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…
Preschoolers
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Babies and children love bath time and are drawn to water play. Today we bring you the splash on swimming. We’re going to the beach- can my baby go swimming? How…
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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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One of Dr. Kardos’s kids yelled in our office a few years ago: “I’m getting a SHOT?! NOOOO! GET AWAY FROM ME!!” Even the front desk staff could hear him, and he…