General Advice

Range of guides and fact sheets covering general children's health issues and common complaints.

    Selected sites from UK Directory

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    1. BUPA - Head Lice

      Details how to detect if you or your child has head lice and which treatments are the most effective. Find out what the insects look like and their lifecycle.
      hcd2.bupa.co.uk

      Details how to detect if you or your child has head lice and which treatments are the most effective. Find out what the insects look like and their lifecycle.

    2. Children's Health

      Valuable resource alerts parents to the symptoms of common illnesses, providing advice on immunization, remedies and emergency first aid.
      www.childrenshealth.co.uk

      Valuable resource alerts parents to the symptoms of common illnesses, providing advice on immunization, remedies and emergency first aid.

    3. Community Hygiene Concern

      Dedicated to promoting awareness of parasitic disease, and to encourage prevention. Includes information on head lice control.
      www.chc.org

      Dedicated to promoting awareness of parasitic disease, and to encourage prevention. Includes information on head lice control.

    4. GOSHKids and GOSHTeens

      Health resource targeted at children features a separate version aimed at young teenagers. Offers general advice on health, illness and treatments.
      www.gosh.nhs.uk

      Health resource targeted at children features a separate version aimed at young teenagers. Offers general advice on health, illness and treatments.

    5. KidsHealth for Parents

      Check out this guide to just about all aspects of child development with sections on growth and development, health, and emotions and behavior.
      www.kidshealth.org

      Check out this guide to just about all aspects of child development with sections on growth and development, health, and emotions and behavior.

    6. Medinfo - Head lice

      Read about the louse's transmission and breeding habits, and find out how to inspect a child for lice. Includes instructions for "bug busting."
      www.medinfo.co.uk

      Read about the louse's transmission and breeding habits, and find out how to inspect a child for lice. Includes instructions for

    7. Net Doctor - Headlice and Nits

      Online resource explains everything you need to know about ridding your scalp of this unpleasant parasite. Explains what treatments are most effective.
      www.netdoctor.co.uk

      Online resource explains everything you need to know about ridding your scalp of this unpleasant parasite. Explains what treatments are most effective.

    8. NHS Direct - Normal Child Development

      Consult a chronological guide from the NHS on how a child develops from birth to five years old.
      www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk

      Consult a chronological guide from the NHS on how a child develops from birth to five years old.

    9. PHMEG - Head Lice

      Whilst aimed mostly at professionals, this report provides an excellent insight into diagnosing and controlling lice. Includes info on schools.
      www.phmeg.org.uk

      Whilst aimed mostly at professionals, this report provides an excellent insight into diagnosing and controlling lice. Includes info on schools.

    10. Surviving Adolescence

      A guide for parents of teenage children. Includes what to expect from their children at this time, how to react, and where to seek advice.
      www.rcpsych.ac.uk

      A guide for parents of teenage children. Includes what to expect from their children at this time, how to react, and where to seek advice.

     

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