Parent Hub: 7-12 Years - Healthy at School

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7-12 years

healthy At school

The Health Promotion Board provides primary health care to all school-going children.

First Day of School: How Parents Can Make a Difference

Health Promotion Board (HPB) Youth Preventive Health Service conducts annual health screening and immunisation for your child.

Healthy Screening for Primary School

The School Health Service (SHS) provides age-appropriate school-based health screening for students in the primary schools every year.
Poor posture is a choice, not a condition and should be addressed from a young age.

Sit Up Straight, Darling

Dr Lau Leok Lim, Consultant in Spine Surgery at the National University Health System explains why correct posture is important for children.
staying

safe & clean

at school
instilling good personal hygiene in children is vital for their health and wellbeing.

Keep Germs Away
Fractures are breaks, cracks, or chips in a bone that a child can sustain.

The Facts of Child Fractures

Knowing what to do can make a world of difference in the healing process.

common concerns

mommies and daddies have
make sure your growing child continues to get all the nutrition he needs on a daily basis

Your Child is Short for His Age. What Should You Do?

Being short doesn't mean there's a health problem. Genetics and nutrition plays a big part in determining height.
It is important for parents to understand typical child development, and to flag up any concerns early

Is Your Child Developing Normally?

The pace of your child's development may be due to factors such as his/her personality or the home environment.
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