How do you go about educating kids about being healthy? Do you talk about it often during a visit? Do you have a routine or formula that you follow? Is there a certain way that you talk about nutrition with kids? Parents often find it really difficult to get kids to eat their vegetables, or ... Read More
Do you incorporate progress exams in your care plans? How frequently do you complete them? It can often feel daunting to introduce progress exams into your routine if it isn’t something you and your families are used to. In this video I go through some of the easy ways that you can book progress exams ... Read More
Some kids are completely wary of new people. Stranger danger is stronger in some kids than others. So how do you make a child more comfortable when he or she is extremely wary of new people or cry’s every time the family comes in for their adjustments? Today I share 6 easy to implement tips. ... Read More
Posture pictures are being used more frequently by chiropractors as a tool to engage parents and show changes and improvement to posture under chiropractic care. So what does a posture picture actually tell us, other than the obvious? In this video I discuss three things that using posture pictures can highlight and how they relate ... Read More
Chiropractic Assistants are crucial in practice. They are the people who ensure that your practice runs smoothly and efficiently. Here are three ways your CA’s can make working with families easier! When you are working with whole families there are certain days that a family will be in your practice for an extended period of ... Read More
One of the hardest things about working with young children, particularly babies is that they can’t tell you when they are in pain or feeling uncomfortable. So what do you do in your examination when you realise that a baby is in pain? How do you show the family? How do you explain this? Perhaps ... Read More
Have you got families that fall in and out of care? They are very irregular with their appointments and come in only when something is feeling ‘wrong’? In this video I cover how to re-start and work effectively with reactive families. Families drop out of care for all sorts of reasons. It could be reasons ... Read More
There is more to a great practice then good technique. Build strong relationships with families. There is more to being a chiropractor than just having great technique. Building a long-term relationship with families, having structure, setting health goals and knowing how to do all three of these are some of the most important skills that ... Read More
Are you stuck between wanting to help kids be symptom free but wanting to talk about wellness and long-term health? Do you want to build your paediatric practice by improving kids bodies to work better, as well as helping kids with back pain and headaches? Symptoms vs Function – What parents care about In this ... Read More
What’s the point of doing an initial examination if you are not going to use the data collected to compare the scores at a later date? In this video I am going to go through 3 outcome measures that matter and need to be routinely tested during your progress examinations with kids. Having trouble viewing ... Read More
Photos are a part of everyday life. They capture a moment in time that can now be remembered forever. When you look back at a photo, you not only remember what you were doing, but also the clothes you were wearing bring back memories, the people you were with allows you to recall friendships, and ... Read More
When I spoke with some of my chiropractic colleagues and asked them what they thought about working with kids I heard a few common phrases ‘kids don’t like me’ or ‘I’m not good with kids’, ‘I don’t know how to speak to kids’, ‘I’m scared of kids’ or ‘kids are scared of me’. If you ... Read More
