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Category: Health

Organising

Your treating team in hospital: Teenagers

Hospitals can be overwhelming and there can be a lot of different doctors and nurses doing different jobs. We give you an overview of who will treat you in hospital.

Your treating team in hospital: Teenagers

Hospitals can be overwhelming and there can be a lot of different doctors and nurses doing different jobs. We give you an overview of who will treat you in hospital.

Organising

Staying in the hospital for the first time: Teenagers

When it comes to hospitals, teenagers can be sent to either a children’s hospital or an adult one. We help answer any questions you may have about your hospital stay.

Staying in the hospital for the first time: Teenagers

When it comes to hospitals, teenagers can be sent to either a children’s hospital or an adult one. We help answer any questions you may have about your hospital stay.

Health

Let’s talk about sleep

Caring for a child with cancer, in hospital or at home can be challenging. Sleep is one of the things, in children and adults, which can be effected.

Let’s talk about sleep

Caring for a child with cancer, in hospital or at home can be challenging. Sleep is one of the things, in children and adults, which can be effected.

Health

Taking care of yourself: Physically, mentally and emotionally

Self-care when your child is in hospital looks different for everyone. It’s about finding what recharges you and gives you energy mentally, physically and emotionally.

Taking care of yourself: Physically, mentally and emotionally

Self-care when your child is in hospital looks different for everyone. It’s about finding what recharges you and gives you energy mentally, physically and emotionally.

Health

Refresh Kids’ Eating: Setting up a healthy eating routine

Healthy eating is an important part of your child’s wellbeing. If your child is going back to school after cancer treatment, our Refresh Kids’ Eating program offers ideas on healthy lunchboxes and after school snack ideas. 

Refresh Kids’ Eating: Setting up a healthy eating routine

Healthy eating is an important part of your child’s wellbeing. If your child is going back to school after cancer treatment, our Refresh Kids’ Eating program offers ideas on healthy lunchboxes and after school snack ideas. 

Health

Refresh Kids’ Eating: How to encourage healthy eating after childhood cancer

Creating healthier eating habits with your child can be difficult after cancer treatment. Here we share some fun tips and activities to encourage your child to eat heathier foods.

Refresh Kids’ Eating: How to encourage healthy eating after childhood cancer

Creating healthier eating habits with your child can be difficult after cancer treatment. Here we share some fun tips and activities to encourage your child to eat heathier foods.

Relationships

Other childhood cancer support services

A list of childhood cancer support services in Australia

Other childhood cancer support services

A list of childhood cancer support services in Australia

Family with a child who has cancer in the middle

Relationships

How can Redkite help you?

Men are encouraged to show strength and can’t say if you’re struggling, but how should a man behave when his child is diagnosed with cancer?

How can Redkite help you?

Men are encouraged to show strength and can’t say if you’re struggling, but how should a man behave when his child is diagnosed with cancer?

Relationships

Finishing cancer treatment

Finishing cancer treatment can also bring up unexpected feelings and responses. It takes time to adjust, and we’re here to support you.

Finishing cancer treatment

Finishing cancer treatment can also bring up unexpected feelings and responses. It takes time to adjust, and we’re here to support you.

Relationships

End of life

There are often a lot of questions about this time, and also a lot of decisions to be made.

End of life

There are often a lot of questions about this time, and also a lot of decisions to be made.

Health

Childhood cancer and fertility

Decisions made at the start of treatment can have long-term effects, so it’s a good idea to find out about treatment and fertility as early as possible.

Childhood cancer and fertility

Decisions made at the start of treatment can have long-term effects, so it’s a good idea to find out about treatment and fertility as early as possible.

Health

Nutrition tips for kids on cancer treatment

Well all know that nutrition plays a huge part in a child’s overall health and wellbeing but food often becomes a stressful part of daily life during treatment.

Nutrition tips for kids on cancer treatment

Well all know that nutrition plays a huge part in a child’s overall health and wellbeing but food often becomes a stressful part of daily life during treatment.