Food Allergy Testing – What’s it All About?
We are pleased to share a very informative post by Dr. Abdurrahman which appeared last month on Food Allergy Canada’s... Read More
PsychLine – Understanding Psychological Assessments
At this time of year, many parents are wondering about how their child will handle the academic demands of the... Read More
Life-Threatening Consequences – When School Boards Fancy Themselves Healthcare Providers
I met Madelyn for the first time last month in clinic. Six months prior, she was an otherwise healthy 14... Read More
Measles Outbreaks – Some Guidance For Concerned Parents
There have been a number of recent measles cases reported in Ontario cities over the past few weeks including Toronto... Read More
Identifying Learning Disorders in Children
Learning disorders (LDs) are a reality for many school-aged children. It is estimated that between 5 and 10% of Canadians... Read More
Active Kids, Healthy Kids – Canadian Pediatric Society’s New Physician Education Campaign
This month, the Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS) launched a new program aimed at educating primary care physicians around how to... Read More
Sorry Kid. Spend The School Day In Your Soiled Soggy Underwear; We Don’t Do Dirty Bums
The other day a mother brought her four year-old daughter (let’s call her Sally) into clinic with a severe and... Read More
Fake Food, Childood Obesity, Real Problems
Enjoy watching this interview with David Ludwig, MD, PhD, director of the New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center Boston Children’s Hospital,... Read More
All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten
I can’t resist but post this classic. Surely most of you have already seen this. But re-discovering it, whatever your... Read More
Concussions 101
Below is a fantastic patient education resource on concussions, by Dr. Michael Evans, director of the Health Design Lab at the Li... Read More
Changing Education Paradigms – Lecture by Sir Ken Robinson
This is an incredibly thought-provoking piece on the current state of child education in the U.K. (Applicable to US and... Read More