Be Active in April: Register your family for the 2016 Premiers Active April. How much physical activity does your child get each day? Physical activity guidelines for Australian children. It’s not just common sense that being active is good for children (and adults!), there is
Problems that Worry Parents: Finetuning behaviour management in young children. Paediatrician Dr Rick Jarman, aims to provide general practitioners with a template for behaviour management work with parents of young children. Australian Family Physician, December 2015, Guide for GPs.
Supporting School Age Students on the Autism Spectrum. Resources for culturally and linguistically diverse communities These resources have been developed for families of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds, and those that are supporting them. www.positivepartnerships.com.au/resources-culturally-and-linguistically-diverse-communities There are a range of resources that have been translated into 6 languages to
Latest Publication: Probiotic interventions in infantile colic in Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care, Dr Valerie Sung, May 2015 Purpose of review Up until 2014, the use of probiotics in infantile colic has shown promise. However, the past year has seen the publication of controversial results
When to introduce solids and what solids are good for your baby? Is your baby getting enough iron? A recent article published In the Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health from the Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute describes a large survey of mothers of newborns and
Meet four of our highly experienced General Paediatric, Developmental & Behavioural Paediatricians who have commenced private consulting at Melbourne Paediatric Specialists in February 2015. Dr Valerie Sung, Dr Shaamini Lokuge-Hayes, A/Prof Michael Marks and Dr Rick Jarman. These paediatricians also have senior staff appointments at the Royal Children’s Hospital