Preparing For School When Your Child Has Allergies

Starting school is a big step for any child. Add food allergies to the mix, and it can make parents feel extremely anxious. However, remember there are hundreds of children who attend school with allergies successfully with no incidents. Managing allergies at school… Continue Reading >

Linen and Allergies: A Parent’s Guide to Creating a Healthier Home

Ensuring a healthy home environment is a top priority for parents, especially when allergies are a concern. Allergens such as dust mites, pollen, and pet dander can significantly impact sensitive respiratory systems, particularly in children. Thoughtful choices in household fabrics,… Continue Reading >

Top tips for Managing Allergies in the Early Years

Too tired for Allergies! Life with little people is tough, stress levels can be high and there is never enough time. Bring in some health or behavioural issues and now they are saying the dreaded “allergy” word and wanting you… Continue Reading >

Sifting to find the truth about introducing solids

  Part 1 on Introducing Solids. Written by Sarah Smith from Bayside Dietetics www.baysidedietetics.com.au Twitter #BaysideDietetic FB Bayside Dietetics Instagram @baysidedietetics   “That’s not how we did it”. Usually a catch-cry we attribute to our folks’ generation. But just the… Continue Reading >

Starting Solids

Solids So you’re starting to get the hang of life with a young baby, things all seem to be falling in to place and then your Maternal Child Health nurse tells you that it’s time to start solids. Some parents… Continue Reading >

Reducing the Risk off Food Allergies in Babies

www.readysetgrownutrition.com   The thought of your baby having an allergic reaction is really scary, so it’s no wonder it’s one of the biggest worries parents have when they start their baby on solids. It’s not yet known why food allergies… Continue Reading >

The top 3 things to consider when you start to introduce solids

Sarah Smith, APD, Bayside Dietetics www.baysidedietetics.com.au   Many years ago, the internet opened us up to the world of information. This can be useful at times, like working out your baby’s name or whether you’re getting the best price on… Continue Reading >

Managing Allergies in Children in the Early Years

My son is anaphylactic to peanuts, cashews and pistachios and has allergic rhinitis with a dust mite allergy. I have also been dealing with allergies and anaphylaxis in my 20+ year career as an early childhood teacher and director. Managing… Continue Reading >

Boosting Immunity Naturally for Better Health

Our immune system functions to protect us against the constant daily barrage of microbial pathogens, foreign invaders and mutating cells. How easily we are able to resist and recover from disease is largely due to the strength and integrity of… Continue Reading >

Baby led weaning – real food from the start

Content written by The Organic Butler  There are all sorts of recommendations out there when it comes to introducing “real foods” to your little one when the time comes. This important milestone is a complex mixture of a lot of fun…and… Continue Reading >