Australian dentists are urging parents to be more switched on and controlling of their children’s high sugar diets as more and more kids are coming into dental surgeries to have
Read MoreSince the condition was first recognised in the 1940s, parents have been and felt blamed for their children’s autism. Today, most people no longer believe this, but a lingering doubt
Read MoreIf your child complains about tummy aches and has bouts of constipation or diarrhoea it could well be a sign of food sensitivities. Food sensitivities differ to food allergies even
Read MoreDoes your child show extraordinary excitement and suddenly the mood changes to very sad? And is this behaviour becoming worse? There is a chance that your child is suffering from bipolar
Read MoreNext to the common cold, ear infections are the most common illness in children. The painful condition, known medically as ‘Otitis media’, strikes virtually all kids at some point in
Read MoreOne in every 1,500 babies is born with atypical genitalia to the point where a specialist is required to determine the sex of the child. Historically, these babies were called
Read MoreAs if it’s not enough that the world thought that it’s alright to put young girls through beauty contests donning tiaras and sexy clothes, companies have been satisfying their lust
Read MoreIt’s inevitable. Send your child to school or daycare and you receive them back riddled with head lice, colds and flu or chicken pox or any other infection the other
Read MoreThose newborn days now seem an eternity ago. Here months later, finally the days and nights aren’t blending together, nipples are no longer cracked, nappy usage has decreased and we’re
Read MoreI am a fairly new mum. My dear son has only just turned one. So you can imagine my shock and horror when he was diagnosed with hand, foot and
Read MoreIron plays a crucial role in your child’s development. It helps our little learning machines concentrate and is essential for growing brains. But as every parent who has scraped rejected dinners
Read MoreYour baby’s first cold. It’s a miserable milestone for any first time parent, or any parent for that matter. But it’s one we all have to face, especially coming into
Read MoreWe have all seen that telltale sign – your little one starts scratching their bottom and squirming around, and seems really unsettled! Chances are they have a case of worms
Read MoreEver been woken in the night to find your child flushed, hot, sweaty and upset? It’s a situation most parents dread and many would have experienced. You immediately suspect a
Read MoreDealing with a child that is sick or has a physical or mental disability is stressful no matter how sick or what the symptoms are. But as your child’s primary
Read MoreWhen I fell pregnant with my son, I had all the usual blood tests in the first few weeks. I sat excitedly in my doctor’s office getting the all clear
Read MoreHaving your child bullied at school is one of the greatest fears of parents and research shows this fear is well founded. School bullying has been described as the single
Read MoreBy Rachael Dunlop, University of Technology, Sydney Recently released government figures show levels of childhood vaccination have fallen to dangerously low levels in some areas of Australia, resulting in some
Read MoreBy Kristelle Hudry, La Trobe University Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD; which now includes former diagnostic labels such as Autistic Disorder and Asperger syndrome) is a life-long neuro-developmental disorder. It first
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