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…
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…
Anger – It’s Okay to be Mad
Beginning at a very young age, children express anger. You see it in toddlers throwing tantrums, in school age kids lashing out physically, and in both verbal and physical exchanges in teenagers. Children experience anger for many reasons – often…
Soothing a Fussy Infant
As strange as it is to say, the sound of crying children has become the background noise of my life. Infants and young children cry in my office for many reasons – they don’t like to be weighed on the…
1 year “blogiversary”
Has it really been a year already? The idea for this blog began several years ago, after hearing multiple parents say, “I know I shouldn’t have, but I looked on Google…” I would cringe every time, and half-jokingly say, “No…
Preparing Your Child for a New Sibling
The addition of a new baby to the family is a big change for everyone. It can make a big impact on older siblings as they become accustomed to sharing time, attention, and space with the new baby. It is…
Choosing a Pediatrician
Pediatricians are doctors who are specialized to take care of children from birth through adolescence and early adulthood. We are trained specifically to recognize and identify developmental delays, difficulties with learning and behavior, common and uncommon diseases and syndromes that…
Late Adolescence Well-Child Visits (ages 17-19y)
We will look at ages 17-19y, known as middle adolescence, as a group rather than individually. It is still important that your child come to see the Pediatrician once per year during this time. There are important milestones and plans…
