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Parenting

Head Lice Has Entered the Group Chat

Your child has just brought home the letter parents dread to receive – head lice is in their classroom. But we know our readers follow the #smartnotstressed philosophy, so like...

Published on October 11, 2024
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Illness Prevention & Management

Back to School Phrases I Hear from PARENTS

Most of the pediatrician-blogs and online mainstream mom/parenting pages are filled with back to school stuff and “best practices” for kids as they head back to the classroom, and it’s...
Published on August 24, 2018
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Illness Prevention & Management

Medicalisms

“Children are not just small adults.” Most people have heard this expression, stated liberally by people in healthcare worldwide. It is used in several different ways; sometimes as a defense...
Published on August 17, 2018
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Illness Prevention & Management

Demystifying Meningitis

We’ve all heard the frightening reported stories: a teenager away at summer camp says she has a stiff neck and a headache one minute, then in what seems like the...
Published on June 4, 2018
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Illness Prevention & Management

Dehydration Management: IV or PO?

I’m generally a “glass half full” person. Usually pretty optimistic about most things, which might be a bit unusual for a person whose specialty career (Pediatric Emergency Medicine) is focused...
Published on May 21, 2018
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