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This week, I’m chatting with Dr Shereen Lim, a general dentist, a specialist in early interceptive care, and the founder of Sparkle Dental in Perth, where she specialises in helping children overcome challenges with infant feeding, swallowing, breathing, chewing, and speech. In this episode, Dr Lim explains the surprising links between oral function and child development, from nasal breathing and tongue ties to red flags when starting solids, and the warning signs to look for in a child who could have breathing issues.

In this episode, we explore:

• Dr Lim’s introduction into paediatric dentistry
• The importance of nasal breathing
• Links between mouth breathing and sensory processing disorders
• Resting tongue posture
• Oral function red flags when starting solids
• Purees vs baby-led weaning
• Nasal disuse and how to test it
• Signs of tongue ties in breastfeeding
• Connection between migraines and oral function
• Signs and symptoms of breathing issues

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This week we’re joined by Dr Elisa Song, a Stanford-, NYU-, and UCSF-trained integrative paediatrician with over 25 years of experience, who is on a mission to bridge the gap between conventional and holistic care for our kids. We're chatting all about Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS), what it actually looks like for families and why symptoms can sometimes seem to appear overnight. If you’re feeling overwhelmed trying to connect the dots with your child’s behaviour, health, or sudden changes, this episode will leave you feeling more informed, supported, and empowered.

In this episode, we explore:

• What a PANS diagnosis means
• The difference between PANS and PANDAS
• Identifying symptoms and finding the triggers
• Links to gut health, diet and PANS
• The importance of prebiotics
• Lifestyle changes to support PANS
• How vagus nerve support and acupressure can help
• The role of medication in PANS

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This week, I'm joined by Rebecca Khan, an Occupational Therapist specialising in paediatric continence and bowel health. Rebecca shares her evidence-based approach to supporting children and their families with toileting challenges, including how to identify these issues, simple yet powerful strategies to manage them in the long term, and much more. If you're looking to feel more confident and equipped to support your child with compassion and consistency, don't miss this one.

In this episode, we explore:

• How Rebecca came to specialise in toileting
• Signs of toilet training readiness
• The window of opportunity for toilet training
• Reusable versus disposable nappies
• Common causes of urinary incontinence
• Involuntary leakage of stool
• Long-term constipation management
• Strategies for withholding stool
• Correct posture when sitting on the toilet
• Toileting regression
• The gaps in clinical practices

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