Hi Reader Dad Joke: You're telling me June is about to be over? No way bro Julying Song of the Week: Chappel Roan - Pink Pony Club I am just coming off a fantastic weekend out with the Royal College of Chiropractors Pregnancy and Paediatrics Symposium 2025. We had some incredible speakers and touched on subjects from connecting with children to having an aligned pregnancy, how to make yourself visible online, polyvagal theory, parasympathetic babies and the list goes on… I love these types of...
20 days ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader Dad Joke: What did one plate whisper to the other plate? Dinner is on me. Song of the Week: Stephen Wilson Jr. - Year to Be Young 1994 For about 2 years my son James spent his Friday evenings at swimming training…and so did I. It was an hour a week where we both spent time submerged. Him underwater, and I under about a ton of the latest research into plagiocephaly and torticollis in infants. I had decided to write a textbook…whilst he got pecs and abs...We can’t have everything! As...
27 days ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader Dad Joke: What do you call two monkeys that share an Amazon account? Prime mates Song of the Week: Post Malone - Circles When my daughter was born, I was in the middle of dealing with a marathon bout of dizziness that lasted about 3 years all in all. During that time, I remember having a specific appointment with an ENT who informed me that I had “failed” the latest batch of tests I had just been though. I am sure it was not his intention to upset me, but the word “failed” really...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader Dad Joke: When does a joke become a dad joke? When the punch line becomes apparent. Song of the Week: Coldplay - The Scientist Hello from the train! I’m currently on the way home from a fantastic weekend of learning with the incredible Dorte Bladt. I have been wanting to do her Switched on Babies course for years and I finally found a gap, so I headed up to Essex and it didn’t disappoint. (if you haven’t already, make sure you get to one of her seminars!) It turns out it doesn’t...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader Dad Joke: What do you call two friends that like numbers? Alge-bro's Song of the Week: Runaway Train - Soul Asylum Being a paediatric chiropractor is awesome…it just is. We get to live out our passion everyday whilst creating a major difference in little people’s lives. A sneaky bonus is that we aren’t stuck behind computers all day crunching numbers (I am thankful for this every day!) Having said this…there are a few numbers you really need to keep track of to make sure your...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader Dad Joke: I used to have a job at a calendar factory, but I got fired because I took a couple of days off. Song of the Week: Hey Soul Sister, Train So, if your initial paediatric training was anything like mine, the management section of nocturnal enuresis (NE) probably looked a lot like this… "Something’s not right, don’t drink just before bed, adjust what you find and get the parents to pop down to the local arts and crafts shop for a little paintbrush and have at that ol’ Galant...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader Dad Joke: Why was the baby strawberry crying? Because it's parents were in a jam. Song of the Week: Hello - Walk off the Earth (ft KRNFX) I had the fantastic opportunity to teach in Dublin this weekend (and before you ask…yes it’s true...the Guinness just tastes better in Ireland…and I split the G on first try…if you know you know). I met up with some good old saffa mates and made some new friends to add to the Paediatric Chiropractic tribe. Something different about this weekend...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader Dad Joke: Why do babies scream so much? Their womb service got cut off! Song of the Week: Ellie Goulding - Still falling for you They say you only really learn something when you teach it. I can vouch for the fact that, at least in my case, this is 100% true. Teaching something makes you examine the subject from every angle. Every time I teach something I come away with a new perspective. Especially when there a question that makes me take a step back and re-examine what I thought I...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader Dad Joke: What do you call a fish wearing a bow-tie? So-fish-ticated Song of the Week: The Gambler by Kenny Rogers I still remember the smell of sawdust mixed with smoke, the lights flickering overhead and the beat of the music as it washed over me. I couldn’t have been more than 7 years old, and it was the coolest place I had ever been to. My dad is a lifelong country music fan, and he had taken us to watch Lance James play live. Lance was a good ol’ South African country legend...
3 months ago • 2 min read