‘Work hard, study hard and push boundaries’

Buddies Not Bullies: an approach to bullying prevention education in preschool children, their families and the community

Michelle A Beauchesne, Patrice E Farquharson, Patricia Beauchemin

Examining evidence on dog bite injuries and their management in children

Gemma Elizabeth Murray

Parents’ perceptions of influenza and why they accept or decline the nasal vaccine for their child

Phoebe Moulsdale, Aimee Grant, Margaret Fletcher, Adam Finn

There will be times when nurses can respond

Alison Rodriguez

The spiritual needs of seriously ill children and their families

Haemolytic uraemic syndrome

Doreen Crawford

Developing a web-based resource for parents of young children undergoing day surgery

Bernie Carter, Lucy Bray

How expert mentoring can pave the way to successful leadership

Laura Holliday, Paula Dawson, Carol Hall

Child Protection, Public Health and Nursing

John Thain

Practical Research with Children

Jane Hunt

Helping Children to Tell about Sexual Abuse: Guidance for Helpers

Raymond McMorrow

The Skies I’m Under

Helen Bennett

First day butterflies

Emma Cowen

Ensuring app safety

Linda Milnes

A clinical companion to the NICE guide on bronchiolitis

Eleanor Rogers, Karen Greaves, Siba Prosad Paul

Research round-up

Reducing screen time could lower diabetes risk

Physical activity in children starts to decrease by age seven

Cerebral palsy

Erin Dean

Boom in child health ANP courses is threatened by budget cuts

Nick Evans

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Education Policy Institute report highlights wide variation in standards of care

ChatHealth app reaches one million schoolchildren

Call for funds for palliative care

Advice against GBS screening approval

Concerns linger over Shape of Caring review proposals

Chris Longhurst

Make your voice heard on the future of children’s nursing

Christine Walker