Strong bones, happy tummies, fewer sick days — yes please! Vitamin D and probiotics are the dream team every parent needs to know about. Here’s how this powerhouse duo helps boost your child’s health, immunity, and mood from the inside out.
From misinformation to missed diagnoses, poor foreskin care is causing pain, infections, and even surgery for boys. Paediatric Urologist Professor Paddy Dewan shares commonsense advice to help parents cut through the myths, care for their sons with confidence, and keep them healthy from baby to teen.
Trigger warning: .A ten‑year‑old girl from New South Wales has had her young life cut heartbreakingly short, found dead by her six‑year‑old sister in a moment that will haunt the family forever. Her death, believed to be by suicide, is being linked to relentless bullying—both at school and online—that slowly chipped away at her spirit.
Winter comfort can come at a cost — especially to your gut. If you or the kids are feeling bloated, blocked or just off, a few simple, gut-friendly tweaks could be the game-changer your family needs.
Between sick kids, crazy schedules, and zero time to spare, telehealth is the parenting lifeline you didn’t know you needed. From medical certificates to late-night GP chats, here’s how you get fast, reliable care with the click of a button.
School’s back, and while that means fresh uniforms, new lunchboxes, and getting back into the…
Sydney’s Inner West was rocked by tragedy when a one-year-old baby was found unresponsive in a hot car outside a childcare centre in Earlwood. Emergency services were called to Marana Road at around 5:35 pm om Tuesday, but despite their efforts, the child could not be revived.
Lola’s sweet, slightly crooked smile was one of her distinguishing features but it was also the first subtle sign of a very rare and aggressive brain tumour.
“We were told not to Google Sanfilippo until we met with the doctor the next day, any parent would never take that advice. I felt physically ill, with tears that didn’t stop for days. We were broken.”
An inquest into the death of a toddler has confirmed the cause of death after he was sent home from hospital with a misdiagnosis of constipation Hudson Perrins died four days after first going to hospital with stomach pain.
“The not knowing is the hardest part. But in some ways, it’s also the best. Sure, we don’t know what her future holds but no one really does. With Gigi there’s no roadmap to follow, and no milestones to track.”
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) affects each child differently, making the journey for parents both unique and challenging with communication, behaviour, and social interaction. Most recently, parents are focussing on the gut-brain connection and the impact that probiotics have on the children’s behaviour.