Across Australia, every year, more than 15,000 children and young people – mostly boys – are admitted to hospital for a head injury from sport, accidents or falls. They’re really common, so it’s helpful to know whether a trip to your GP or Emergency Department is actually needed.
10 useful rules to bringing up children.
Higher intelligence in childhood may be associated with a lower risk of death later in life.
Dr Golly talks teeth. How best to care for your child's baby teeth and adult teeth and what to do in the case of a tooth injury, such as when a tooth is knocked out.
There’s a link between listening to music on headphones and high-frequency hearing loss in children.
Asthma is caused by excessive narrowing of the small airways within our lungs, as well as the overproduction of mucus. Let’s jump to the whiteboard and take a look at the lungs – and exactly what happens when asthma decides to attack.
Knock knees (genu valgum) is common in young children. The legs usually straighten as the child grows.
In-toeing, when the feet turn inwards when walking, is an extremely common finding in children, so it’s useful to know when to relax and wait for your child to grow out of it, and when to have them seen by a specialist.
Constipation affects 1 in 4 children. If your child has infrequent, hard, large and difficult to pass stools then your child is constipated.
Concussion is one of the most common concerns for parents of sport-loving children and adolescents. And the burning question, of when it’s ok to return to play again.
