Pediatric Safety

Surviving their very first “off to school” day

Summer is nearing an end, and children are preparing to go to school or have already begun. For some of you, this is a repeat performance, but some of you are experiencing the “empty nest” for the very first time and entertain a profusion of ambivalent feelings. Your “baby”, who you have fed, clothed, nurtured, [...]

Keep Them Safe and Happy this Labor Day Weekend

Summer’s over! Labor Day weekend is upon us. The days are getting shorter and the nights a little cooler. I’m even seeing a few leaves beginning to drop. Kids are back in school or will be soon. Parents are scrambling to organize fall activity schedules. Sadly many of the outdoor community pools where so many of [...]

4 Ways to Make Dinnertime Work

When you arrive home after a long workday, your mind is on your family … plus the stack of bills to pay, the pile of laundry to do and the list of phone calls to return. But dinner? It’s tough to imagine how you’re going to make this meal happen at all, let alone make [...]

iPad Helps Autistic and Special Needs Kids

As you start shopping for those back to school supplies you might want to add one other item to the list – an iPad. Therapists and caregivers nationwide are reporting that autistic and special needs kids are taking to the large screen and colorful icons, using educational apps and even communicating – sometimes for the very [...]

Should Your Child Wear a Mouth Guard?

Playing team sports are a wonderful experience for children. There are many physical and emotional health benefits. There can also be safety and protection issues. Any sport can increase head and mouth trauma. Injury can not be completely eliminated but damage can be lessened. Mouth guards can decrease the potential for harm by up to 60%. Besides preventing [...]

The Big O – Part II

This is called the Big O part two because I previously wrote a post about the growing problem of obesity in the US- including among our children. Now the recent headlines are about young girls reaching puberty as early as 7 or 8 years old. Like ‘normal’ age onset, early puberty brings forth a surge [...]

Pediatric nebulizers help the littlest patients relax

Pediatric nebulizers in cute, kid-friendly designs reduce anxiety and make treatments for pleasant for kids.

An Important Story – Must See for Parents

On yesterday morning’s edition of the “Today Show” there was a very important and very well done piece on the devastation caused when children are left, even inadvertently in a hot car. Also featured are many inexpensive solutions. It also begs the age-old question; why are such devices not regulated and required. Please click here to [...]

A Public Meeting on Safe Transport for Kids on Ambulances

In the Federal Register, dated July 19, 2010, a notice and invitation was posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the Department of Transportation (NHTSA). This Thursday – August 5th – NHTSA will be hosting a Public Meeting to hear comments regarding the newly-submitted draft recommendations for the safe transport of children in [...]

Childhood Asthma: Part II

In Childhood Asthma: Part I, I presented ways in which Asthma can present and exactly what was the nature of the disease. Today we will deal with the diagnosis and various means of treating asthma. Asthma may present in early infancy but is very difficult to diagnose for the reasons mentioned in part one. Also the signs [...]