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Is Demand Feeding Right For You?
May 1, 2017

What Is Demand Feeding? There are many fans of demand feeding, a type of feeding that relies on responding to a baby’s cues for feeding. At its best, it allows parents to be more in tune with their baby’s needs, […]

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Screen Time: How Much Is Too Much?
April 24, 2017

The Brave New World Of Technology The world today is very different to the one we grew up in twenty or thirty years ago. When I was a child, we didn’t have a computer until I was a teenager. Even […]

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Starting Solid Foods: When and How
April 17, 2017

Readiness for starting solid foods: As your baby starts to approach 6 months of age, you will probably be thinking of introducing solid foods into his diet. Up until this point your milk has been adequate to meet all his nutritional […]

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Tics and Tourette’s syndrome: Is My Child OK?
April 10, 2017

I’ve had a lot of conversations with parents recently regarding their concerns about their children’s tics. Often (but not always), the children are boys, around 8 years of age, and absolutely well otherwise. Their parents have noticed them repeatedly jerking […]

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Is My Child Getting Enough Sleep?
April 3, 2017

My son always seems to be tired. He sleeps well overnight, although he usually goes to bed around 11pm, and it is very difficult for him to wake up at 6am to get ready for school. In the afternoon, I […]

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A short excerpt from the interview with Channel News Asia on the benefits of breast milk and milk banking 
March 29, 2017

  Click to watch Interview on Facebook

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Honoured to have been asked to share some thoughts and information on breast milk banking and breast milk donation on Channel News Asia this week:
March 28, 2017

  Temasek Foundation Cares, KKH working on project to run first milk bank in Singapore – Channel NewsAsia http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/temasek-foundation-cares-kkh-working-on-project-to-run-first/3630580.html

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Nasal Allergies In Children
March 27, 2017

My child sneezes frequently in the morning, and often has itchy eyes. He snores at night, and seems exhausted by  mid-afternoon. I suspect he may have nasal allergies. What can I do? One of the most common environmental allergens causing […]

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Managing Sibling Rivalry
March 20, 2017

You’ve been looking forward to this day- the excitement of welcoming a new baby into the family. You’ve been dreaming of watching your older child playing tenderly with the younger one; everything seems completely idyllic… until your elder child suddenly bites […]

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Childhood Obesity: Is My Child Too Big?
March 13, 2017

Childhood Obesity and Overweight It’s a touchy subject, but unfortunately childhood obesity is increasing at an astronomical rate. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), global childhood overweight and obesity rates have increased worldwide from 32 million in 1990 to […]

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    I received my medical degree from the University of Birmingham, UK in 1999. I went on to complete my postgraduate Paediatric training in Birmingham Children's Hospital, UK and KK Womens' and Children's Hospital, Singapore obtaining membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (London) in 2004.

    Following that, I continued my advanced specialist training in both Paediatrics and Neonatology, becoming one of the first doctors in Singapore to receive advanced accreditation in both specialties.

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