Gross motor skills are important for children's health and development. Delays in these skills are a concern for healthy developmental trajectories and therefore early identification of delay is important. 😲A 2020 Australian study showed 4.4% of the children in the study were delayed in gross...
If you answered yes to the above statements, know that you are not alone! 📚An American study in 2000, investigated the relationship between major depression and migraines or severe headaches. It looked at people who were aged 25-55 years old, and found that the lifetime prevalence...
“W-sitting” is a sitting posture where a child sits on their bottom with their knees bent and feet positioned outside their hips, forming a W shape. 🥴 W-sitting is considered an maladaptive sitting posture, as it tends to negatively impact a child’s development and posture. Here...
The age at which babies start to walk can vary widely, as each child develops at their own pace. On average, most babies begin to take their first steps 👣between 9 and 12 months of age. However, some babies may start walking as early as...
Welcoming a new baby 👶🏻into the family is a wonderful experience After months of anticipation, the joys of holding baby and cuddling baby is beyond words! However, for many new mums, 🤱the action of picking up baby, cuddling baby, feeding baby places a lot of stress...
As we bustle about preparing for our children to go back to 🏫 school, it's a good time to think about what type of school back pack 🎒we are sending our children to school with. Often children are at risk of low back pain when...
📱Mobile phones have been become such a prevalent part of the modern lifestyle that many of us cannot imagine life without our phone mobiles within our arm's reach. However, do our children also need a mobile hone of their own? The decision of whether children...
A flattened head shape is called Plagiocephaly. 👶🏻This is a condition characterised by the flattening of one side of a baby's head. The most common type of Plagiocephaly is Positional Plagiocephaly and occurs when external forces, such as the baby consistently lying in one position,...
Child care and school years play a crucial role in a child's overall development, shaping their cognitive, emotional, social, and physical well-being. Child care and school provide opportunities for children to interact with peers, promoting the development of social skills, cooperation, and teamwork. The impact of...
Headaches can be constant, episodic, chronic or acute. 🤕Trying to figure what the cause of your Headaches can be challenging. Especially when all scans return as normal and nothing abnormal is seen on your brain scans and neck and skull X-rays. 🧐However, did you know...