CHILDHOOD ILLNESS IS INEVITABLE
Know what to do when your child is sick.
Practical, real-world answers from a paediatric nurse, right when you need it.
✓ Newborns to school age
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Paediatric Nurse
Masters-qualified, 15+ years across emergency, NICU, research & telehealth
Everyday illness
How to handle the sick days that first aid doesn’t cover
200,000+
Families in the Sick Happens community (and counting)
Evidence-based
No fear-mongering, no guesswork, no woo-woo
All the usual suspects, covered.
Covers fevers, rashes, RSV, gastro, coughs, ear infections, bronchiolitis, hand, foot and mouth, and snotty noses.
INSIDE THE APP
Handle any sick day in three simple steps.
Fact sheets, checklists, video lessons and illness trackers, all in one app you can open at any time of day or night.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
From panic to peace of mind.
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“I got the app at 3am thanks to a kiddo with a fever. Love that 3am peace of mind knowing I've got Penny in my pocket!”
APP USER
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“I've been a paediatric GP for 15 years, working with anxious parents through their children's illnesses, and I cannot fault or improve on a single word of the advice you so generously share.”
PAEDIATRIC GP
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“Once I had the info, I felt much more in control. It stopped me running to ED on Friday night out of pure fear.”
PARENT
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“I'm a paeds nurse, but I still love the reassurance when I'm second-guessing myself at 3am, sleep deprived and living rural. I will be telling my patients about this resource.”
PAEDIATRIC NURSE AND APP USER
MEET PENNY
Paediatric nurse.
Mum of two.
Experienced on both sides.
15+ years nursing sick children across Paediatric Emergency, NICU, general paediatrics, food allergy research and HealthDirect. Plus more vomit, chunky coughs, fevers and sleepless nights with my own boys than I can count.
I’ve helped so many overwhelmed and terrified parents who bounce between “Is this normal?”, “What if this is serious?” and “Could I have managed this at home?”
They all want to do what's best for their sick child, but no one taught them how. Until now.
I've bundled up my nurse brain into Sick Happens so you know what to look for and what to do next when your child is sick. When the next sick day comes knocking, you'll know where to start.
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