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Latest Kid’s Health Topics from the Clinic.
Q&A with Dr Megs: COVID-19 Vaccination in 5-11 year old children
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...
Gaming Addiction
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 (UTIs)
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...
Specific Learning Disabilities
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....
Picky Eaters
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...
Depression in teenagers
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...
Sleep apnoea in children
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...
What To Do Whilst Waiting For Your Paediatrician Appointment for Developmental Issues
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...
melatonin
In this episode of Dr Megs – Paeds & Feeds, Dr Megs tells you all you need to know about the use of melatonin in children
The technicolour yawn – vomiting in children
It has been a while since I have written anything for you all, but I can assure you that I have not been sitting back resting on my laurels. In fact, the last couple of months have seen myself and my little family pack up our house in Brisbane and rent it out,...
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) conference 2019 – lecture
Childhood trauma (part 2) – how does it present and what to do about it
The second article in the series about Childhood Trauma, Dr Megs discusses how trauma can present in children of different ages, and then how parents and carers can help their young person to deal with their big feelings.
Q&A with Dr Megs: COVID-19 Vaccination in 5-11 year old children
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...
Gaming Addiction
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 (UTIs)
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...
Specific Learning Disabilities
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....
Picky Eaters
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...
Depression in teenagers
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...
Q&A with Dr Megs: COVID-19 Vaccination in 5-11 year old children
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...
Gaming Addiction
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 (UTIs)
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...