I have been musing ever since our hosting site told us they were switching blog platforms. In a blink of an eye, our blog was slated to disappear. The dynamic Two Peds…
Tweens
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We’re seeing a lot of this stuff around the office. It’s “hand-foot-mouth” disease, a common, self-limited illness caused by the Coxsackie virus, and it strikes most often in the spring and summer.…
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This year we asked our dad readers to help us write our Father’s Day post. They completed this thought: “Before I became a dad, I never thought I’d…” …Learn to curl hair…
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Every child with a lemonade stand hopes for hot sunny days to drive in customers. But if your kids squeeze fresh lemons for their stand, make sure they wash their hands after…
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Dr. Lai will be up at Brown University this weekend giving a primary care pediatrician’s perspective on concussions (traumatic brain injuries) at a parent forum. A lot has changed since you were…
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Just in time for Field Day and pool openings, today we provide sunburn protection information. Hot! Pictured is a kid with a second degree burn. No, this burn wasn’t caused by hot water…
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Until I became a mother I never thought… I’d care if a birthday party was cancelled I’d obsess about bowel movements and gas I’d remember to reapply sunscreen…
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Where do these tween/teen games come from? Warn your kids about a game that Dr. Kardos learned about from some tweens recently: inhale Smarties ®. Young teens at a party took intact…
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When my kids were younger, I realized one way to avoid the pre-dinner time meltdowns was to enlist their help in cooking. In addition, baking muffins or cookies with kids is…
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When it comes to our children, we want the best that money can buy. But the best is not necessarily the most expensive. Today we offer our pediatrician perspective on ways…