Many of us are feeling the weight of our screens filled with stories and images of traumatic events from around the globe. Our kids hear and see these things too. Here are some tips from Dr Anthea Rhodes to help you support young children to cope with news updates, and to protect them from potentially harmful images that can be difficult to navigate in our increasingly digital world.
Every Australian wants their home to be a safe and enjoyable place says Dr Warwick Teague. Yet every month, as Director of the Trauma Service at The Royal Children’s hospital in Melbourne, he sees a child admitted as a result of toppling furniture in the home.
The RCH Security staff are often the first faces you see when you enter the hospital, and behind their masks a smile can always be found. This week our #ChampionsforChildren is Angel from security. Click here to read about Angel including his favourite memory from working at the RCH.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to dominate our lives, the focus has now shifted to the vaccine and its role in helping the world return to a new normal. On the back of the COVID-19 vaccine being approved in Australia for children aged 12 and over, right now is a timely opportunity to chat about the vaccine in kids. Is it safe? How does it work? Why do children need to be vaccinated?
During World Breastfeeding Week 2021, we chat to Lauren Cross, one of our Registered Midwives in the RCH Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to talk about her role and supporting feeding journeys in the hospital.
Associate Professor Bruce Philip Waxman OAM FRACS AFRACMA was one of The Royal Children’s Hospital’s first ever open-heart surgery patients. Today, 60 years later, Bruce has gone on to become a leading surgeon and medical educator.
Everyone experiences pain differently and there are many ways to manage pain. For children living with chronic pain, the cause and effects can vary greatly. We chat with George Chalkiadis and Greta Palmer from the RCH’s Children’s Pain Management Service to learn more.
Every cleft smile tells a story. Two-year-old Georgie was diagnosed with cleft palate soon after she was born. Click here to read her journey!
Not many families receive the gift of organ donation twice. For two-year-old Riley and her parents Katrine and Rob, the prospect of needing two separate liver transplants quickly became their reality.
Dash has finally returned home more than five months after a serious accident that left him fighting for life. Click here to read about his farewell from the RCH.
