As spring break approaches, here are some ways to handle sickness while traveling with your children when you are far away from your children’s primary care provider. If your child has a…
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The American Academy of Pediatrics issued a clinical report today on the impact of social media on our children and teens. Ironically, Dr. Lai heard about it first on her Facebook. Julie…
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The American Academy of Pediatrics issued an updated policy on car child restraints earlier this week. The highlights: – babies/toddlers ride backwards in a rearfacing carseat until two years old – kids ride in…
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When the first news of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami rolled in from Japan last week, my family started to track down news of my cousin who resides in Tokyo with…
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In Part 1 of our talk, we presented the problems with pediatric obesity and provided six seemingly simple rules to follow that can help encourage your kids to become or maintain a…
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Worried about your overweight child? Last week we gave a talk in which we outlined six simple rules which you can use as a starting point for getting your child to a…
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A parent was interested in our thoughts about placement for twins in school: Should parents separate them into different classrooms or keep them together? Results of studies that look at how twins…
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Guest blogger Lee Anne Hartwell, a licensed clinical social worker, joins Two Peds in a Pod® with advice on how to tell your children about divorce. Telling your children about the decision…
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The bad news is that influenza is now circulating in all 50 states. The good news is that according to the Centers for Disease Control, the vaccine covers all currently circulating strains. …
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You may not think of your kitchen as a convenient pharmacy, but parents used common kitchen items successfully to treat various maladies long before CVS and Walgreens were invented. Crisco– may not…
