Lots of parents have questions about Covid vaccination in children here in Australia and I have fielded many questions over the past few months about this. I cannot pretend to have all the answers, but I can try my best to give you what I think is the best advice...
Screens and screen time, along with video games, YouTube, Snap Chat, Instagram, Facebook and Tik Tok have become a seemingly permanent (and pervasive) part of our daily lives and the lives of our children. I have been asked to blog about this topic quite a few...
Urinary tract infections are unfortunately an all-too-common occurrence for many families and children. UTIs are a common occurrence in all children but are more common in children who are still in nappies, and also more common in girls as compared to...
So I first blogged about dyslexia way back in May 2019, because I had been asked to write about it several times by different people over time… It took me a long time to get around to it because the truth was that I actually had very little knowledge about the topic....
What an enormous topic to write about! There are precious few parents out there who can say that their child(ren) is not a picky or fussy eater. If you are one of those parents, scroll on mate. The rest of us don’t want to hear from you. Ha ha… just...
So it seems that more and more, I am seeing adolescents in clinic who are suffering from a pervasive mood disturbance that is affecting their everyday life. But what makes a mood disturbance more than just something passing and when should you be seeking help for your...
Do you have a child who sleeps as peacefully as a Boeing 737 jet taking off? Does your child seem to snore and stop breathing just long enough to make YOUR heartrate skyrocket, only to restart snoring loudly enough to ensure you don’t get to sleep for the rest of the...
Hello Paeds-and-Feed blog followers! It has been a really loooong time between articles hasn’t it? Well I am back, albeit for as many articles as I can write in 2 days, because I have a bit of leave to work on material before it’s back to the grindstone! Let’s talk...
Here Dr Megs has a pretty good crack at reproducing a delicious Japanese dish she tasted whilst in Tokyo recently… the dipping udon noodle!
So here is my recipe for my "hedgehog" meatballs. Not hedgehog meat of course (I know you were thinking it!) but pork mince with grated carrot "spikes." This was a recipe I made up when I arrived home from my first trip to Japan about a week ago. It was a major hit...
Megan is a Brisbane and Ipswich-based paediatrician in public and private practice, and mum to two small children. You can usually find her working hard in private practice at Paeds in a Pod North Lakes and Greenslopes, and in public practice at Ipswich Hospital.
PLEASE NOTE: This blog is written for the purpose of providing GENERAL advice about common children's health topics (and of course recipes). It is NOT a substitute for a proper medical assessment and examination by a qualified physician.
If your child is unwell, seek medical and attention and advice in person.