The new millennium school children are suffering from obesity, depression and behavioral problems rather than the measles or mumps.
According to the Centre for Child and Community Health, a large number of young children, including toddlers and babies, are suffering from mental health issues as opposed to infections.
The figures, detailed in the Herald Sun newspaper, show that one in five children are suffering from behavioral issues, one in four adolescents are obese and a large number of toddlers and pre-schoolers have autism.
One pediatrician, Dr Harriet Hiscock, admits that medication has controlled the infectious diseases but the mental problems are increasing.
Dr Hiscock told the newspaper, "There used to be wards full of measles, mumps and rubella, but largely through antibiotics we've gotten rid of a lot of infectious diseases. Instead, now we are treating a lot of things such as obesity, allergies, depression, sleep problems and anxiety that have mostly always been there but we are much more aware of these days. In the past, people put up with this and didn't think they could do anything about it. But now there's evidence intervention does help."
The new child health problems are affecting parent's wallets, with high doctor's bills and waiting lists resulting in little treatment.
According to the report, parents are encouraged to take their children to a GP for diagnoses before going to a specialist for treatment.
