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Kids – General

    These websites are the source of excellent, up-to-date fact sheets.

    https://www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Parent_resources/

    http://kidshealth.schn.health.nsw.gov.au/

    For doctors, this is an excellent clinical guideline source from the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne:

    https://www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/about_rch_cpgs/Welcome_to_the_Clinical_Practice_Guidelines/

    Childhood Infections and Immunisations

    Great information and a phone line for doctors available here from the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance: https://www.ncirs.org.au/

    Information from NSW Health about common infections, how long they can affect you for and time off needed: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/factsheets/Pages/default.aspx

    The schedule for compulsory immunisations in NSW is listed here:
    https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation/app/Pages/schedule.aspx

    Common side effects and what to do about them are listed here:

    https://immunisationhandbook.health.gov.au/resources/handbook-tables/table-common-side-effects-following-immunisation-for-vaccines-used-in-the

    Parental Resources

    Programs available for parents to navigate a child’s development and early challenges: http://www.resourcingparents.nsw.gov.au/

    The “Australian Parenting Website”: https://raisingchildren.net.au/