\ Last week a nurse in my office rushed a one year old girl back to one of my exam rooms. She was sitting in her mom’s lap, anxious and breathing hard.…
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Panic. Off to the mall today with my children. Everyone was strapped in the minivan ready to go. But where were the gift certificates the kids just got for Christmas from the relatives?…
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Kids are noisy. A noisy child is usually a healthy child, so we pediatricians welcome noise. Today we give you Top Ten Sounds we are grateful for this Thanksgiving: 10. The sound…
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Lately my office staff has taken to giving out Sillybandz as rewards for kids who bravely endure the sting of vaccines , cooperate during exams, or just behave well while along for…
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You poured out all of your two liter soda bottles, replaced all the potato chip snacks with fruit and signed all your children up for winter sports. Just when you thought your…
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Parents can become frustrated when searching for effective therapeutic treatment for childhood anxiety. Parents want to know what works and what their child will experience. Cognitive behavioral therapy is one type of…
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She’s eyeing your lip gloss and won’t wear clothes with animals or hearts on them anymore. She’s begging you for a Facebook account, but still talks to her dolls and holds her…
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Two Peds in a Pod turns today to guest blogger Dr. Alan Woolf, Director of the Pediatric Environmental Health Center at Children’s Hospital Boston and president-elect of the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology, to…
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A few days ago, I spoke with the faculty of a local early childhood education center about flu vaccine myths. See how you do on the true and false quiz I gave…
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Move over liveStrong bracelets, move over Silly Bandz. Just when you thought you threw away the your last Oriental Trading Company gadget, here come “I Love Boobies” bracelets. As I see the…
