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• posted: Jul. 15, 2021
• Children's Health Care,  Children's Safety,  Children's Health ,  Child Care,  Pediatrics,  Nutrition,  Child Oral Care,  Welcome
• Vitamin D,  Vitamin D Deficiency

Vitamin D deficiency is incredibly widespread in the US, and not just with adults! In fact, about one in 10 children in the US are deficient in vitamin D and Read More

• posted: Jun. 25, 2021
• Children's Health Care,  Children's Safety,  Children's Health ,  Child Care,  Pediatrics,  Nutrition,  Child Oral Care
• Heat Stroke,  Heat Exhaustion

Climate change has certainly caused the temperatures to climb here in the US, especially during the summer. While we know that kids love to play outdoors, when temperatures are high Read More

• posted: Jun. 21, 2021
• Children's Health Care,  Children's Safety,  Children's Health ,  Child Care,  Pediatrics,  Nutrition,  Child Oral Care
• Urinary Incontinence,  Enuresis

While children under 3 years old will not have control over their bladders, older kids that still have issues with bladder control may have something known as urinary incontinence or Read More

• posted: May 27, 2021
• Children's Health Care,  Children's Safety,  Children's Health ,  Child Care,  Pediatrics,  Nutrition,  Child Oral Care
• Immunization,  Immunization Schedule

We understand that bringing your child in for a shot certainly isn’t fun for anyone, but keeping your child updated on vaccines is one of the most effective ways to Read More

• posted: Apr. 30, 2021
• Children's Health Care,  Children's Safety,  Children's Health ,  Child Care,  Pediatrics,  Nutrition,  Child Oral Care
• Ear Infection

Wondering if your child might be dealing with an ear infection? While you will certainly know when you’re dealing with an ear infection; unfortunately kids, particularly newborns and toddlers, can’t tell Read More

• posted: Apr. 13, 2021
• Children's Health Care,  Children's Safety,  Children's Health ,  Child Care,  Pediatrics,  Nutrition,  Child Oral Care
• Mono,  Kissing Disease,  Mononucleosis

Mono, nicknamed the “kissing disease” because of how easily it spreads from person to person, is a viral infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Pediatricians most often see this Read More

• posted: Mar. 16, 2021
• Children's Health Care,  Children's Safety,  Children's Health ,  Child Care,  Pediatrics,  Nutrition,  Child Oral Care,  Welcome
• Thumb-Sucking,  Pacifier

Reflexively, your baby is born with the ability to suck. It makes sense. After all, your little one must be able to suck to get nutrients, whether breastfeeding or bottle-feeding. Read More

• posted: Feb. 15, 2021
• Children's Health Care,  Children's Safety,  Children's Health ,  Child Care,  Pediatrics,  Nutrition,  Child Oral Care,  Welcome
• Stitches

We all know how accident-prone kids can be. They get bruises, bumps, cuts, and scrapes from time and time. Most of the time, these boo-boos are nothing to worry about, Read More

• posted: Jan. 20, 2021
• Children's Health Care,  Children's Safety,  Children's Health ,  Child Care,  Pediatrics,  Nutrition,  Child Oral Care,  Welcome
• Tetanus Shot

All children need to get a tetanus shot. When we think of tetanus we often think of rusty nails; however, this bacterium isn’t just found on rusty metal items, it Read More

• posted: Jan. 07, 2021
• Children's Health Care,  Children's Safety,  Children's Health ,  Child Care,  Pediatrics,  Nutrition,  Child Oral Care
• Traveling,  Medications,  Travel Insurance,  Social Distancing

Whether you’re simply taking a weekend trip to visit the grandparents, or you and the family are flying internationally, you must know how to keep everyone healthy and safe while Read More

• posted: Dec. 03, 2020
• Children's Health Care,  Children's Safety,  Children's Health ,  Child Care,  Pediatrics,  Nutrition,  Child Oral Care
• Urinary Tract Infection

A urinary tract infection isn’t just something that happens to adults. Children can also develop UTIs. Since children are more likely to suffer from kidney damage as a result of Read More

• posted: Nov. 12, 2020
• Children's Health Care,  Children's Safety,  Children's Health ,  Child Care,  Pediatrics,  Nutrition,  Child Oral Care
• Child’s Car Seat,  Car Seat

You may be surprised to learn that many car seats are not used properly. In fact, around 46 percent of car and booster seats are improperly used, which greatly impacts Read More

• posted: Oct. 28, 2020
• Children's Health Care,  Children's Safety,  Children's Health ,  Child Care,  Pediatrics,  Nutrition,  Child Oral Care,  Welcome
• Chicken Pox

You just got the call from your child’s school: someone in your kid’s class has chickenpox. This highly contagious virus isn’t usually anything to worry about, but it can certainly Read More

• posted: Sep. 09, 2020
• Children's Health Care,  Children's Safety,  Children's Health ,  Child Care,  Pediatrics,  Nutrition,  Child Oral Care
• Healthier Food,  Healthy Diet

You want your child to lead a healthy, happy life but it can be difficult if they are picky eaters or only seem to crave junk food. If you’re having Read More

• posted: Aug. 27, 2020
• Children's Health Care,  Children's Safety,  Children's Health ,  Child Care,  Pediatrics,  Nutrition,  Child Oral Care
• Preventive Care,  Wellness Visit

What parent doesn’t want to protect their child from getting injured or sick? While it will happen at some point, there are certainly ways that both you and your pediatrician Read More