Unless your child is getting the flu mist, your child may receive not only the seasonal flu vaccine as an injection this year, but also the H1N1 vaccine as an injection. Here’s…
Toddlers
-
-
I’ve heard some interesting things about milk over the years. I am going to share with you three myths about milk that I heard when I was a kid and I still…
-
Well it finally happened. The day all mothers with daughters regard with mixed feelings. No, I’m not talking about my daughter’s first period. Today I discovered that my oldest daughter’s foot size…
-
Parents often ask how they can tell if their child has The Flu or just a common cold. Here’s how: A cold, usually caused by one of many viruses such as rhinovirus,…
-
This podcast gives you your Two Peds doctors’ advice on toddler discipline. Dr. Lai’s anecdote: Before children, my husband tells me that he would grimace when he saw a toddler kicking and…
-
It is one week before the start of school and I watch as my daughter’s sixth grade teacher stabs an onion with a needle.It’s a back to school ritual for my family with food…
-
It’s that time of year again, supply #3 on my back-to-school shopping list, glue sticks, are sold out at the Target down the street. At this time of year, I see many…
-
After completing my pediatric training, I worked for a couple of years in a large pediatric office before I had any children of my own. I was always struck by the Life…
-
When it comes to our children, we want the best that money can buy. However, in these difficult economic times, I want to offer some suggestions from the medical perspective that can…
-
I just went through a stack of mom’s-stuff-stashed-away-when-cleaning-for-a-party-and-forgotten-about and stumbled on a green three inch by three inch curved piece of plastic. What was it? A tres modern chair for the Polly…