Growth & Height
Reading your child's growth chart
What a centile actually means, why the shape of the line matters far more than the number, and the four patterns that make a paediatric endocrinologist sit up.
5 min read
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Parents
Everything in the Blog filed under “Parents”.
Puberty & Adolescence
Is my child's puberty normal?
The usual order and timing of puberty in girls and boys, what counts as early or late, and the specific signs that genuinely warrant an endocrine opinion.
5 min read
Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes at school: a one-page plan
What every school in Kolkata needs in writing before your child with type 1 diabetes walks through the gate: hypoglycaemia, exams, sports, and who to call.
4 min read
Bone & Nutrition
Vitamin D in Indian children: who actually needs it
A sunny country with widespread deficiency, a supplement sold on every corner, and a surprising amount of over-treatment. What the evidence supports, and what it does not.
4 min read
For Parents
Preparing for a hormone stimulation test
Why one blood sample is often not enough, what a stimulation test involves hour by hour, and how to get a child through a long morning at the lab.
4 min read
For Parents
Twelve questions worth asking your endocrinologist
A short list that makes any specialist consultation more useful, whether it is with this clinic or another one entirely.
3 min read
Thyroid
The newborn thyroid screening test, explained
Why congenital hypothyroidism is the most important condition India screens for, what an abnormal heel-prick result means, and why the first two weeks matter so much.
4 min read
Bone & Nutrition
Childhood obesity is not a character flaw
Why weight in children is a medical and environmental problem rather than a moral one, what actually needs excluding, and how to have the conversation without harming the child.
4 min read