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Australian Family Physician, December 2015 - Finetuning behaviour management in young children, Dr Rick Jarman

Finetuning behaviour management in young children – Dr Rick Jarman

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.

Autism Resources: Positive Partnerships Supporting School Age Students on the Autism Spectrum

Autism Resources – Positive Partnerships

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

Probiotic interventions in infantile colic - Review: Valerie Sung

Review: Probiotic interventions in infantile colic

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

Infant Feeding - Dietary recommendation and paediatric iron

Is your baby getting enough iron?

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

General Paediatricians at Melbourne Paediatric Specialists

Spotlight On: Our General Paediatricians

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