When the first news of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami rolled in from Japan last week, my family started to track down news of my cousin who resides in Tokyo with…
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In Part 1 of our talk, we presented the problems with pediatric obesity and provided six seemingly simple rules to follow that can help encourage your kids to become or maintain a…
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Worried about your overweight child? Last week we gave a talk in which we outlined six simple rules which you can use as a starting point for getting your child to a…
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New American Academy of Pediatric recommendations include a booster vaccine against the cause of meningococcal disease (Neisseria meningitidis) for older teens in addition to the one routinely given to tweens. Olga Pasick, mom of…
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The bad news is that influenza is now circulating in all 50 states. The good news is that according to the Centers for Disease Control, the vaccine covers all currently circulating strains. …
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A mom recently wrote to us about her grade school aged child’s bedtime creeping later while her wake up time stayed the same. She wondered how to reclaim the earlier bedtime. Many…
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Take a look at the February 2011 issue of Real Simple magazine. We are two of the experts cited on page 124. The good news is that some of our thoughts on the…
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We know the first time your child rides a two wheel bike or loses a tooth is a momentous occasion. In honor of January first, we’ve compiled a list of some of…
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Fa-la-la-la-la, THUD. It’s the sound of junior high bands and choir students practicing during this holiday season. That thud is the sound of a kid fainting mid-way through a long, sweltering…
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A mom wrinkles her brow and hands me a bulging bag of inhalers. “Which medicine is the ‘quick fix’ inhaler? And which medicine is the ‘controller’ inhaler?” she asks.Perfecting a treatment regimen…
