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Looking after our children’s teeth
Diet and our teeth From the moment your children's teeth start to poke through their gums, it is important to start setting up good practices to keep their teeth and gums healthy. While the baby teeth are a trial run as we have adult teeth to still come through at a later date, ensuring theRead more
Is your child a suitable candidate for a Telehealth Appointment?
Who Do Telehealth Appointments Suit? As a general rule, dietetic appointments are well suited to the Telehealth style of appointment. For many people though, it feels strange to consider attending a medical appointment while sitting in your living room. If the appointment regarding your child's nutritional concern does not require regular measurements (ie height andRead more
Telehealth Appointments – See your dietitian without leaving home
What is Telehealth? Telehealth is the use of videoconferencing (in this case Skype) for an appointment with your dietitian when you are unable to attend in person. This may be due to living rurally or interstate, or simply due to inability to travel to our clinic locations. What happens at a Telehealth Appointment? A TelehealthRead more
When is the right time to introduce solids?
This is a source of much confusion for lots of mums with some sources suggesting that solids can be commenced from 4 months (17 weeks of age), and other authorities suggesting exclusive breast or bottle feeds until 6 months of age. It is thought that a baby will be ready to start solids between 4-6Read more
Probiotics – What’s all the fuss about?
Many people these days are talking about our gut microbiome and the effect it is having on our health. We thought we would take the opportunity to explain a bit about probiotics and prebiotics and where they might help you, and your children with some common illnesses and discomforts. Probiotics Probiotics are "live microorganisms that, when administeredRead more
Teeth and Bones – The Importance of Calcium for Children of All Ages
Teeth Healthy teeth need a healthy jaw and healthy gums. Calcium and Phosphorus play a vital role in the formation and maintenance of healthy smiles for all children (and their parents). Calcium and phosphorus help to strengthen our teeth but they also help to strengthen our jaw bones to hold all of the teeth inRead more
How much milk after 12 months?
Your child has just turned one. They have been breast or bottle fed (or both), and you have now been told that they can start having regular cow's milk as a drink. Do you just replace their bottles/breastfeeds with a cup of milk? How much is too much dairy for a one year old? Many peopleRead more
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