's designed to help you and your whānau navigate the journey ahead after your child has been diagnosed with rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease. You can review this information with the health professionals caring for your child.

Financial support may be available because of your child's extra needs with managing diabetes. 

Irritable hip is one of the most common causes of limping in tamariki (children). The medical name for irritable hip is transient synovitis. Irritable hip is usually mild and gets better with rest and time.

Threadworms are tiny worms that infect the digestive tract. They're common in children and spread easily. They commonly cause an itch around the bottom and genitals.

Watch a 5 part live chat series with expert advice about food allergies in tamariki.

A healthy diet will provide the right building blocks for growth and development and support tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people) with type 2 diabetes to keep active and feel well.

To give others easy access to KidsHealth's content on vaccinations for tamariki, you can share a QR code poster. Anyone can scan one of the QR codes with their phone and go straight to the relevant KidsHealth page.

Tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people) with asthma can get symptoms between asthma attacks. These are called interval symptoms. If your child has interval symptoms often, talk to your health professional. 

Eosinophilic oesophagitis (EO) is a long-term condition. It causes inflammation in the oesophagus (food pipe). EO can make swallowing difficult and sometimes causes food to get stuck. Treatment may include dietary changes or medicines.

ARFID is an eating disorder and a serious mental health condition. It causes tamariki to avoid or significantly restrict their intake of food. This can affect their growth and development and cause them to become unwell. If you are worried your child may have ARFID, visit a health professional straight away.

A spacer helps deliver asthma inhaler medicine to the right place in the lungs. Younger tamariki (children) may need help to use a spacer. As they grow older, they'll be able to use a spacer by themselves.

X-rays help health professionals diagnose and monitor medical conditions and guide treatments. Find out more about what an x-ray involves. 

Ultrasound scans help health professionals diagnose and monitor medical conditions and guide treatments. Find out more about what an ultrasound involves.