A foster mom brought a new child into the office the other day and I smiled picturing her with her last foster child. This thanksgiving, Two Peds in a Pod is grateful for the foster parents who open…
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“MY EAR HURTS!!!” Most parents cannot diagnose their child’s source of ear pain, especially in the middle of the night. Even I can’t diagnose my own children at home because my portable otoscope,…
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In light of recent tragic events in Paris, you may be left wondering if, and how, to explain this or other tragedies to your children. Understand that kids sense your emotions even…
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For those of you who plan ahead: It’s gift-giving season! We love pop culture, but if you are tired of GameStop gift cards or feeling a bit overwhelmed by Frozen, Star Wars and Minecraft marketing,…
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We’re back from the 2015 American Academy of Pediatrics conference where there was a call for pediatricians to focus on ways to identify and prevent the effects of toxic stress on children. Research…
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You have a hole in your head. Actually, you have several. You, your children, and everyone else. These dratted air pockets in your skull can fill with pus and cause sinus infections. Scientists hypothesize they once helped…
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“Mommy, I throwed up.” Few words are more dreadful for parents to hear, especially at 2:00am (my children’s usual time to start with a stomach bug). In my house, I am…
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Many times parents bring their children with sore throats to our office to “check if it’s strep.” Some are disappointed to find out that their child does NOT have strep. Moms and Dads lament,…
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Recent comments by politicians have brought vaccines back into the public eye. In this post, we get down to basics. Did you ever wonder how a vaccine works? To understand how vaccines…
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It’s only a few weeks into the school year and we are running out of snack ideas for our kids. We looked back and found a couple of our favorite posts for snacks by…
