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Latest Kid’s Health Topics from the Clinic.
Iron Deficiency
Well hello again everyone! Can you believe that the year is drawing to a close?! I know we say it every year, but geez this year went quickly! The tree is UP, the orders (to Santa) are IN and the kids… well the kids are still not really behaving themselves despite...
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...
Screen time and electronic device use in children
Helloooooooo there parents and carers! It seems that I am making a bit of a habit of apologising for late posts of recent weeks. The months of November and December for some reason, seem so much busier than the rest of the year and the weekends are PACKED,...
Failure to Thrive (poor weight gain)
The term "Failure to Thrive" is enough to strike fear in a parent or carer's heart... Or at least it does in mine (but then, I'm an Asian mum and I'm a feeder!!) Initially for many mums, it feels like the weight of the expectation of breastfeeding your baby...
Itchy girl bits (vulvovaginitis)
Hey there mums and dads, Gosh, I said I'd try hard to get these posts out earlier and I managed to last 1 whole week with that (face palm) - sorry. Have had an epic weekend, only arrived home from 4 days in Canberra this afternoon and have been running around,...
Constipation (Part 2) – Treatment
Hi again mums and dads! So to continue on from where we left off last week on this "hard" topic (ha ha!), we were going to discuss the different products that are on the market to treat constipation. Back in the day (like ~20 years ago) when I worked in community...
Constipation (Part 1)
AARGHHH…. LIFE!!! Sorry everyone – again my post is super late and I am writing it at 9pm! Have been so busy this weekend (as we all are) and had my husband’s family over for a feast to celebrate his mum’s birthday. So… trying to find the right produce,...
Veggie loaded meatballs
WOO HOO - IT'S FRESH FOOD FRIDAY AGAIN!!! So the battle to get kids to eat their veggies continues. Seriously, if I had 20 cents for every time a parent came to me in clinic and told me that their kids won't eat veggies, I would have retired by now. NO...
Sore throats
The “what causes” and “what to do” about the insanely common problem of sore throats – practical advice.
Being sun smart with kids
Hey there everyone, Had a weekend of poolside BBQs with friends and taking kids horseriding this weekend so I thought I might put up a timely post to remind everyone to be SUN SMART with their kids given the time of year and the weather that is rapidly heating up. It...
Icky Sticky Conjunctivitis
Hi everyone! Sorry this post is so late today - had a really busy long weekend! Had half written this post earlier in the week, just didn't get around to finishing it until just now: Conjunctivitis is so gross. One of my best friends was out running once in...
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
I see a lot of children through my clinical work who have troubles with attention and concentration, and this may manifest as a variety of different presentations, for example: learning problems behaviour problems: like emotional dysregulation, oppositional or defiant...
Head injury
Head injuries – hard to find a person who hasn’t had one over the course of their life. But when it happens to your child – is it serious or not? Here are some ways to figure it out, and what to do about it.
Warts
Dr Katie blogs about warts today. Fortunately, the common wart is not poisonous (unlike the one on the end of the Gruffalo’s nose) but they are ugly and inconvenient. Dr Katie has some advice on how to get rid of them.
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...
Growing pains
Growing pains… everyone talks about them, but do they really exist? Dr Megs talks us through this common and sometimes distressing phenomenon and how you can help your child if they have them.
Plagiocephaly (babies with a flattened head shape)
A general practitioner (GP) with a special interest in children, Dr Katie takes a plunge into our Paeds & Feeds world of medical blogging today with her first article on PLAGIOCEPHALY (flattened head shape) in babies. What causes it? How do we treat it? Come and find out…
Molluscum contagiosum
Dr Megs takes a quick look at this VERY common skin problem of children and what you can try to get rid of them.
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
Good evening everyone!! It is yet again late Monday night and I have not written a medical blog post for the week (*face palm*). Sorry! In my defence, I’ve had a bit of a rough old week, with many sad anniversaries (5 in total) for me in the last 7-8 days. It was...
The role of your PAEDIATRICIAN in managing undesirable behaviours
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…
The 100 day cough
Our resident GP (and super mum) Dr Katie, has welcomed baby number 3 to her fold recently – CONGRATULATIONS DR KATIE!!
Today she blogs about WHOOPING COUGH – a potentially fatal, but vaccine preventable condition in kids (and adults)