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Check out some information and advice on the health and wellbeing of preschoolers.

Check out the information about things that can affect your child's mental health and wellbeing. Find support and resources for you, your child and your whānau (family).

Check out the information and advice about caring for your newborn baby.

Learn about insulin use and blood sugar monitoring to help tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people) manage their diabetes well.

With good support, tamariki and rangatahi with diabetes can lead healthy, fulfilling lives. Learn more about how to support your child with diabetes including managing things like travel, sick days and their mental well-being.

Diabetes is a condition where the level of glucose in the blood is too high. Type 1 and type 2 diabetes are lifelong conditions. Read and learn about the condition and teach your child as much as possible about diabetes. Make sure to also use the skills and knowledge of the healthcare team looking after your child.

Illustrated booklets about the rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease journey. The booklets are available in English, te reo Māori, Samoan and Tongan.

A lot of exciting changes are happening in 2024 with diabetes technology in Aotearoa New Zealand. Pharmac – Te Pātaka Whaioranga has announced that funding for continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), insulin pumps, and insulin pump consumables are available for people with type 1 diabetes (from 1 October 2024).

A vegetarian eating pattern can be healthy for tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people). It will take some planning to make sure your child gets all the nutrition they need to grow.

Watch some videos on COVID-19 immunisations for tamariki and rangatahi 

Find out why it's important for tamariki (children) to have the COVID-19 vaccine. It's especially important for those with underlying health conditions such as asthma, diabetes and heart conditions (like rheumatic heart disease). 

To give others easy access to KidsHealth's content on newborn pēpi (babies), you can share a QR code poster. Anyone can scan one of the QR codes with their phone and go straight to the section on newborn pēpi.

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

To give others easy access to KidsHealth's content on supporting rainbow tamariki and rangatahi, you can share a QR code poster. Anyone can scan the QR code with their phone and go straight to the KidsHealth section on supporting rainbow tamariki and rangatahi. 

The best way to prevent your child from getting rheumatic fever again is for them to have regular penicillin injections.

Type 2 diabetes is a lifelong condition. You can minimise the long-term risks and complications for your child.