Useful Links, Articles and References
Resources recommended at the Transition from Primary to Post Primary talk presented by The National Parents' Council:
1. ISPCC - Provide free training courses - Positive Parenting
2. Oasis
www.oasis.gov.ie - Government on line access to service information and support
3. Qualifax
www.qualifax.ie - an online database of third level courses in Ireland
6. Department of Education & Science
www.education.ie - for information on the Irish Education System
7. National Centre for Guidance in Education
www.ncge.ie - for information on guidance in Education, resources and useful links
9. National Parents Council Post Primary
Unit 5, Glasnevin Business Centre, Ballyboggan Road, Dublin 11
Tel: 8302740 Email:
npcpp@eircom.ie
10. Books
The Essential Parents Guide to the Secondary School Years - Brian Gilsenan
Changing Children (Living with a new generation) Paul Andrews S.J.
Resources recommended at the Anti-Bullying Talk presented by Trinity College:
1. Book by Mona O' Moore "Understanding school bullying: A Guide for Parents and Teachers" - published in 2010 by Veritas Publications.
2. Book by Mona O' Moore and Stephen James Minton "Dealing with Bullying in Schools: A Training Manual for Teachers, Parents and Other Professionals" - published in 2004 by Sage Publications.
3. George Varnava "Checkpoints for Schools"
4. George Varnava "Checkpoints for Young People"
5. Vista is an online resource.
Articles referenced by Dr. Thornton at The Well Rounded Child Talk April 2010
1. Changing the Face of Child Mental Health - Ask the Expert: Social Skills
2. Do Kids Need Friends - Anita Gurian, PhD and Alice Pope, PhD
3.Other articles published by the NYU Child Center that may be of interest
Having problems with long division? The resources below may help.
1. http://www.kidsnumbers.com/long-division.php
2. "http://www.mathsonline.org/pages/longdiv.html
3. http://www.thegreatmartinicompany.com/longarithmetic/longdivision.html
4. http://www.aaaknow.com/div.htm
5. http://www.webmath.com/divide.html
6. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/maths/number/multiplicationdivisionrev2.shtml
Information on Childhood Infectious Diseases
|
Disease/
Infection |
Spread by ... |
Time between
exposure & sickness |
Early Signs |
How long is the child infectious? |
Minimum Recommended Exclusion Period |
|
Chickenpox |
Coughing and sneezing. Also direct contact with weeping blisters |
11-21 days |
Fever and spots with a blister on top of each spot |
Up to 5 days before the appearance of a rash and until the spots are crusted.(normally 5 days) |
One week from date of rash appearance. |
|
Conjunctivitis |
Direct contact with discharge from the eyes or with items contaminated by the discharge |
1-3 days |
Irritation and redness of eye with a discharge sometimes. |
While there is a discharge from the eyes, the child is infectious |
While there is a discharge from the eyes |
|
German Measles |
Is a virus and is spread by fine droplets of moisture. The droplets are produced when the infected person coughs, sneezes or even talks and another person then inhales these droplets and may become infected |
14-21 days, usually 12 days |
May have fever, sore throat, stiff neck. Rash after 1-2 days usually starts on face. |
From 7 days before to at least 4 days after rash appears |
4 days from appearance of rach. NOTE: Very Dangerous for Pregnant Mothers |
Head lice |
Head lice spread easily. You can get them when in close contact with a person who has lice, or by touching their clothing or bedding. Lice spread easily among school children. |
7-10 days from hatching to reproducing |
Itching of the scalp, tiny white specks (eggs, or nits) on the bottom of each hair that are hard to get off
|
Contagious until treated has commenced. |
Once treated has commenced. |
|
Impetigo |
Direct contact with discharge from infected skin |
Usually 4-10 days variable |
Blisters on exposed parts of the body. Spreading at the edges that are raised, thick yellow crusts when they break |
Until 24 hours after treatment with antibiotics has started or until sores have healed |
Until skin is completely healed |
|
Influenza |
Coughing and sneezing and direct contact with respiratory droplets |
1-3 days |
Sudden on set of fever with cough, sore throat muscular aches and headache |
From 1-2 days before illness up to 7 days. |
Restrict contact activities until well. |
|
Measles |
Coughing and sneezing. Also direct contact with the nose/throat secretions of infected person. White spots in the mouth 1-2 days, rash after 3-4 days on the face, neck and chest. |
Usually 8 – 15 days to rash |
Running nose and eyes, cough, fever and a rash. |
From the first day of illness until 7 days after the rash begins. |
At least 7 days from onset of rash |
|
Meningitis |
Close physical contact such as sharing food and drinks, kissing, sleeping in the same room. |
2-10 days, usually 3-4 days |
Generally unwell, fever, headache, vomiting, sometimes a rash.
Urgent treatment is required
|
24 hours after starting antibiotics |
Until well enough to return. |
|
Mumps |
Contact with infected saliva et coughing, sneezing, kissing and sharing food or drink. |
Usually 12 - 18 days |
Pain in jaw, then swelling in front of ear and a fever. |
For one week before swelling appears until 9 days after. |
Until 9 days after swelling develops or until the child is well. |
|
Ringworm |
Contact with infected person’s skin, clothes or personal items. Also through contaminated floor or showers. |
10-11 days |
Flat spreading ring shaped lesions |
While lesions are present and while fungus persists on contaminated material |
Restrict contact activities until lesion clear |
Rubella |
Coughing and sneezing. Also direct contact with the nose/throat secretions of an infected person |
Usually 16-18 days |
Fever, swollen neck glands and rash on the face, scalp and body. Rubella during early pregnancy is dangerous. |
From 7 days before rash starts until at least 4 days after it has appeared. |
7 days from appearance of rash. |
|
Scabies |
Intense itching blistering pin point blood crusts |
several days |
Mites spread rapidly by contact from clothing or bedding |
|
Until treatment has commenced |
|
Threadworm
|
The female worm lay eggs around the anus. Leads to itching and scratching of the area and then leads to eggs being transferred onto the fingers and passed by direct contact. |
10-11 days |
Threadworm begins with an itchy feeling around your anus (back passage), usually at night under warm sheets. |
Until 24 hours after treatment and a second treatment required in 14 days. |
24hours after treatment has commenced |
|
Wooping Cough
|
|
7 - 14 days |
Fevers and catarrh for approx. 1 week before cough later develops |
From 7 days after exposure to 21 days after whooping |
21 days from beginning of whooping |
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