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Hi, I’m Dr. Christina Johns, a pediatric emergency physician and Senior Medical Advisor at PM Pediatric Care. In addition to caring for patients, I personally write and/or select the content from my fellow PM Pediatric Care colleagues that appears here, ensuring you have the important resources needed to help keep your family healthy, happy, and thriving.

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Mental & Behavioral Health

A Psychiatrist’s Guide to Medication Vacations 

Medication can be a vital asset for many children and young adults diagnosed with ADHD, assisting in emotional regulation, impulse control, academic experience, social interaction, etc. However, some patients may...

Published on July 18, 2024
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Summer Games Done Quick

Hi guys, Marty here! I’m one of the IT professionals at PM Pediatrics. In Dr. Christina’s Marty the IT Guy series, I write on topics relating to technology & gaming. Specifically, how they relate and...
Published on July 2, 2017
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Illness Prevention & Management

PAs Do That!

“No man is an island.” Right? That’s certainly the case with the medical team. I can’t effectively pull off my doctor gig without the team work and input from nurses,...
Published on May 15, 2017
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Illness Prevention & Management

Practice What You Preach...GO TO THE DOCTOR!

This week, I have crammed all of my health maintenance visits into 3 days.  Eye doctor, mammogram, bloodwork, primary care visit, all of it.  I can’t really give myself a...
Published on March 6, 2017
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Illness Prevention & Management

The Birds and The Bees

It’s not like he’s actually going through puberty NOW. As in today. He’s 11. And a half. In middle school. Almost the youngest in his class. But I know it’s...
Published on February 20, 2017
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Mental & Behavioral Health

Perspectives on LGBTQ Bullying

One of my colleagues’ daughters has done a fair bit of work in the academic space on the topic of BULLYING.  As you’ll see, she has personal experience with it...
Published on October 31, 2016
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Mental & Behavioral Health

Cell Phone Use in the Classroom: Yay or Nay?

I have a friend, a high school math teacher, who described her recent work frustration that she’s not allowed to enforce a “no cell phone rule” during instructional class time....
Published on September 28, 2016
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Mental & Behavioral Health

Back to School Belly Achin'

I’ve got a good friend whose son Vince, a 4th grader, has a regular problem with “stomachaches.”  These are kind of unusual stomachaches, because they appear to be seasonal, almost...
Published on August 15, 2016
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Illness Prevention & Management

It all started with one.

One Million Visits. Pretty great, huh? We couldn’t be prouder, more excited and grateful, or more inspired to move ahead towards the next million. We’ve grown and learned and prospered....
Published on July 19, 2016
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