ESPECIALLY FOR KIDNEY KIDS
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Special books for Kidney Kids and other fun things! Share this page with your parents, family and friends.
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Kidney Kidnections
Cost: $25 including postage
More than just a story book, it is an account of experiences of children and parents struggling to come to terms with a diagnosis of kidney disease. Simone Eyles, a parent of a Kidney Kid, produced and developed this book presenting real stories of 18 Australian families with kids affected by kidney disease. She presents inspirational, personal and uplifting insights into their journeys, supported by beautiful photos and simple facts on kidney disease, how our kidneys work and a glossary of easy to understand terminology.
Order this 80 page colour book (proceeds support our fight against kidney disease) using our resource order form or call 1800 4 543 639 to order or email susan.sayer@kidney.org.au
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Moe's Sick Kidneys
Cost $10 each (inc GST and postage)
Moe takes his friend Milko on an adventure to tell him what it’s like. Milko thinks Moe is very brave having sick kidneys, having his blood cleaned and taking care of himself. This book is a great story and activity book for kids who have sick kidneys and friends around them.
Collaborative project between Kidney Health Australia and University of South Australia - prepared by final year occupational therapy students, Veronica Edwards and Catherine Tonks
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Where's your kidneys Mum? Cost $5 per book + postage
Call Wendy Faulder to buy a copy of this book on 02 6244 2046 or email wendy.faulder@act.gov.au
A simple story for kids of parents with chronic kidney disease.
Starting dialysis is a devastating challenge for anyone and has an effect on all members of the family. Kids in particular find this very hard to understand. Read sample from Where's your kidneys Mum? to give you an idea of content.
This charming book uses delightful drawings, to help tell this story to kids involved, which makes it easier to set out day to day practical problems a family may face, when a parent starts dialysis. This book explains why dialysis helps the kidneys do their important work in the body, so kids better understand basic issues related to dialysis and kidney failure.
You may wish to show animations on how the kidneys work and how dialysis works from our website, as an excellent education resource which can support this book's message visually.
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Funds raised will be donated to
Canberra Renal Outpatients’ Services
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Kids Companion on Kidneys Free KHA publication
Tells it 'how it is' to be a kid with CKD, on dialysis waiting for a transplant and how different and difficult life can be when you can only eat certain foods and drink limited fluid and have dialysis regularly to live. Support sheets can be printed when needed: Family friends I Important contacts I Tablet timetable
 There's No Such Thing As A Silly Question Free publication
Practical guide and resource for Australian families, to assist parents of children with chronic illness, disability, mental illness, or a life-threatening illness, find their way around the often complex medical and community systems.
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Snap's Kakadu Club CD/DVD Lindi Jane presents - First Steps
Ventriloquist Lindi Jane is our ambassador for kids. Her "Billy Kidney's Healthy Fun Show" teaches kids (3 to 13) about their kidneys. Lindi also donates her time to entertain our Kidney Kids at our Camps, Capers and other events.
Lindi's new album features tracks from shows which focus on ‘wholesome’ but fun themes, in the style of Sesame Street and Channel Niners. Her characters teach good health, confidence, being aware of the world, social wisdom, stranger danger, how to handle bullies and positive life skills.
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Billy Kidney's Health Tips are wise ones:
*Keep fit -be active *Drink plenty of water *Eat lots of fruit and vegetables *Avoid take-away food *Dance when you feel like it, run, hop, swim, skip *Play sport and play outside often with friends *Be happy and healthy.
Listen to 'Billy, Billy, Billy the Kidney...... which features on this album - via YouTube video.
Buy CD/DVD (part proceeds donated to Kidney Health Australia) www.snapskakaduclub.com.au
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 JOIN YOUR ONLINE KIDNEY COMMUNITY
YAP Space Register or login: YAP Chat or post on our Forum.
Your Kidney Blog
No registration - open blog, just post your thoughts. Blog regularly moderated. Terms of Reference apply to all of our social networking spaces. We offer videos uploaded by us for your information related to our kidney community.
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KidneyHealthAus www.youtube.com/user/KidneyHealthAus
We offer videos uploaded by us for your information related to our kidney community.
KidneyEd TV on YouTube You will find our playlist selections both educational and interesting - this collection of clips has been reviewed by our health team and are quality videos carefully selected and reviewed:- amazing animations, health education videos, patient stories etc. grouped into playlists. View the Kidney and urinary system playlist first, then check others you may be interested in.
Kids Helpline 1800 551 800 - 24 hrs every day www.kidshelp.com.au
Fun friendly website - place where you can get help and connect. What is Kids Helpline? Young people (5 to 25) can phone, email or chat online with a counsellor.
Kidney Kids are invited to join LIVEWIRE - moderated chatroom
Support place for kids, teens and families to connect, share experiences, creatively express themselves and know they are not alone. Livewire chat hosts are trained in adolescent health and are online 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to ensure that Livewire remains a supportive and fun place. Membership is free for any 10 to 21 year old living with serious illness or disability. Register www.livewire.org.au phone 1300 727 827 or info@livewire.org.au
Onsite KHA recommended web pages
Using the web and Kidney Glossary - valuable tools for your school and personal health research. Explore our website as you will find it full of helpful evidence based education, for you and your friends. Some pages for your school projects are: Drink Water Instead! I How Our Kidneys Work I Youth Links
Kidney Kids can have amazing 'Wishes' come true!
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Australia grants cherished wishes to kids and young people with a life-threatening illness. Parents of Kidney Kids should apply - child's nephrologist must confirm if child's illness is life-threatening. Medically eligible children (under 4) are entitled to a “Wish Box” of toys. Contact Christina Kelly, Community Liaison Officer on 03 9426 0777 or c.kelly@makeawish.org.au
Educational - but interesting as well as fun
- DaVita Highly recommended USA site - CKD, emotional health and wellbeing - sexuality, anger, depression, holiday blues, caregiver stress, sleep, positive thinking, benefits of pets, etc Kare
- iKidney: Kids and Parents Recipes for kidney kids and their families - heaps of info on many subjects
- Hair, nails and Chronic Kidney Disease DaVita
- Kidney Kids Cooking Cook power food that your kidney will love - USA
- Kids First for Life Tips on just about everything to do with kids and life, health and hospital! UK
- Kidney Health Note especially What's the deal with Dialysis? and Chronic Kidney Diseases In Spanish and via audio files and Teens Health
- Kids Info on organ donation and transplants, plus colouring stencils and other fun USA
- Kidney Kids Cooking Have fun with cooking power food that your kidney will love - USA
- Kidney Kids Fun KKs cartoons to colour and other fun info NZ
- Kidney Kids Health Parents - Kids and Teen section USA .
- What kids need to know about Kidneys Info for Kidney Kids, Children's Hospital - Colorado USA
More fun stuff
CAMPS AND ACTIVITIES FOR KIDNEY KIDS
If you would like more information about our childrens and young adult programs, call Stephen Anderson, our Kidney Kids Camp Co-ordinator, on 1800 4 543639 or info@kidney.org.au
Our Kidney Kids Camps - 10 to 14 April 2012 in Mt Eliza, Victoria
Camps are held every 18 months with the goal to provide an environment where entertainment and structured adult-supervised activities are organised for Kidney Kids with access to medical treatment. Kidney Kids develop informal support networks and interact with peers with similar health issues.
 
Kidney Capers and holidays
Australia wide day activity programs for school-aged children with kidney disease and their siblings of all ages, their families and carers. Download Kidney Capers photos - big thank you to our volunteers!
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Kidney Kids Camp - Camp 'Rock'
October 2010 Belair, Adelaide Hills, Sth Australia
Camp rocked with 42 Kidney Kids enjoying awesome adventures - from Western Australia, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria - supported by 31 volunteers, 10 health professionals and various Kidney Health Australia staff.
Tweet http://twitter.com/KidneyKidsCamp
or check out our Kidney Kids Camps webpage
and Kidney Capers and Holidays
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