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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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Injury Prevention & Management

5 Ways to Avoid Trick or Treating in the ER

Pretty much every writer and every news station does the usual bit on Halloween safety, right? Like: check your candy for damaged wrappers, bring a flashlight to be visible in...
Published on October 11, 2018
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Injury Prevention & Management

How To Be Prepared For a Natural Disaster

[Originally published September 2018] I think my favorite weather word with regards to hurricanes is “spaghetti model.” You know what those are— the tv meteorologists draw out the various potential trajectories of the storm in...
Published on September 11, 2018
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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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Injury Prevention & Management

Great Balls of Fire: Burn Basics

People do a lot of crazy stuff to try to treat their burns: everything from covering them with toothpaste to cracking an egg over top of them. (Not making this...
Published on July 26, 2018
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Injury Prevention & Management

Summer Household Safety

Just like the holidays, injuries and hazards have a seasonal aspect to them. In the winter there are sledding injuries and car crashes due to snow and ice (obvi), and...
Published on June 18, 2018
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Illness Prevention & Management

After the Acute Care Visit:  NOW WHAT?

May I share a few common scenarios that I see at work? 18 month old, otherwise healthy female has had 4 days of high spiking fevers and some cold symptoms....
Published on April 23, 2018
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