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What autism looks like in toddlers: VIDEO
The average age of ASD diagnosis is 4 years of age, despite the fact that about half of children with this disorder may be detected by age 14 months.
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Trusting your instincts
How maternal instinct can be a valuable tool for mums when they know something just isn't right with their child.
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Review: Macleans Nurdle Time app
They say there’s an app for anything and now there’s even one to encourage your children to clean their teeth - and it's a lot of fun, as Amity Dry and her kids discovered.
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Don't brush off kids' dental care
It's never too early to start looking after your child's dental health. Here's how to care for those little pearly whites – and how you can take better care of your own teeth, too.
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Are multivitamins worth it?
You can buy multivitamins for different genders and ages, but is this segmentation necessary? And really, should you - or your children - be taking multivitamins in the first place? CHOICE investigates.
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Stopping the dinner dramas
Children can be adventurous eaters - it's just all in how you approach the subject, research shows.
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Top 10 tips for children who won't drink water
Water is an important part of a child's diet, but it can be tricky to get some children to drink it. Try these tips to encourage your baby or toddler to drink more water.
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Top 10 tips for babies and children who won’t eat meat
If there are certain major food groups your child won't eat, there's a risk she will miss out on particular nutrients - but if she does go off particular foods, there are plenty of tactics you can try to help her get as balanced as a diet as possible. These tips should help if your little one has decided not to eat meat.
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Heavy burden
Accepting that your child needs to go on a diet is painful, as Chrissie Swan shares.
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The world of fussy eaters
With a former 'garbage guts' now turning up her nose at everything she's offered, Amity Dry is worried her second child is following in the fussy-eating footsteps of her eldest child. What's a mum to do to when her kids just won't eat what they're given?
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Funding issue
Doctors take aim at chiropractors
Chiropractors are peddling shonky treatments that could be dangerous for people, including babies and children, a group of high-profile doctors says.
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Body image
Children's diet book leaves bad taste
An "inspirational" children's novel promoting weight loss has come under heavy scrutiny before it has even become available.
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Avoiding additives in food and what to look for
How easy is to make sense of food labels if your child has a problem with additives?
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