Vaccine against Streptococcus pneumoniae disease
The pneumococcal vaccine protects against serious and potentially fatal pneumococcal infections. It's also known as the pneumonia vaccine. Pneumococcal infections are caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae and can lead to pneumonia, blood poisoning (sepsis) and meningitis.
The pneumococcal vaccine protects against serious and potentially fatal pneumococcal infections. It's also known as the pneumonia vaccine. Pneumococcal infections are caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae and can lead to pneumonia, blood poisoning (sepsis) and meningitis.
Fear of strangers: babies and young children
Fear of strangers is normal and expected. It can start at around eight months and usually passes by around two years.
You can help your child feel comfortable around strangers by being patient and introducing new people gradually. For older children who are afraid of strangers, it can help build independence.
Fear of strangers is normal and expected. It can start at around eight months and usually passes by around two years.
You can help your child feel comfortable around strangers by being patient and introducing new people gradually. For older children who are afraid of strangers, it can help build independence.
Preschool bullying: helping your child
If your child is being bullied at preschool, it’s important to step in quickly. You and the preschool staff need to work together to stop the bullying.
If your child is being bullied at preschool, it’s important to step in quickly. You and the preschool staff need to work together to stop the bullying.
How to prevent children's suffocation, choking, strangulation
Choking due to swallowing a foreign object most often occurs between the first and fifth year of life. Intensive exploration of the environment, when children can put a smaller object (toy parts, buttons, etc.) in their mouths, or carelessness when eating, solid food (nuts) or insufficiently chopped soft food (grapes, hot dogs, sausages, etc.) are common causes of suffocation.
Choking due to swallowing a foreign object most often occurs between the first and fifth year of life. Intensive exploration of the environment, when children can put a smaller object (toy parts, buttons, etc.) in their mouths, or carelessness when eating, solid food (nuts) or insufficiently chopped soft food (grapes, hot dogs, sausages, etc.) are common causes of suffocation.
When you feel you might hurt your child
All children have the right to be safe and protected from child abuse. But being a parent can feel overwhelming sometimes. If you think you can’t cope and you might hurt your child, you need to get help.
All children have the right to be safe and protected from child abuse. But being a parent can feel overwhelming sometimes. If you think you can’t cope and you might hurt your child, you need to get help.
Family violence: effects on parents, children and families
If you’re experiencing family violence, it can affect your parenting and your relationships with your children. Family violence between parents is traumatic for children, even if they don’t see it, hear it or experience it directly.
The person using family violence is responsible for the effects of violence on your children and family relationships.
Families experiencing family violence need support. Start by talking to someone you trust, like a friend, family member or GP.
If you’re experiencing family violence, it can affect your parenting and your relationships with your children. Family violence between parents is traumatic for children, even if they don’t see it, hear it or experience it directly.
The person using family violence is responsible for the effects of violence on your children and family relationships.
Families experiencing family violence need support. Start by talking to someone you trust, like a friend, family member or GP.
Cleft lip and cleft palate
Cleft lip and cleft palate is when the lip or the roof of the mouth doesn’t close over properly. Babies with cleft lip and palate need surgery and specialist follow-up. Babies and children might need help with feeding, speech therapy and special dental care.
Cleft lip and cleft palate is when the lip or the roof of the mouth doesn’t close over properly. Babies with cleft lip and palate need surgery and specialist follow-up. Babies and children might need help with feeding, speech therapy and special dental care.
Deafness and hearing impairment
Hearing impairment can happen at birth or start after birth. In everal countries all newborn undergo hearing screening for diagnosing hearing impairment or deafness in children. If your child is deaf or hard of hearing, he might use spoken language, sign language or a combination to talk. Depending on your child’s deafness, listening devices might help your child hear spoken language.
Hearing impairment can happen at birth or start after birth. In everal countries all newborn undergo hearing screening for diagnosing hearing impairment or deafness in children. If your child is deaf or hard of hearing, he might use spoken language, sign language or a combination to talk. Depending on your child’s deafness, listening devices might help your child hear spoken language.
Stuttering
Stuttering is a speech problem that makes it hard for children to speak smoothly.
Stuttering often starts when children are 2-4 years old.
Stuttering that continues into primary school can become a problem, so it is important to seek help.
If you notice that your child has a stutter, contact a speech pathologist.
Stuttering is a speech problem that makes it hard for children to speak smoothly.
Stuttering often starts when children are 2-4 years old.
Stuttering that continues into primary school can become a problem, so it is important to seek help.
If you notice that your child has a stutter, contact a speech pathologist.
Speech (sound) disorders
Most young children have some trouble with speech. But some speech troubles can be a sign of speech (sound) disorders. Children might need help for speech disorders if they sound immature, do not pronounce words as you would expect, or get frustrated about speaking. If you’re concerned about your child’s speech development, talk with a GP or child and family health nurse or your child’s teacher.
Most young children have some trouble with speech. But some speech troubles can be a sign of speech (sound) disorders. Children might need help for speech disorders if they sound immature, do not pronounce words as you would expect, or get frustrated about speaking. If you’re concerned about your child’s speech development, talk with a GP or child and family health nurse or your child’s teacher.