Is it important to see your doctor when your child is misbehaving? What role does your paediatrician have to play in diagnosing and managing challenging behaviours in children? Dr Megs discusses this briefly today…
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Angry kids
Hi there parents and carers! This has been a really tricky article to write. There are so many reasons why kids can present as “angry” or with emotional dysregulation and I knew it would be a real challenge to cover them all sensitively and in completeness. In this...
How to Support Your Exam-Stressed Teen!
In support of her fantastic article on Monday on “Dealing with Exam Stress,” Dr Jenni today has some great advice for PARENTS who are trying to support their teenager through their high school exams.
Breath holding spells
The common and harmless, but scary-to-watch “Breath holding spell.” What is it? What causes it? How do you treat them? Come find out…
Toddler Tantrums
Tantrumming toddlers. Enough to drive any parents and any person in the near vicinity up the wall. Here are some practical strategies to try with your Two or Threenager (or older tantrummer) in an attempt to save your sanity.
Strategies to help attention and concentration in kids (non-drug methods)
Non-medication based strategies to help school kids with attention and concentration As I have probably alluded to in previous blog posts, one of the most common presentations to my general paediatric practice are children who have a “short attention span, poor...
Threadworms (pinworms)
Itchy bum? You might have worms. You’d better read on to find out if you have them and how you can get rid of them (and have a bit of a laugh in the process).
Nightmares vs Night Terrors
Nightmares vs Night Terrors – terms that are frequently and mistakenly used interchangeably. What are they and what to do about them?
Sleep Problems and How To Deal With Them
Hellooo and HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone!! I hope everyone had a restful and enjoyable Christmas and New Year period and are ready to tackle 2018 head on! I personally feel like I need a holiday to recover from my holiday (and those of you who follow my food blog...
Mummy (parental) guilt
Hello again all you awesome peeps out there that look after little people. Today I am going to blog about “Mummy guilt.” If you are a dad, or a foster parent/carer – please don’t think that I am excluding you. I am certain that all types of carers have some form of...