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Elementary school kids

  • Digging out splinters

    It’s a sure sign of spring. Recently a mom showed me a splinter in her child’s finger (pictured above) from running about outside and falling on wood chips. If a splinter is very tiny…

  • Thankful for Foster Parents

    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…

  • What to do for your child’s ear pain

    “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,…

  • Sinus infection or a cold?

    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…

  • How to treat your vomiting child

      “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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