Category Archives: Kids Stuff

Look here for things that are of special interest for your kids. Our retained reflex program, ideas for stimulating the brain, additives to avoid…

Hair analysis for kids!

Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (or HTMA)  is a safe, non-invasive test for levels of essential minerals and toxic metals in hair.  It provides useful information about how these minerals and toxic metals are affecting the body.  HTMA is particularly useful in children because mineral imbalances and high levels of toxic metals can affect development and [...]  [Read more...]

Should you or shouldn’t you – take your kids to a chiropractor?

We keep meaning to make a video clip on what we do for kids in our clinic. Well, while you’re waiting for that momentous day to arrive  have a look at this clip from a chiropractic doctor in the USA.  She explains the case for kids chiropractic care really well.  It’s not a recent piece but [...]  [Read more...]

Ugly Feet – are they your child’s inheritance or can you do something about them?

Many people have “Bunions” on their feet.  This is the common name given to that bump that some people develop at the base of their big toe as they get older.  A lot of people think it’s either due to poorly fitting shoes or they think that “my mother had them so I will too”. Believe [...]  [Read more...]

How do I know when my child needs a chiropractic adjustment?

Everyone’s body gets a little out of balance from time to time, and children are no exception. Children need chiropractic adjustments to keep their nervous systems functioning at their best, so their bodies are healthy for all the growth, development, and learning that are such vital parts of childhood. It’s so much easier to nip [...]  [Read more...]

Thinking exam performance? Think Chiro first!

Seriously, think of the investment of time, energy and not to mention actual dollars in trying to get the best education outcome for your kids.  How on earth do you make sure that they are at their best leading up to exams and during exams? As chiropractors we always check more than one body system, but……… Let’s [...]  [Read more...]

Backpack Basics

Backpacks are so much better for carrying things than shoulder bags or a bag that you carry in one hand.  They let you spread the weight evenly across your body so that your back and abdominal muscles can support the weight.  The trouble is that this only works as long as the backpack isn’t overloaded [...]  [Read more...]

Improving Reading Skills

Many children come to us because they’re having problems at school.  Usually the first person to notice is the classroom teacher who sees the child falling further and further behind the rest of the class. Classroom learning relies on good reading skills.  Reading in turn, requires fine motor control of eye movement.  There are two main [...]  [Read more...]

Building Happy Healthy Kids

It’s important to remember that the future well-being, growth and development of our children, depends upon how well their bodies are functioning.  We need to appreciate that the body functions as a whole organism and that each system of the body is delicately entwined and interconnected. With the increase in disorders such as asthma, eczema, behavioural [...]  [Read more...]