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Gender dysphoria can be the experience of distress or discomfort with your body's sex characteristics or the gender role assigned to you. Check out some ideas that could help.

To give others easy access to KidsHealth's content on emotional and mental wellbeing in 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 emotional and mental wellbeing section.

It is important tube-fed children are in the correct position when eating and drinking. Tamariki need to sit upright with their hips, knees and ankles at 90-degree angles. This will help them coordinate the muscles needed to eat. It will also help them focus on eating, rather than keeping their bodies upright.

Watch a series of videos. The first video, 'The REAL Sex Talk', is an introduction to gender identity. The video series from InsideOUT celebrates the diversity of the rainbow community and features young people talking about their experience.

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If your teenager is experiencing bullying, anxiety or depression, there are some things you can do to support them. It is important to get help if you are concerned about your teen's emotional and mental wellbeing. 

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Watch a 4 part live chat skin series - expert advice about eczema.

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All tamariki (children) explore different ways of expressing their gender. For some tamariki, gender can be fluid. Be open to wherever your child's gender journey leads. Find out how to support your gender diverse younger child or teen, and where to get your own support. Check the resources for takatāpui and whānau, and Pasifika young people.

To give others easy access to KidsHealth's autism-takiwātanga content, you can share 2 QR code posters. Anyone can scan the QR code with their phone and go straight to KidsHealth's content on autism-takiwātanga.

To give others easy access to all KidsHealth's tube feeding content, you can share a QR code poster. Anyone can scan the QR code with their phone and go straight to the KidsHealth tube feeding section.

Autism-tākiwatanga support informationNgā kete tipuranga: the basket of growth and development 

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Age-specific information on autism-takiwātanga

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Age-specific information on autism-takiwātanga

It can sometimes be overwhelming finding age-appropriate information on

Age-specific information on autism-takiwātanga

It can sometimes be overwhelming finding age-appropriate information on