Children’s Services
in GP Clinic
We understand the pressures of being young parents in Singapore.
Between juggling time for work and looking after little children, it can be difficult being young parents in Singapore. Even when you place your child in a school, you can be faced with an situation where your child falls sick unexpectedly often.
Why is my child getting sick so often?
If your child is in the toddler to preschool age groups, they are still building up their immune system and oftentimes if they are attending school or childcare, they are exposed to multiple forms of viruses constantly.
Sometimes they get the transmissions of infections from their siblings who are also similarly in school. Also, compared to adults, their symptoms take longer to resolve so they appear to remain sick for longer periods.
Is it normal for a child to get sick every month?
For kids going to school or childcare, they can fall sick an average of 11 times a year, which actually amounts to falling sick almost every month! This is quite common so do not be afraid that your child’s immune system is weak!
How to manage my sick child at home?
Here are some comprehensive resources to refer to, with some simple tips to manage an unwell cranky sleep-deprived child at home. If you need more help, remember to check out our Services just below!
Fever in Children When to Worry?
What Helps a Child with Vomiting at home?
Common Illnesses that cause Fever in Children
Here are a few common causes below of what could be causing fever for your child.
Common Cold
Viral infection that affects the nose and throat, commonly causing runny nose, cough and sore throat.
Stomach Flu (Gastro-enteritis)
Viral infection that affects the intestines, commonly causing diarrhoea, tummy pain and vomiting.
Wheezing (Bronchitis)
Infection affecting airways (or bronchi), commonly causing cough sometimes with green phlegm, and wheezing which is a high pitched whistling sound when breathing.
Ear Infection
Infection of the outer or middle ear, causing ear pain or sometimes reduced hearing.
Urinary Tract Infection
Most commonly infection of the lower urinary tract (bladder and urethra), causing pain on urination, frequent urination or sometimes blood in the urine.
Conjunctivitis (Red Eye)
Infection of the transparent layer over the eye, causing redness and itchiness of the eye.
Common Rashes in Children
Below are some common causes of rashes in children, many of which we do see and treat.
Hand Foot Mouth Disease
Viral infection thet can result in ulcers in the back of the mouth and rashes over hands and feet.
Eczema (Dry Skin)
Long lasting skin condition that causes dry, itchy and sometimes cracking skin.
Diaper Rashes
Skin irritation and inflammation around buttock and genital region, caused by usage of diapers.
Viral Rashes
Viral infection causing rashes to appear over the body, sometimes accompanied by flu-like symptoms.
Chickenpox
Viral infection that causes itchy rashes with blistering all throughout the body and is highly contagious.
We stock medications that are commonly prescribed to kids.
Children are not just little adults and they cannot consume medications that are prescribed for adults. There are some medications that are not safe for kids, even between toddlers and preschoolers, and there needs to be relevant dosage adjustment as well.
We do our best to keep you and your child from going to the hospital.
In addition to treating common conditions for children with medicine suited to their age group, we try our best to educate you on the relevant symptoms to look out for – to decide whether your child can continue to be monitored at home, or whether they need to be brought to the accident and emergency department for urgent review.
We are parents too.
As parents, we know that children are the pride and joy of your lives. They can bring you a lot of happiness and sometimes unfortunately, a lot of worry, especially when they are fragile in their younger years.
We try our best to help you manage common conditions in the comfort of your own home, but if situations arise that require further treatment in a hospital setting, we will not hesitate to advise you accordingly as well.
Book Appointment with Our Doctors
Dr Zhang Huipei
Medical Director
MBBS (Singapore)
Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine
Family Physician
Dr Zhang is in Clinic on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Dr Lee Joon Loong
Medical Director
MBBS (Australia)
Graduate Diploma in Geriatric Medicine
Designated Workplace Doctor (CAW)
EIMS Primary Care Physician
Certificate Course in Andrology (Men’s Health)
Dr Lee is in Clinic on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday.
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