Want Creative, Curious, Healthier Children with 21st Century Skills? Let Them Play
American Academy of Pediatrics clinical report, 'The Power of Play,' recommends play for children to buffer toxic stress, build parental relationships and improve executive functioning. The most powerful way children learn isn't only in classrooms or libraries but...
Lunchtime Lessons: Planning, Preparing, and Packing Healthy Meals
Maintaining a healthy diet is an important aspect to include in everyone’s daily routine. For children, this may be a challenge. School, extracurricular activities, and lack of time can often interfere with healthy eating habits. Since kids spend nearly 40 hours a...
Some food additives raise safety concerns for child health; AAP offers guidance
Leonardo Trasande, M.D., M.P.P., FAAP Rapidly accumulating scientific evidence suggests that certain chemicals added during the processing of foods and those that may come into contact with food as part of packaging or processing may contribute to disease and...
After Son’s Drowning Death, Mother Invents a Way to Save Other Children
Nicole Hughes was no slacker when it came to water safety. Her two older daughters had private swimming lessons as soon as they turned three. She made her youngest child, three-year-old Levi, wear a life jacket everywhere since he didn’t quite seem ready for classes....
Food Poisoning
Food poisoning can really throw you for a loop. After eating germ-infected food, a person can develop sudden and severe symptoms like vomiting and diarrhea. Medical treatment is usually not needed, but home care is important. If your child develops food poisoning,...
Top 7 Kitchen Safety Kids to Teach Your Kids
While cooking is fun, being safe is the most important ingredient of any successful dish. Here are a few Kitchen Safety Rules for Kids to get you started. 1. Always ask an adult’s permission before cooking in the kitchen This may seem obvious at first, but as your...
Post-Partum Blues
by Dr. Mandy Penny As a pediatrician, I usually see newborns and their mothers for the first time at 2 weeks after birth. This first office visit provides an opportunity to examine and weigh the infant, answer any questions from the family, and assess the mother’s...
Are Non-Dairy Milks Good for Kids?
by Dr. Joanna Storey Cow’s milk is a great beverage for kids. In addition to high levels of protein and bone-building calcium, cow’s milk is a good source of vitamin B12 (important for the the brain and DNA synthesis), potassium (vital for the nervous system) and...
Concussion in the Young Athlete
by Dr. Jaye Myers Concussion is an acute brain injury which results in an immediate but temporary alteration in brain function. Concussion is a fairly common occurrence in youth sports. In boys’ sports, football reports the highest rate of concussions. For girls, the...
Adolescent Depression
by: Dr. Darren Scoggin Depression has emerged as a leading cause of disability and death among adolescents. Depression affects boys more than girls prior to puberty, but girls are affected more than boys during the teen years and onward. Some studies indicate that as...
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