Many parents of pre school or early primary school aged children will read the title of this blog and smile at the fact that they probably say these words on a regular basis! 

The same is true for many of the clients that I see.  In many cases the answer is, “yes” your child can hear you but they are busy with something else or are choosing not to listen right at that moment.  For some child...

With schools in Australia going back this week and many others around the world, just weeks into a new term, many parents are aware that in the next couple of months, children are likely to pick up any bug flying around after the break.  For many parents the most tricky of these to deals with are forms of gastro bugs where a child is forced to be home from school due to diarrhoea and in man...

What a week it has been!  Almost every client we have seen has been dealing with a child home from school or daycare with colds; gastro or  viruses.  In nearly every case this infection manages to make its' rounds of the entire family.  In fact, as one parent mentioned to me " when one of my kids comes home sick, I know that I need to block a week off work."

Those sentime...

One of the most common childhood health complaints we hear from parents is that of fevers - other wise known as high temperatures.  There is much conflicting information about what to do when they occur and if it is a cause for concern. Whilst often harmless to the affected child, they can be a concern for parents and caregivers.  Here are some ideas to help you be more prepared when...

Whilst the Kids on Track office was closed in the last few days, my niece was recovering from an extremely common but often misunderstood childhood illness, hand, foot and mouth disease.  Whilst not as well knows as other diseases such as chicken pox that are accompanied by spots, hand, foot and mouth is often more common during certain seasons ( spring, summer and autumn) and in childcare...

For many of our clients, the side effect of toilet training has been to have their children especially little boys, hold on to their poo and in some cases become very constipated!  If this sounds like a battle you are fighting then here is some information that may help you weather the storm!

WHAT IS CONSTIPATION?: Constipation is generally defined in one of two ways.  The first is when th...

This week whilst the whole world is gearing up for school to finish and holiday season, we have heard of a few clients with conjuctivitis.  This extremely common eye condition of early childhoold can be highly infectious and with school holidays and play dates on the horizon this week's blog is dedicated to spotting, managing and understanding conjuctivitis.

WHAT IS CONJUCTIV...

Any parent knows how upsetting and worrying a bump on the head or more serious head injury can be.  Even after a child has been checked by a doctor, you have to watch closely for 72 hours for the signs of concussion. This is why at Kids on Track, we read with great excitment a couple of weeks ago that a blood test which is 94% effective at detecting concussion in children should be availabl...

Over the last couple of weeks we have taken several calls from parents asking questions about one of 3 surgeries that are recommended on a relatively regular basis for children. One is a tosillectomy  (removal of tonsils), one an andenoidectomy ( removal of adenoids) and the 3rd is grommets.  Here is Kids on Track's guide to the main things you need to know.

TONSILLECTOMY : There...

In the last couple of weeks we have been asked several times about how to handle babies suffering from reflux.  Here is Kids on Track's guide to all you need to know about reflux:

WHAT IS IT AND WHY IS IT HAPPENING TO MY CHILD? Reflux literally means flow back or return and means that the contents of the stomach flow the wrong way during the digestive process.  As babies, the control of the...