Articles & resources
Straightforward answers to the questions parents actually ask
Short, practical guides written by our clinical team. They are general information rather than personal medical advice - if something is worrying you, get in touch.
Behaviour & development
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Difficult behaviour in school-age children and ADHD
How to tell ordinary lively behaviour from the attention, impulsivity and activity patterns that point towards ADHD.
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Difficult behaviour in young children
Tantrums, defiance and meltdowns in the under-fives - what is developmentally normal and what deserves a closer look.
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Understanding teenage behaviour
Risk-taking, withdrawal, sleep shifts and conflict - what is typical adolescence and what needs clinical attention.
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Dyspraxia (developmental coordination disorder)
The child who is clumsy, slow to dress and struggles with handwriting may have a recognised coordination difficulty.
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Sleep
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Children's sleep: how much, and how to fix it
Realistic sleep needs by age, the routines that actually work, and when a sleep problem is a medical one.
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The link between sleep and behaviour
Why a tired child looks hyperactive rather than sleepy, and how poor sleep imitates ADHD.
Read article →Everyday illness
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Hygiene habits that actually reduce illness
The handful of simple routines that make the biggest difference to how often children get ill.
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Fever in children: what to do and when to worry
Fever is a normal immune response. Here is how to assess your child and recognise the red flags.
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Headaches in children
Most childhood headaches are benign. Knowing the pattern helps you treat them and spot the rare ones.
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Eczema in children
Emollients, flare control and trigger avoidance - the practical basics of managing atopic eczema.
Read article →Growth & nutrition
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Food allergies in children
Telling allergy from intolerance, recognising a reaction, and what a proper allergy plan includes.
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Childhood weight: a practical, non-shaming approach
Why the family, not the child, is the unit of change - and the habits with the best evidence behind them.
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The psychology of weight and eating
Emotional eating, food as reward, and the family patterns that quietly shape a child's relationship with food.
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