Fever Is Our Friend: How Come Reptiles Are Smarter Than Humans?
Due to the large volume of phone calls from our patients regarding FEVER, we will be running this article again! This is a topic that needs to be addressed every cold weather season. It is time for a clearer understanding of the topic of elevated body temperature. Continue reading »
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A Guide To 21st Century Skills In Education, Part 2
Last month we looked at collaboration, critical thinking and differentiation as referring to the guide to 21st century skills in education. Let us continue. Continue reading »
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My Baby Needs That Sleep Time Bottle
She simply will not fall asleep unless she has that bottle with her in bed. Surely there can be no harm in that. Or is there? Continue reading »
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A Guide To 21st Century Skills In Education
In order to navigate your child’s education, it is helpful to be “in the know” when it comes to hot topics or popular terms being used in classrooms and educational settings. Read on to find out the basics of some of the buzz words being tossed around the 21st Century classroom. Continue reading »
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Fast Facts: The Kindergarten Physical
It’s a time of excitement, joy, and apprehension for the whole family. Here’s what to expect at your pediatrician’s office after the kindergarten orientation, application and decision is made…now it’s time for the physical!! Continue reading »
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Allergy vs Vasomotor Rhinitis
Does your child always seem to have a cold? He can have a clear runny nose for days at a time , usually without any fever. He seems to feel alright except for the cold symptoms. Is it worthwhile taking him in to see his doctor, or is he just susceptible to colds? Continue reading »
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Good Habits Create Good Students
With a willingness to develop routines and schedules, parents assist with their child’s brain development by establishing patterns that maximize potential and lead toward lifelong success. Continue reading »
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The Transitional Object
Does your child have a “security blanket” that comforts him like nothing else? How important to your little one is that object? Continue reading »
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Safe Infant Sleep: Protect Your Infant From SIDS And Sleep-related Deaths
A review of the most important advice from pediatricians and the American Academy of Pediatrics. This list will help to provide a safe sleeping environment and prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), suffocation or entrapment while sleeping. Continue reading »
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A Week In The Life Of A Homeschooling Family
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to homeschool? Here’s a chance to take a look at a family’s real experience. We have homeschooled for fourteen years, so the glimpse you’re getting is not of the way we started out, but how it has evolved through the years to what it is today. Continue reading »
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Vaginitis In A 5-Year-Old
Young girls often complain of painful urination that is frequent and urgent. While this may be the sign of a bladder infection necessitating antibiotics, it is also the sign of vaginitis, a more common and benign condition that does NOT require antibiotics. This article discusses vaginitis, the causes and the treatment. Continue reading »
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Gardasil Vaccine For The Girls And The Guys
The Gardasil vaccine is now being officially recommended for administration to boys. Learn when, how and why children are being protected. Continue reading »
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Take Charge Of Your Child’s Education
Parents seem to have abdicated their role in the education of their children. When did this happen? Why did the parents give up control? Continue reading »
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Fostering Independent Reading At Home, Part II
A continuing look at independent reading. Continue reading »
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Facing The Unthinkable
When families are given a diagnosis of serious or terminal illness in their child, their lives change in an instant. They are thrown into grief. Several steps can be taken to assist them in moving through the process. Continue reading »
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Fostering Independent Reading At Home
Independent reading is not a passion that all kids are born with. A lot of children learn HOW to read but lose interest in continuing to read for a variety of reasons. Find out more about the first steps to fostering an appreciation for independent reading at home. Continue reading »
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History Repeats Itself
Measles outbreak is back! And California leads the nation in contracting this contagious disease. Continue reading »