Brightly coloured cereals. Rainbow candies. Neon sports drinks. Vibrant fruit snacks. Artificial food dyes are found in many of the foods marketed directly to children, yet most parents don’t think twice about them. While these colours make foods look more fun and appealing, growing research suggests they may affect some children differently than others. Does
Hidden Food Dyes: What Every Parent Should Know Continue Reading
Summer is often imagined as a season of bike rides, climbing trees, swimming, and exploring outdoors. Yet for many families, summer can quietly become the season of increased screen time. Without the structure of school, it’s easy for tablets, televisions, and video games to fill long afternoons. Most parents worry about how much screen time their child
You got your bell rung, knocked out, had a concussion, or a mild traumatic brain injury. Doesn’t matter what you call it, it is traumatic and the brain has been injured. First steps are getting a proper medical assessment to determine severity and if there are any other potentially dangerous side effects. This should include
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The brain has two hemispheres that are connected through the corpus callosum. The two hemispheres have unique qualities and neurological balance between both are important for normal brain function. However, the brain doesn’t grow in a balanced way as evidenced by the first few years of life, where most of the growth is focused on
Have you ever looked in the mirror and noticed your head seems tilted!? Maybe one ear looks higher than the other, perhaps your glasses don’t sit straight, or maybe one side of your shirt collar rubs more than the other. We see it time and time again in practice and some people just think it
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Chiropractic has traditionally been associated with adults who suffer from bad backs. However, most kids don’t fall into this category, but according to the National Health Statistics, the use of Chiropractic for kids ranks number one against other complementary forms of healthcare (1). So the question begs, what is the Chiropractor’s objective of care with
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A common question we get in practice is, “Is it important for my baby to crawl?” The quick and easy answer is yes. But why? Crawling provides many great experiences for your child and helps develop strength in other areas. Crawling is the first and longest period of time that your baby will be putting
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For a little backstory: we have two children, who both had tongue ties. When our first was born and nursing did not start off well, I quickly learned about tongue ties and found out my daughter had one. After the release by a doctor in Cambridge, nursing immediately got better. (you can read more about
Is Your Baby Tongue-Tied? Continue Reading
Prior to this pandemic, our children always ran errands with us. Then the world turned upside down and suddenly our children did not leave the house for months. Yes, we took them outside or walked around our neighborhood, but like many other families, they did not enter a store, business or recreation center for many,
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The teenage years — a period of time when your child starts to experiment more, push more boundaries and make ‘weird’ decisions, which ultimately makes us question if we have completely messed up this parenting thing… Both, Dr Thom and I are currently in the toddler phase which has its own challenges (what phase of
The Teenage Brain: How Hormones Affect Productivity and Sleep Continue Reading
