Nutrition
Dr Scott Parsons
The author, has worked as a general practitioner with a special interest in paediatrics for the last 20 years. He has developed this website in order to help parents with the task of raising children. He currently works at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne in the Emergency Department and also the associated cohealth GP clinic.
Affiliations
The website content is based on evidenced based guidelines. There are no commercial affiliations.
Iron Deficiency
Iron deficiency in infants and children is the commonest nutritional deficiency. This article discusses the causes, prevention and treatment.
Managing the Overweight Child
This difficult topic is often avoided by health professionals as it can be confronting and difficult to manage. This deals with facts and provides some advice in reversing weight gain during childhood.
Fussy Eating
This discusses problems with fussy eating in toddlers and young children
Infant Feeding Problems
This deals with feeding problems in a logical manner. This can be a very frustrating confusing period for new Mums.
Guidelines to Introducing Solids in Infants
These guidelines are the latest 2015 and encourage early feeding of solids between 4 – 6 months of age.