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Screens are becoming a big part of everyday life for many tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people). Much of the advice around screen time for tamariki and rangatahi focuses on its negative impact. While it is important to monitor your child’s screen time, there are some benefits to supporting your child's healthy engagement with screens.

A family technology plan helps you and your whānau (family) set boundaries around screen use in your home. Find out what a technology plan is and how to make one for your whānau.

Childhood is a time of rapid brain development. There are lots of ways to help support healthy brain development in tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people). Find out more about screen time and brain development.

Tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people) need good quality sleep to help them learn and develop. Too much screen time and screen time before bed can impact the quality of your child’s sleep.

Many tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people) use screens as part of their everyday lives. Understanding screen time and its impacts will help parents and whānau support their tamariki to use screens in a healthy and balanced way.

Many tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people) use screens in their everyday lives. Research shows that some types of screen time can negatively impact the health and well-being of young people.

Many tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people) use screens as part of their everyday lives. Understanding screen time and its impacts will help parents and whānau (family) monitor and manage their children's screen time in a healthy way.

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.

Growing pains are common in tamariki (children). They usually happen in the legs and come on at night. Learn more about growing pains and how to manage them.

Iron deficiency is common in tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people). Iron deficiency is when a child doesn’t have enough iron in their body. 

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). 

Knee pain is common in tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people). It can happen for many different reasons. Learn more about the different causes of knee pain in tamariki and rangatahi.

Chondromalacia patella, often referred to as 'runner's knee', causes pain in the knee. It is common in tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people).

Osgood-Schlatter disease is a common condition that causes knee pain. It is common in active tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people). Osgood-Schlatter disease goes away on its own for most tamariki and rangatahi once their bones have stopped growing.

Emergency epileptic seizure medicine is used to stop seizures lasting longer than 5 minutes. Diazepam is an emergency epileptic seizure medicine. Learn more about diazepam and how to give it.