What does Traditional Chinese Medicine look like when it comes to children? TCM practitioner ChunHuat Teo explores how TCM understands children’s health, why care is individualized, and the role that digestion, sleep, movement and everyday habits can play from a TCM perspective.
Traditional Chinese Medicine looks at children’s health through a different lens, considering not only symptoms but also the individual child, their constitution and their everyday habits. In this conversation, TCM practitioner ChunHuat Teo explains how TCM approaches children’s health, what parents might expect from a consultation, and why factors such as digestion, diet, sleep and movement form part of the picture. He also discusses common TCM approaches used with children, including pediatric massage and herbal remedies, and shares questions parents can ask to better understand the care being proposed. Rather than asking parents to choose one healthcare philosophy over another, the conversation offers an introduction to the TCM perspective so families can better understand the approach and ask informed questions about what may be appropriate for their child.
ChunHuat Teo is a Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner who works with children and families. His approach considers the individual child alongside factors such as constitution, digestion, sleep, movement and everyday habits. In his work, he also uses approaches including pediatric massage and herbal remedies.
