How to Reduce Added Sugar in Your Child’s Diet: AAP Tips
On average, sugar makes up 17% of what children consume each day. That's a lot of sugar―and half of that comes from drinks with added sugar! What's Added Sugar? Many foods or beverages have extra sugar and syrups added to them when they are processed or...
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Pool Dangers and Drowning Prevention―When It’s Not Swimming Time
Swimming pools can have a powerful pull on little children―even when it's not swimming time. Those glistening turquoise-blue ripples may look especially inviting to an active toddler or an overly confident preschooler. Kids can slip away from the watchful eyes...
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Heat Related Illness in Children and Adolescents
As Spring approaches in Mississippi, warmer temperatures are just around the corner. With the extreme heat and humidity of Mississippi summers, it is important to recognize and treat heat related illness in children, as well as prevent it from the start. Children...
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Beyond Chicken Nuggets: Protein-Rich Alternatives for Picky Eaters
By: Claire McCarthy, MD, FAAP All parents want their children to have healthy diets—and part of that is getting enough protein. With picky eaters, that can feel hard. But it doesn't have to be hard. Here are some things about protein that you may not...
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Swim Lessons: When to Start & What Parents Should Know
Learning to swim should be a priority for every family. It's an important life skill that can play a key role in helping to prevent drowning―a top cause of death among children. Children, and their parents, need to learn how to swim to help keep time in the water safe...
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MSDH News: Tobacco Use by Youth is Rising; E-cigarettes Are the Main Reason
Jackson, Miss. – Today, Mississippi State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs, MD, MPH, joins the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in their concern over increasing tobacco product use among youth. More than 1 in 4 high school students used a tobacco product in...
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How Much Sleep Do Babies and Kids Need?
Babies, children, and teens need significantly more sleep than adults to support their rapid mental and physical development. Most parents know that growing kids need good sleep, but many don't know just how many hours kids require, and what the impact can be of...
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Fighting Fever Phobia
By Kristie S. Rohman, MD Fever is a common and frequently alarming symptom encountered in many childhood illnesses. It can be the cause of parental distress and confusion on when to treat, what to treat with, and when to become concerned. Many parents will...
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Is it Allergies or a Cold?
Darren T. Scoggin, MDChildren’s Medical Group One of the challenges parents (and pediatricians!) face is determining if a child is experiencing symptoms consistent with allergies, or if an infectious process is to blame. There is considerable overlap between symptoms...
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5 Tips for Raising Heart-Healthy Kids and Teens
By Meghan Pembroke For National Heart Month, five Seattle Children’s providers share their tips for helping kids and teens build strong, healthy hearts. Make a heart-healthy resolution for your family this February: 1. Protect young athletes with pre-sport heart...
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Why Your Child should Visit their Pediatrician Instead of going to an Urgent Care Clinic
By Amanda S. Penny, MD Several recent news reports point out the growing tendency of young Americans to only seek acute medical care at an urgent care clinic rather than by visiting their primary doctor. Here are six reasons why it’s best to see your primary care...
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25 Random Acts Of Kindness You Can Do With Your Kids
Let’s face it: The world is a scary place these days. Our political climate is charged with anger, our country is in mourning over yet another devastating shooting, and everywhere you look, it seems like people are frustrated. Even the aisles of the grocery store are...
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How to help your child make friends (ages 6 to 8)
By Kate Rauch Your child is in grade school and out to explore the world. But she is a bit of a loner and seems shy or reluctant to make friends, and this has you worried. Other kids your child's age seem to have no trouble in the social-life department, easily making...
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Sports Benefit Girls In Many Ways
The benefits of sports for girls are well-known. Sports teach girls commitment, respect for others, how to relax, concentrate under stress, set and achieve goals, accept responsibility and failure and be gracious winners. Extensive research shows that physical...
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How Can I Help My Child Be More Physically Active?
Being physically active has many health benefits no matter what age you are. It’s especially important to help kids develop and grow into healthy adults. The American Heart Association recommends that kids and teens (ages 6-17) get at least 60 minutes of moderate to...
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Fireplace Safety Tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics
Nothing quite creates a winter holiday ambiance as well as a log in the fireplace and family gathered around to appreciate its warmth and pleasing light. Of course, playing with fire is dangerous for children, so please remember these tips from the AAP before you...
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