Based on the hugely popular RCH Kids Health Info fact sheets, the Kids Health Info podcast explores common topics and concerns with experts in children's health...
A healthy night’s sleep is key to a child’s overall health and wellbeing, but what can parents do to help make that happen? In this bonus episode of the Kids Health Info Podcast, your host Dr Anthea Rhodes, paediatrician and Director of the National Child Health Poll chats to Dr Moya Vandeleur, respiratory and sleep paediatrician. Dr Moya offers advice for parents on how to create healthy sleep habits in their homes and delves into some of the findings from the Royal Children’s Hospital National Child Health Poll.
The National Child Health Poll surveyed more than 1,600 Australian parents of school-aged children (5-17 years) about their beliefs regarding sleep and their child’s sleep habits and common bedtime myths. These findings have helped guide the inclusion of advice within this episode.
The National Child Health Poll and Kids Health Info are funded thanks to the support of the Good Friday Appeal.
Explore our fact sheets on sleep here:
Kids Health Info : Sleep problems - children and teens
Kids Health Info : Sleep problems - babies and toddlers
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Pain and pain relief
Finding the cause of pain in children and what to do about it can be one of the trickiest things for parents to manage. In this episode, Anthea is joined by Dr Nadine Sharples from the Emergency Department at The Royal Children's Hospital to share lots of practical advice on pain and pain relief in kids.
For more information
RCH Kids Health Info fact sheet - pain relief for children
Victorian Poisons Information Centre
RCH Kids Health Info Podcast - Head injuries
RCH Kids Health Info Podcast - Viruses and fevers
RCH Kids Health Info Podcast - Headaches and tummy aches
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Hand, foot and mouth disease
Hand, foot and mouth disease is one of those things that seems to always be "going around". In fact, it's one of our most asked about topics.
In this episode, Lexi speaks with Dr Gabrielle Haeusler, an infectious diseases specialist, to understand the signs of HFMD and discuss some prevention and treatment strategies.
Click here to read our RCH Kids Health Info fact sheet on Hand, foot and mouth disease.
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Type 1 diabetes
When a child is diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, it has a profound impact on their life and family. Diabetes requires strict management every single day. Added to that burden is the confusion and misunderstanding that others might have about the disease and its cause. In this episode, Margie and Lexi are joined by Professor Fergus Cameron, Director of Endocrinology and Diabetes at The Royal Children's Hospital, and Sarah, whose son Finn was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at 15 months of age. Together they explore the medical aspects of Type 1 diabetes, what it means for children getting on with learning, play and life, and what the future holds with advances in diabetes management.
For more information, including the warning signs of diabetes in children, please see our Kids Health Info fact sheet on diabetes.
The Royal Children's Hospital has a dedicated website for children and families living with diabetes.
You can also learn more about living with diabetes at the Diabetes Victoria website.
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Chronic fatigue syndrome
Growing up can be tiring work. But what's the difference between general tiredness in children and young people, and relentless fatigue that turns the simplest things into a challenge? Dr Lexi Frydenberg is joined Dr Colette Reveley, a paediatrician in the Department of Adolescent Medicine at The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, to unpack the mysteries of chronic fatigue syndrome. They chat about typical symptoms and how chronic fatigue is diagnosed. They also provide advice about the management of chronic fatigue syndrome and where parents can go for help.
For more information and support, see:
RCH Kids Health Info fact sheet - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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Based on the hugely popular RCH Kids Health Info fact sheets, the Kids Health Info podcast explores common topics and concerns with experts in children's health from The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne. Kids Health Info is funded thanks to the support of
The Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal. To view the Kids Health Info fact sheets visit: www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/
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