Part A. Contexts of Nursing Care: 1. Children and young people of Australia and New Zealand Donna Waters and Tara Flemington; 2. Child rights in Australia and New Zealand Jennifer Fraser and Helen Stasa; 3. Health services for New Zealand Māori and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian children and young people Melissa Carey, Liesa Clague, Fleur Magick Dennis and Laurance Magick Dennis; 4. Research with children and youth Donna Waters; Part B. Nursing Infants, Young Children and their Families: 5. Working with new families throughout the transition to parenthood Nicola Brown; 6. Supporting families to manage child behaviour and sleep patterns, and promote optimal child development Amy E. Mitchell; Part C. Nursing Children and Young People: 7. School health, health promotion and health education Lisa Hutchinson; 8. Mental healthcare for children and adolescents Jennifer Fraser, Lindsay Smith and Julia Taylor; 9. Child and family: Psychosocial considerations and response to illness Elizabeth Forster, Ibi Patane and Robyn Rosina; 10. The acutely ill or injured child and adolescent: Nursing assessment and interventions Elizabeth Forster and Lee O'Malley; 11. Recognising and responding to the sick child Elizabeth Forster and Loretta Scaini-Clarke; 12. Evidence-based care of children with complex medical needs Nicola Brown; 13. End-of-life and palliative care in paediatric care settings Elizabeth Forster.