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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...

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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

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A smart, snappy reader wrote to me asking if I was planning on discussing the preponderance of “prescribing unnecessary medications” given my recent entry on drug reactions. Not ever being...

Published on April 6, 2016

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A Tale of Two Immune Reactions

Here’s a hard hitting topic right out of the gate. Allergies are weird. General statement. Did you think I was talking about seasonal allergies? I guess those are sort of...

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PM Pediatrics names Christina Johns, MD, MEd, FAAP as Senior Medical Advisor of Practices

— Leading Pediatric Urgent Care Provider Announces Launch of New Blog, Dear Dr. Christina —LAKE SUCCESS, NY – March 30, 2016 – PM Pediatrics, one of the nation’s largest providers...

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Take the Stress Out of Stitches - as featured in Hudson Valley Magazine

by Dr. Christina Johns Senior Medical Advisor, PM Pediatrics I’m completely paranoid about my kids getting a cut that would require stitches. I’m not sure why, because I put in...

Published on March 30, 2016