PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Davison, Gail AU - Conn, Richard AU - Kelly, Martina Ann AU - Thompson, Andrew AU - Dornan, Tim TI - Fifteen-minute consultation: Guide to communicating with children and young people AID - 10.1136/archdischild-2021-323302 DP - 2023 Apr 01 TA - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition PG - 91--95 VI - 108 IP - 2 4099 - http://ep.bmj.com/content/108/2/91.short 4100 - http://ep.bmj.com/content/108/2/91.full SO - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed2023 Apr 01; 108 AB - This article suggests communicative steps and strategies to help healthcare professionals achieve the ideals of child-centred care, which place children and young people at the centre of policy and practice. For those with 15 s, not 15 min, our suggestions can be summarised like this: help children be active agents in their own care by asking, listening well, being curious and explaining things clearly in an accessible but not condescending way.