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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...

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Rub a dub dub ... did you just say bleach in the tub?

“Maybe try twice weekly bleach baths to help his chronic eczema.” Ummmmmm, what. Medicine is shocking sometimes. Ok, a lot. We see and do things that run the spectrum from...

Published on June 6, 2016

Mental & Behavioral Health

Your Child Is Having a Panic Attack

I hear a lot of people toss out the phrase “panic attack” in very dramatic fashion when describing events that are stressful or frightening. Of course most of the time...

Published on May 29, 2016

Injury Prevention & Management

THIS LITTLE PIGGY WENT TO MARKET….

If your kids are anything like mine, their feet seem to grow out of proportion to the rest of their bodies (no science here) and I feel like I’m constantly...

Published on May 23, 2016

Illness Prevention & Management

Herpetic Whitwhat?

I met Jackson a while ago at work. He was 20 months old at the time and came in with a blistery red rash around the tip of his right...

Published on May 16, 2016

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Ticks are just plain ICK

Tick season is here. Yes, it is. Do you have a bad psycho-emotional response to ticks? Because I do. I’m proud to report that I’m a general lover of all...

Published on May 9, 2016

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True Confessions: I obsess over my child's eating habits

Most parents I know have at least one thing that they obsess about—their child’s speech development, motor function, or maybe even when their baby will get some hair on her...

Published on May 2, 2016

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Shots for Kids: What Parents Should Know About Vaccinations

This article appeared on CheatSheet.com by Sheiresa Ngo April 27, 2016 If you have young children, you may be overwhelmed by all of the information on childhood vaccinations. The information...

Published on April 27, 2016

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Crime Scene? or Nose Bleed?

I have a few friends whose kids have regular nosebleeds, and I’m telling you, when it happens it looks like a crime scene. It’s hard to believe that so much...

Published on April 25, 2016

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Warts are Caused by a Human Papillomaviruses, & Are Contagious

I feel a little bit badly about a recent parenting moment. For a perfectly healthy 8 year old, my daughter seems to have a lot of ailments. She VERY FREQUENTLY...

Published on April 18, 2016

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Taking the Stress Out of Stitches

I’m completely paranoid about my kids getting a cut that would require stitches. I’m not sure why, because I put in and take out stitches all the time and can...

Published on April 13, 2016