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02 June 2021 02 Jun 2021

Volume 2 | British Journal of Child health | Issue 3

ISSN (Print): 2633-5417

ISSN (Online): 2633-5425

We're following the science (but not if it's inconvenient)

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Self-esteem can build resilience in children, but it must be based on reality to be constructive. Self-esteem and confidence that is not based on actual abilities and capacities undermines resilience and sets an individual up for failure.

Fostering resilience

Supporting young people with type 1 diabetes: experiences from healthcare professionals in Sweden

Perthes disease affects children's hips and causes pain and mobility difficulties. It is very rare and usually diagnosed by X-ray. Treatment for Perthes disease usually focuses on pain management, and can range from a ‘wait and see’ approach, to surgery on the hip and pelvis.

Understanding Perthes disease

Most research in the area of sun protection awareness among adolescents has focused on quantitative methods, and there is a lack of qualitative research on young people's att itudes towards and knowledge of ultraviolet radiation exposure

Girlguides' awareness of and attitudes towards sun risks and sun-protective behaviours

Syncope and non-epileptic att acks can mimic a seizure in older children, as can reflex asystolic syncope and breath-holding att acks in younger children. Accurate description of an episode, or bett er, videorecording of it, helps specialists to determine the nature of an episode.

Epilepsy: recognition and management of seizures in children and young people

Well-informed parents are less likely to be vaccine hesitant, but a lack of money and resources for services may result in problems with healthcare professionals' ability to provide information on a vaccine's benefits

What factors influence measles, mumps and rubella vaccine hesitancy among parents? A systematic review

How will you raise your school nursing roar?