There are two DVDs - one for the older child, one for babies and toddlers and each contains various mini films focussing on one aspect of caring for children in a hip spica cast.  Copies are available from the helpline ( 01925 750271 ),  Or you can watch by clicking on the links below the pictures below.

You can also watch on the STEPS YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/stepscharity

They will also be available to download from our Facebook site in due course.

Please send us your comments by clicking on the link on the column on the right.

These videos are for parents and carers of children in hips spica casts. They cannot tell you everything you need to know about looking after your own child, but we hope they will reassure you that solutions can be found to many practical problems. The families in these videos are telling you how they coped with all the everyday tasks of looking after a child in a hip spica. Remember it is best to contact your healthcare professional if you have a problem you cannot solve.

Parents, carers and healthcare professionals have reviewed these videos.

Click on the title link to view the video.

Car Seating	Cast Care	Cast removal - Lily-1 Cast removal - Lily-2	Cast removal - Amelia
Clothing	Eating	Hospital	Hygiene
Life after plaster	Lifting	Mobility inside	Mobility outside
Nursery	Parent experience	Play	Seating
Sleeping	Toileting

These videos were produced with funding support from the Department of Health.

These videos are for parents and carers of children in hips spica casts. They cannot tell you everything you need to know about looking after your own child, but we hope they will reassure you that solutions can be found to many practical problems. The families in thie videos are telling you how they coped with all the everyday tasks of looking after a child in a hip spica. Remember it is best to contact your healthcare professional if you have a problem you cannot solve.

Parents, carers and healthcare professionals have reviewed these videos.

Click on the title link to view the video.

Car seating	Cast Care	Cast Removal -1	Cast Removal -2
Cast Removal -3	Child's Experience	Clothing	Eating
Hospital- preparation	Hospital- inpatient	Hospital- back home	Hygiene
Life after cast	Lifting	Mobility inside	Mobility outside
Parent's experience	Play	School	Seating
Sleeping	Special Needs- part1	Special Needs- part2	Special Needs- part3
Special Needs- part4	Toileting

These videos were produced with funding support from the Department of Health.

About the STEPS Hip Spica Care project news pages.

This project created  mini-films, up to 10 minutes each in duration. Each mini-film concentrated on one specific aspect of hip spica care such as hygiene, eating, clothing, etc. The Manchester Children’s Hospital is our partner in the Department of Health funded project.

The films were shot at locations in homes and NHS settings around the north west of England. We used an informal approach towards the filming and presentation of the clips, with an emphasis on visual demonstrations; in style it is a bit like a ‘YouTube’ type ‘cookery lesson’ on how to look after a child in a hip spica. There are two age groups: Babies & Toddlers and The Older Child.

The aim of the project is not just to provide practical information but to offer emotional support by helping to relieve the feelings of isolation; we hope it will be like having a virtual friend going through similar experiences.

This is our first focus group meeting of parents of older and younger children. We will be creating a regular podcast, click here to go to the link.