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Goodbye Primary School, Hello High School!
Dr Jenni Silva, clinical psychologist makes her debut blog with this wonderful article about transitioning from primary school to high school. A stressful time for all tweens, this very practical article gives you some fantastic tips to make the change much more smooth!
Acne
Welcome to Adolescent Health Month at Paeds & Feeds. Today we look at a common and dreaded condition of the skin that affects a huge number of teenagers all over the world – ACNE.
Food allergy Part 1
Dr Nick pops the cork on this ENORMOUS subject and talks us through the basics of food allergy and its management
Absence seizures (petit mal seizures)
“Blank staring episodes” – daydreaming or absence seizures? Come learn out about how to differentiate these in today’s blog
PUBERTY IN BOYS
A difficult time for boys and a difficult time for parents. Come and learn about what happens in puberty for boys in this post by Dr Sarah McMahon – paediatric endocrinologist
Dairy free Chicken and Vegetable Pie
A creamy (yet not cream) DAIRY-FREE chicken and vegetable pie that will have your whole family coming back for seconds!! Nom nom nom!
Anxiety
Dr Megs herself is back this week with an article about anxiety. To add to articles already written by our psychologist Dr Jenni, Dr Megs looks at what role your paediatrician plays in helping to manage your child’s anxiety.
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
HAND, FOOT AND MOUTH disease, the condition dreaded by all preschool/kindy/day-care parents and long suffered by kids. Dr Katie, our resident blog GP tells us all we need to know about this common and uncomfortable condition.
Separation Anxiety: Help Your Child Boss Back the Worry Cloud
The 2019 school year is only weeks away, and for some children separating from their mum or dad at drop off time can cause a little, dark worry cloud to gather over their heads. Here Dr Jenni paediatric psychologist talks us through what anxiety is, what it looks like, and practical ways we can help children to cope with it.