The Real Story Behind The Headlines
From time to time, parents of my young patients ask me about news reports they have seen when searching for my name on the internet. The headlines of the reports give the impression that I am an advocate for corporal punishment as a way of disciplining children....
Not Listening
In describing behavioural problems in children, the term not listening has become common in recent years. Its meaning is becoming clearer, it is used to refer to two different things: Hyperfocus Ignoring Hyperfocus is a state of deep and intense concentration, where...
Screen Use in Australian Children
The findings of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children reveal a much more serious problem with screen consumption than has been reported in the media. The study showed that by 2012, on average screen use in young Australian teenagers had grown to 3 hours per...
The ‘Link’ between Junk Food and Obesity
Public health advocates claim that the growth in childhood obesity is the consequence of eating junk food. Consequently they have launched their attack upon McDonalds, Schweppes and Four and Twenty Pies, all in the name of combating the health tsunami of obesity. The...
Over-management and Over-nurturing
When children are over-managed, they develop learned helplessness; they come to rely upon support to overcome life’s daily obstacles. This undermines the development of their sense of capability; the capacity to find solutions for the unforeseen difficulties of daily...
There is much written on the internet about children’s health.
Finding reliable information can be difficult.
In this blog Dr Roberts provides his take on what is important for your child’s health.