Resilience – The Importance of Preparing Your Child for Life
Ask a thousand parents, and not one of them will tell you they want to raise a child into an adult incapable of self-sufficiency. We all want our children to thrive as adults – to be happy, successful, beneficial members…
Combating Misinformation
We live in a world with information readily available at our fingertips, more than any other time in history. With computers and smart phones questions can be answered within a few minutes, if not less. Explanations and details and advice…
Vaccine Hesitancy and Refusal
This article was originally posted in November 2020. Given the increased amount of questions and concerns we have been seeing in clinic recently, I felt it was important to revisit this topic this week. Vaccinations are arguably one of the…
Seasonal Affective Disorder in Children -Ways to Help SAD Kids
Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, is a common disorder in both older children and adults. It is not simply “winter blues” that is experienced by many as the days become darker and colder, but an actual mental health diagnosis. It…
New Year, New Outlook for Families
As the year comes to a close, many people take a closer look at their life and set goals for the future. Whether you call these New Year’s resolutions or goals for the future, deciding to change a part of…
When It’s Cold Outside
As we dive further into November and our local kids are having the first snow days off of school for the year, I realized it was a good time to talk about keeping kids warm in the winter. This will…
Sports Safety – Concussion
Part of keeping kids safe while they play sports is the prevention and treatment of injuries. Today we will discuss concussion, including symptoms, prevention measures, activities most at-risk for concussion, treatment, and return-to-play protocols. What is a concussion? A concussion…
Infection Control in Schools and Childcare Settings
Pediatrics is an area of medicine that is very cyclical – in the summer we see a lot of kids for well child checkups and sports physicals, while in the winter we see lots of respiratory infections like pneumonia, RSV,…
