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Choosing whether to breast or formula feed your bub is one of hardest decisions to make as a new or expecting parent.

Whether you’re making your own lunchbox, or you’re making one for the youngest members of your household, it should be a snapshot of a normal day of healthy eating.

Where do you start when, as a parent, you’re worried about your child?

What is hay fever? Hay fever (allergic rhinitis) is caused by allergy to environmental inhalants like pollens (grasses or trees), dust mite, animal dander or moulds. Hay fever is not caused by a food allergy. Hay fever symptoms include stuffiness (congested nose), runny nose, sneezing as well as itchy and watery eyes. These symptoms can range from mild (not affecting ...

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common reasons for referral to a paediatrician. Sometimes parents are worried, sometimes school has asked to have a child checked for ADHD, and sometimes it's even the opposite – parents seeking reassurance that their child doesn't have ADHD. The trouble with diagnosing ADHD is that like ASD ...

Is your child is halfway through their kinder year and you're not sure if things are okay with their development or behaviour? Have you been seeing a speech therapist for some speech or language delays or getting help with their behaviour but are not sure if your child has the maturity yet for school? Are you starting to wonder whether your child really is ready ...

Autism and Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are now on everyone's radar thanks to increasing awareness and understanding that early intervention can make a difference. It's also become a minefield for many concerned parents, with a massive amount of information available on the internet, including Dr Google (for good and bad!). The trouble is, there's no single test ...

Have you ever wondered why your child does things that just don’t seem right or exhibits behaviour that you haven’t observed in other children? Perhaps you’ve worried that your child can’t do things that you see other children doing with ease? Niggling worries? Questioning whether things are ‘normal’? Feeling like none of the usual parenting ...

General paediatricians can treat (or are involved in the care of) most medical and developmental problems in children; it's a skillset in itself to have to be across such a wide range of medical problems as well as behaviour and development. Over time, referrals to general paediatrics have increasingly become about developmental, behavioural or mental health concerns ...

Why gifted children develop behavioural problems I have had a little run of seeing kids in clinic of late who have been particularly gifted.  It is more common for a paediatrician to see children who struggle with their learning due to below average thinking and reasoning skills, but gifted children can struggle too.   They are remarkable little people, and some of ...