Paediatric family support tailored to your child

At Mayfield Clinic, our Consultant Paediatrician, Nicholas Richens, provides compassionate, evidence‑based support for families seeking practical solutions to everyday challenges. From early parenting questions to teenage concerns, we offer structured guidance on parenting approaches, nutrition, sleep and behaviour for children and young people up to 18.

We start by listening. Appointments explore what matters to you—your child’s routines, diet, sleep patterns, development and school context. We then create a clear, personalised plan you can use at home: simple steps, realistic timelines, and strategies that fit your family’s values. Where appropriate, we can also consider underlying factors such as allergies, reflux, constipation, neurodevelopmental differences, anxiety or lifestyle pressures.

We can help with: fussy eating and growth worries, night waking and bedtime battles, tantrums and behavioural dysregulation, screen time limits, toileting, school transitions, exam stress, and family habit change. When needed, we’ll arrange investigations or referrals and coordinate with your GP and school. Follow‑ups track progress and keep the plan on course.

Book directly with our Oxford team via our Paediatrics service. If your child is acutely unwell or severely distressed, please seek urgent care first.

Why Mayfield Clinic Oxford? Your child’s care is delivered from our Oxford site with flexible appointments, minimal waiting, and calm, child‑friendly rooms. As part of our Paediatrics service, you’ll see the same experienced consultant for continuity, and we can provide clear reports and onward referrals when needed.

• Parenting strategies for routines, boundaries and resilience
• Nutrition guidance: fussy eating, growth concerns, balanced diets
• Sleep support: settling, night waking, teen sleep hygiene
• Behavioural challenges, anxiety, school refusal and transitions

Learn more about our Oxford clinic, access and appointment options on our Oxford location page.