Last updated on May 3rd, 2018 at 05:46 pmThe average healthy American child probably does not need much of anything to supplement their diet and the emphasis should be placed on offering a healthy diet in moderation of all portions of that diet to include fats and carbohydrates (sugar). Most regular vitamins we all hear about are needed in very small doses that are easily supplied by a varied North...
Last updated on December 2nd, 2017 at 01:13 pmWinter is approaching fast and along with it, cold wet weather and the usual assortment of colds and cold weather maladies. By now your children should have already received their Flu vaccines. If not, get that done now; flu season has already begun. Your child should be well into the school year and the stresses of homework and other school responsibilities...
Last updated on September 11th, 2017 at 11:21 amThis exam is a very important part of good child health for many reasons. It gives the child, parents and physicians the opportunity to adequately evaluate the status, physical and emotional, of the child who is entering a new classroom setting. After being out and about for the summer months your child has been given enough time to break those school...
Last updated on August 4th, 2017 at 02:47 amMost human Mom’s live with their babies developing in their uteri for about 9 months. During this time, they both experience the physiologic and personality changes associated with pregnancy. Dad too has been involved but in a much more subtle and marginal way. He has seen the remarkable changes occurring in the mother of his child almost on a daily basis...
Last updated on March 2nd, 2018 at 12:04 pmMommies and Daddies, Grandmas and Grandpas, listen up. There are many prescription and non-prescription medications kept around the home that could be a danger for your children/grandchildren should they find these and “taste” them.
One of the more common of these “medicines” include the variety of vitamins, minerals and supplements found in homes...
Last updated on May 8th, 2017 at 09:47 pmI have posted in the past about fever and many of the myths surrounding it (Kids Will Get Sick: 5 Facts a Pediatrician Wants You To Know). In this post I would like to deal with the causes, nature of fever, benefits of fever, and some “treatments”. It is one of the most common reasons people bring their children to the Emergency room and probably among...
