Child Health
Growth and Nutrition
Birth to Six Month:
- My four-month-old baby is eating less than before. Does he have a problem?
- When will my baby sleep through the night without needing a feed?
- My baby is a bit small. Will he grow bigger if I feed him more milk?
- Can my baby take some Chinese herbal teas?
- How old can babies start eating solid foods?
- How to give vitamin D supplement to babies?
Six to Twelve Months:
- I just started introducing my baby to solids, what foods are suitable?
- After my baby starts eating rice cereal, how should I feed him?
- How to prepare meat puree for your baby?
- When is it appropriate to replace a milk feed with congee?
- My baby is not willing to drink water, what can I do?
One to Two Years
- My child cannot sit well at the table during mealtimes, what can I do?
- My child does not like vegetables, what can I do?
- Do children need calcium supplements?
- How can I help my child stop using milk bottles?
Two to Five Years
- My child eats very slowly during mealtimes, what can I do?
- My child is a picky eater, what can I do?
- My child eats very little, what can I do?
- My child likes to eat sweets and other junk foods, what can I do?
Child Care
Birth to Six Month
- Why does my baby always have watery or sticky eyes?
- My baby only passes stool once every 3 days after the first month of life, what should I do?
- What can I do if a newborn baby has skin rash on his body?
- How can I take care of the umbilical cord?
- Why does my baby regurgitate milk?
- My baby has some yellowish flakes on his scalp, what are these?
- My baby's face appears red and dry, is it eczema?
- Why does my baby always have hiccups and pass stool after feeding?
- Can I use an infra-red ear thermometer to measure my baby's temperature?
- My baby seems to have incurving of legs, what can I do?
- Why should I not share a bed with my baby so I can take care of him?
Six to Twelve Months
- How can I ease my baby's teething discomfort?
- My baby loves sucking pacifier and fingers, what can I do?
- What can I do if my baby has constipation?
- My baby loves to grasp things, how can I stop her?
One to Two Years
- My child still has no teeth at the age of one, what can I do?
- When should my child use toothbrush to brush the teeth and should I let him use toothpaste?
- My baby has little hair, is it due to a lack of calcium?
- What can I do if my child has constipation?
- Five common pitfalls that lead to fall injuries at home
Two to Five Years
- Why does my child have tooth decay even though he does not eat any candies?
- My child has stained teeth, what can I do?
- Does my son need circumcision?
- My child seems to have flatfoot, do I need to buy him special insoles?
- How can I handle a scald injury?
Parenting & Development
Birth to Six Month
- My baby is always crying, what can I do?
- My baby is not willing to sleep, what can I do?
Six to twelve months
- My baby does not know how to crawl, are there any problems?
- Can my baby learn how to walk using a baby walker?
One to Two Years
- My child is already one year old but she only babbles. Will she have tongue-tie?
- When can my child give up nappies?
- What can I do when my child does not obey me?
- Can DVDs help my child's language development?
Two to Five Years
- What can I do if my child cannot pronounce words correctly?
- My child talks less than his classmates. What can I do?
- My child hits others and snatches toys from others. How can I handle this?
- My child refuses to sleep alone, how can I handle this problem?
- How can I handle my child's queries about sex?
- How can I respond to my child's questions about nudity on magazine covers or intimate scenes on TV?
- My child always cries in preschool, what can I do?
- My child is very active. Is he suffering from hyperactivity?
Immunisation
- Can children with a mild sickness or a runny nose receive vaccinations?
- My baby has some redness and pus on BCG injection site. How could I take care of this condition?
- What will be the reactions after receiving Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine?