Useful Factsheets
The following web links are considered reputable, authoritative and credible.
- Acne: Children, Youth and women's health services
- Acne: Better Health Channel
- Acne: Medline
- Acne: RCH
- Acne: University of Michigan
- Acne information from Mayo Clinic
- ADD and ADHD - how to manage them
- ADD and ADHD - what are they?
- ADHD Medline
- Ways to help children
- ADHD information
- ADHD: Helping your child get the most out of school
- ADHD: Helping your child get things done
- Video - What is ADHD?
- Video - Signs of ADHD
- Video - Treating ADHD
- Active Aide
- Allergen avoidance
- Allergic and toxic reactions to seafood
- Allergy Block
- Allergy Kidz Ware
- Anaphylaxis Australia
- Anaphylaxis
- Australian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
- Dust mite allergy
- Egg allergy
- FAQ's about food allergies
- Food allergy prevention
- Gluten Free Shop
- Hives: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Kinnerton confectionary
- Latex allergy
- Milk allergy
- Milk Allergy in Infants
- Orgran Foods
- Peanut Allergy
- Pollen Allergy
- Pet Allergy
- The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
- About the Upper airway
- Urticaria and Angioedema
- Willow Confectionery
- Wheat allergy
- World Allergy Organization
- Allergy information: Mayo Clinic
- Allergic reaction
- Video - What are allergies?
- Video - Preventing and treating allergies
- Video - Allergies at home
- Video - Allergies and pets
- Video - Food allergy substitutions
- Video - Allergy tests
- Fears and phobias in older children and teenagers
- Anxiety: Medline
- Anxiety: University of Michigan
- Generalised Anxiety Disorder
- Asperger's disorder: Monash University
- Asperger's Syndrome Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Asperger's Syndrome: Better Health Channel
- Asperger's Syndrome: Tony Attwood website
- Asperger's Syndrome Cloud 9
- Asperger's Syndrome: RCH
- Asperger's syndrome: University of Michigan
- Asperger's syndrome: Mayo Clinic
- Asthma in Children: Medline
- Asthma Foundation Australia
- Asthma: Medline
- The Use of Spacers
- Asthma: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Managing your asthma
- What is asthma?
- Asthma: Mayo Clinic
- Asthma: University of Michigan
- Video - What is asthma
- Video - Asthma attacks
- Video - True life story on asthma
- Video - Manageing asthma
- Video - Using a metered dose asthma inhaler and spacer
- Video - Asthma Attack
- A Resource Toolkit for Clinicians
- Autism: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Autism assessment services in Victoria
- Autism: diagnosis
- Autism Medline
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Autism spectrum disorder: Resources
- Autism: resources
- Autism Victoria
- Autism Videos Florida State University
- Centrelink Carer Payment Forms
- CHAT Checklist for Autism in Toddlers
- Identification and Evaluation of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Management of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders
- m-CHAT (modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers - parent)
- m-CHAT Follow-up interview
- Medicare and Autism Q&A
- Monash Autism Factsheets
- Specialist Services Referral Forms
- The Federal Government site Helping Children with Autism
- The Raising Children Network on Autism Services
- Time for a Future
- Autism: University of Michigan
- Autism: Mayo Clinic
- Video - What is autism
- Video - Signs of autism
- Video - Autism therapy options
- Video - ABA therapy for autism
- About Babies
- Baby's head shape
- Never shake a baby
- Reflux Information: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Roseola infantum: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Umbilical care and umbilical hernia
- Sounds for Silence
- The crying baby (Westmead Children's hospital)
- Crying baby: what to do when your newborn cries
- Crying baby: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Crying (Age 3 and younger)
- Sleep problems: Babies
- Roseola infantum: RCH
- Colic: Mayo Clinic
- Colic: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Colic: Better Health Channel
- Colic: University of Michigan
- Reflux (Westmead Children's hospital)
- Reflux in babies: University of Michigan
- Spitting up in babies: Whats normal and whats not
- Nappy rash
- Being Dad and Being Dad 2
- American Academy of Pediatrics - infancy health topics
- American Academy of Physicians - promoting and Supporting Breast-Feeding
- Bedwetting: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Bedwetting: Medline
- Bedwetting: RCH
- Bedwetting: University of Michigan
- Bedwetting: Mayo Clinic
ADHD
- ADD and ADHD - how to manage them
- ADD and ADHD - what are they?
- ADHD: Medline
- Ways to help children
- Reach
Conduct Disorder
- Bipolar disorder: Medline
- Bipolar disorder: Better Health Channel
- Teenage depression: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Bipolar disorder in children and teens
- Bipolar disorder: Mayo Clinic
- Royal Women's Hospital: Breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding in hospital
- American Academy of Physicians - promoting and Supporting Breast-Feeding
- La Leche League International
- International Lactation Consultants Association
- Coeliac disease: Children's Hospital at Westmead
- Coeliac disease: Better Health Channel
- Coeliac disease: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Sounds for Silence
- Colic: RCH
- Colic: Mayo Clinic
- Colic: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Colic: Better Health Channel
- Colic: University of Michigan
- Constipation: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Constipation: easy read
- Constipation: Medline
- Constipation: RCH
- Constipation age 12 and over
- Constipation age 11 and younger
- Constipation in children: Mayo Clinic
- Australian Breastfeeding Association
- Colic: Better Health Channel
- Karitane
- Post and Antenatal Depression Association
- Sounds for Silence
- The crying baby (Westmead Children's hospital)
- Crying baby: what to do when your newborn cries
- Crying baby: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Crying (Age 3 and younger)
- Teenage depression: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Depression in children
- Beyond Blue
- Black Dog Institute - Depression and Bipolar Disorder
- Depression: Medline
- Depression: University of Michigan
- Depression in children and teens
- Depression: Mayo Clinic
- Video - What is depression?
- Video - True life story
- Video - Symptoms of depression
- Video - Treating depression
- Video - How to help if your loved one has depression
- Video - Can you snap out of depression?
- Video - Long term depression management
- Video - Deciding depression treatment
- Physical activity and diabetes
- Diabetes: Medline
- Diabetes: Better Health Channel
- Diabetes: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Video - What is diabetes?
- Video - True life story: Diabetes
- Video - True life story: Diabetes2
- Video - Managing diabetes
- Video - Healthy eating and diabetes
- Video - Antidepressants - How they help relieve depression
- Video - How diabetes affects your blood sugar
- Down Syndrome: Medline
- Down Syndrome: Better Health Channel
- Down Syndrome: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Down Syndrome: Mayo Clinic
- Down Syndrome: University of Michigan
- Learning disorders: Medline
- Dyslexia: Better Health Channel
- Dyslexia: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Eating disorders: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Eating disorders: Medline
- Eating Disorders Victoria
- CEED (Centre for Excellence in Eating Disorders)
- SEAS (Special Entry Access Scheme): for special consideration for schooling for chronic illness sufferers
- Dermatology, knowing your child's eczema
- Eczema Association of Australasia
- Eczema: Medline
- Eczema Royal Children's Hospital
- Wet dressings: RCH
- Eczema: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Atopic dermatitis: Eczema
- Epilepsy: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Epilepsy: Medline
- Epilepsy: Mayo Clinic
- Epilepsy: University of Michigan
Fifth Disease/slapped cheek disease
Floppy Larynx (Laryngomalacia)
- Gastroenteritis: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Gastroenteritis: Medline
- Gastroenteritis: Mayo Clinic
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
- Childhood immunisation
- Childhood immunisation
- Common misconceptions about immunisation
- Immunisation information
- Immunisation: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Karitane "Sleep School" Sydney
- Harry Zehnwirth "Sounds for Silence" settling program
- Sleep problems: Babies
- Intellectual disability: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Intellectual disability: Resources
- Sounds for Silence
- Reflux (Westmead Children's hospital)
- Reflux in babies: University of Michigan
- Spitting up in babies: Whats normal and whats not
- Specific learning difficulties: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Learning Difficulties: Medline
- Migraine: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Migraine: Medline
- Headaches: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Migraine: Mayo Clinic
- Migraine Headaches: University of Michigan
- Video - What are migraines?
- Video - True life story: Migraines
- Video - Preventing Migraines
- Video - Treating Migraines
- Carers Allowance form
- Carers Payment form
- Raising Children's Network
- Better Health Channel
- Canadian Institute of Child Health
- Canadian Pediatric Societys Caring for Kids
- Canadian Parent Help Line Link Library
- Canadian Parents
- Child Care Chat
- New Parent Resource Guide
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- The College of Family Physicians of Canada
- Comprehensive American health information site
- Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Department of General Medicine, parent information leaflets and links to other parent resources
- Being Dad and Being Dad 2
- American consumer and patient health information website
- What is obestity?
- Who says you're overweight?
- Obesity in children
- Causes of obesity in children
- Management of obesity in children
- Obesity
- Obesity: University of Michigan
- Childhood obesity: Mayo Clinic
- Video - understanding weight gain in children
- Video - True life story: Overweight children
- Video - Managing weight in children
- Sedation for procedures: for the emergency department
- Sedation for procedures:about sedation
- Sedation for procedures: Sedation medicine
- Sedation for procedures: Helping your child
- Sedation for procedures: Care at home
- Sedation for procedures: For the inpatient
- Sedation for dental procedures
- Reduce children's discomfort during tests and procedures
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
- Scarlet fever: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Scarlet fever: Mayo Clinic
- Scarlet fever: University of Michigan
- Sudden Unexpected Deaths in Infancy (including SIDS)
- SIDS: Mayo Clinic
- SIDS: University of Michigan
- The National SIDS/Infant Death Resource Center
- SIDS Prevention and Support
- Rest and Sleep: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Night terrors: RCH
- Night waking: RCH
- Nighttime worries
- Video - Kids and sleep overview
- Video - Kids and sleep, the importance of routine
- Video - Kids and sleep, toddlers
- Video - School aged kids and teenagers sleep
- Video - what is sleep apnoea?
- Video - Signs and who is at risk
- Video - True life story: Sleep apnoea
- Video - Sleep apnoea apparatus
- Video - Diagnosing sleep apnoea
- Video - Prevent and treat sleep apnoea
- Video - How CPAP controls sleep apnea
- Video - What happens during obstructive sleep apnea
Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis (SUFE)
- Suicide: Medline
- Suicide and mental illness: Better Health Channel
- Suicide: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Suicide and suicidal thoughts
- Suicidal thoughts or threats
- Dental care for children: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Decay and erosion: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Fluoride: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Sugar: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Toilet training: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Toilet training: Mayo Clinic
- Toilet training: University of Michigan
- Tourette Syndrome: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Tourette Syndrome: Medline
- Tourette's disorder: Mayo Clinic
- Tourette's disorder: University of Michigan
- Urinary Tract Infections in Children
- Urinary tract infection in young children
- Urinary tract infection: Mayo Clinic
- UTI's in children
- A guide to vegetarian diets for children
- Vegetarian diets and children
- Vegetarian diet
- Vegetarian: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Warts: Children, Youth and Women's health services
- Warts: RCH
- Warts: Children, youth and Women's health services
- Whooping cough (pertussis): Children, youth and Women’s health services
- Whooping cough: Medline
- Whooping cough: Better Health Channel
- Whooping cough: RCH
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