Ten years ago I watched a very sick, feverish toddler arch his back on my exam table while a high pitched screech weakly escaped his mouth as I tried to examine him.…
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Sand and specks of dried seaweed fly into the air. Your kids are on the beach shoveling their way to China. “Watch out!” you yell. “Watch those shovels! The ocean is big. The…
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“Mom, can we do screen?” My kids ask me this question when they are bored. Never mind the basement full of toys and games, the outdoor sports equipment, or the numerous books…
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Here is a photo of a lovely plant nestled along side the bicycle path my family rode on over the weekend. Recognize it? “Leaves of three, let them be!”- That’s right, it’s…
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One parental job you probably did not anticipate is the upkeep of rapidly growing finger and toe nails. Questions first time parents often ask me include: Should I use clippers or scissors?…
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I heaved a sigh of relief. My children and their friend greeted my husband and me at the door. The children had just baby-sat themselves. I thought everyone was unscathed until I…
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As Mother’s Day approaches, we give you our first Two Peds in a Pod “Top Ten List.” Top Ten Skills You Acquire as a Mother 10) Not being completely grossed out by…
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This truth we know for certain: teething causes teeth. We all can picture our babies chewing on their fingers and toys and drooling before getting their first tooth. But what other symptoms…
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It’s only 3 p.m. on a Saturday and one of my children is in the shower for the second time today washing off the pollen which has turned her face into a…
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“Help, help, my EAR HURTS!!!” I admit to having no statistics on this observation, but as a pediatrician and a mom, I have observed that ear infections strike disproportionately on Friday nights.…
