Category: Teenagers

First, parents need to understand that puberty is about physical development, not intellectual and emotional maturity. In early puberty, a primary concern is physical and hormonal changes, while a secondary […]

Food allergies can be difficult to identify initially as they present a wide range of symptoms and history of onset. For example, any one of the following scenarios may apply: […]

Today, wherever you go, you’ll find people with their heads down looking at their phones or tablets – even young children. Many parents ask me how digital screens will affect […]

Television is ubiquitous in our society and is often introduced to children at a very young age. Not long ago, toddlers and growing children spent most of their waking hours […]

Relocation is both exciting and challenging. New opportunities, new friendships, new places to discover… while leaving the people and places you know and love. You are exchanging comfort for possibilities. […]

Despite dozens of studies and decades of research proving the hazards of smoking, it is still remarkably common to see someone lighting up a cigarette on the streets of Bangkok. Tobacco […]

Diabetes among children might seem like a nightmare for parents, but Dr Oranan Siwamogsatham, M.D. of Samitivej Hospital says it is growing and we need to learn that some lifestyle […]

While hematuria in children is a fairly uncommon medical condition, urinary abnormalities are commonly found in children. It is also one of the major illnesses that worry parents to the […]