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Elementary school kids

  • On our minds: Concussions

    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…

  • Avoid Allergy Eyes

    Arrggh, sitting on top of kid’s items that need to be returned to Target are the allergy eye drops that need to go back to the pharmacy. With growing kids, it’s an…

  • I have Autism.

    According to the latest CDC report, 1 in 68 children have some form of autism. April 2  is World Autism Awareness Day, and today we post, with permission, a speech that a 15-year-old…

  • My tummy hurts! Stomach pain in children

    It’s 24 hours after your teenager finished up a competition for National History Day. Now she’s curled up in a ball whimpering with belly pain. Post adrenaline let down? Ate something wrong…

  • Poison Control 1-800-222-1222

      Put poison control’s phone number on the back of your cell phone, on your cell phone case, and on your wall phone. Put it everywhere:  1–800-222-1222.   Did your toddler eat…

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