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…
Toddlers
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Picture the Mission Impossible theme song in your head… da da da DUM DUM da da da DUM DUM dadada…dadada…dadada…DA DA! Keep this background music playing as you read. Recently, Two Peds…
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“DaDu.” That’s how my oldest used to say “Thank you” when he was about two years old. Now that he is thirteen I find myself still reminding him to say…
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It’s gift-giving season. Yes, we could write a soppy post about how the best gifts in life are not material. Or that you should donate money to charity in a child’s…
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A decade ago, we wondered if arsenic was in pressurized wood-containing playground equipment . Then we worried about the toxin turning up in apple juice . Now recent reports say arsenic…
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Before babies gain the ability to say, “Mama, please hand me my cup from that table,” they will point at their cup. In other words, babies naturally use their own sign language…
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We can tell from this past week at the office that croup season has started. DON’T PANIC! Read on to learn what to look for and what to worry about. Please also…
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The cut of mental illness can be sharper than any surgeon’s knife. What happens when a child’s emotional turmoil escalates beyond a family’s control? In the newly released book Suicide by Security…
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At this time of the Jewish High Holy Days, Dr. Kardos offers us a glimpse into lessons learned as a doctor in training. This is a true story she wrote years…
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Wondering about preschool and toddler discipline? sleep? potty training ? emotional well being? In the Bucks County PA area in October? We’ll be holding a question and answer session Thursday Oct 11,…