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2022-08-15 17:02
Today’s blog is brought to you by Jenny Wise, creator of SpecialHomeEducator.com: Family Stress Every family has its ups and downs and at some point at least one person in the g… Read More
What To Do If Your Child Can’t Poop
2022-07-08 13:00
Today’s blog was written by Dr. Prakar Poudel, MB.BS, Medical Graduate, Future Pediatrician! Is your child not passing stool ? Many parents just like you visit the doctor when th… Read More
What Does That Growth Chart Mean?
2022-06-21 21:01
Today’s post is brought to you by Prakar Poudel, International Medical Graduate, Future Pediatrician! Growth is what makes children unique. Everyone from Grandma to your neighbor… Read More
2022-06-10 01:30
Lost and aloneWe try to protect our children from as much as we can, but sometimes life has other plans. The murders in Uvalde have taken over our thoughts, our conversations at… Read More
2019-06-25 16:50
Child daydreams and plays to be astronaut Education.com is my personal favorite site for kid’s learning opportunities. The site was built with the contributions of thousands… Read More
2019-06-18 19:11
At the beach last weekend there were lots of small children playing happily in the waves, parents up under their umbrellas reading and relaxing, everyone enjoying their vacation. I was terri… Read More
2019-03-12 15:00
Spring is here, with St Patricks Day! One of my favorite sites for kid’s activities is Education.com. The site was built with the contributions of thousands of teachers… Read More
2018-10-25 19:30
My grandmother came to the United States from Ireland as a young woman in 1911. She was already married with five children, my mother two years into her future, when women got the right to… Read More
What’s The Deal With Family Separation?
2018-06-20 15:00
Why Pediatricians Worry about Family Separation: Sadly, we have lots of data about the damage done to children when they are separated from their families. In Romania during his tenure as co… Read More
Fun, Free Printables From MyraMakes.com
2018-01-24 16:00
Today’s blog is brought to you by MyraMakes.com. Myra Makes is a creative education company based in Boulder, Colorado. Their mission is to empower kids with a love of learning an… Read More
2017-10-03 14:50
Our teenagers get to deal, again, with issues we hoped they wouldn’t see until they were adults–sudden trauma, injury, and death. Teenagers are different, and parents need to kno… Read More
2017-09-26 15:00
Last week’s blog was about why children need to do chores. But how do you know what chores to give which child? The choice will depend on what needs to be done in your household and w… Read More
2017-09-19 19:02
Chores are simple jobs that routinely need to be done in and around the house. They come in all sizes and shapes, and there are a wide enough variety to suit any child’s age and abilit… Read More
2017-08-02 15:00
When the days warm up, pediatric offices see a lot of skin problems. Kids aren’t often ill during the summer, but they frequently get sunburns, bites, jellyfish stings, and… Read More
2017-07-12 15:00
The first blog in this series was 6 Things to Consider when Choosing a Pet. Then came the various Ways Pets Can Make Your Kids Sick, and what to do about them. Last week was How to Rais… Read More
2017-06-28 15:00
Last week’s blog was 6 Things to Consider when Choosing a Pet for Your Family. Got one in mind yet? Read below first, about the various ways pets can make your kids sick, and what… Read More
2017-06-06 15:00
The last two week’s blogs have been all about potty training: how to know when your child is ready, and how to go about training them. This week is about when things do not go well&nda&hell…Read More
Springtime Allergies: What To Do?
2017-04-04 15:00
Allergies happen when a body’s immune defenses overreact to something in the environment. They decide that a molecule of pollen or mold is a dangerous invader and it nee… Read More
What’s The Deal With Gender?
2017-03-14 14:00
Last week’s blog, The X’s and Y’s of Sex, was about chromosomes and the physical aspects of sexual identity. This week is all about gender identity. Gender Webster’s… Read More
How To Help Teenagers With Grief
2017-02-28 17:50
Our teenagers get to deal, today, with issues we hoped they wouldn’t see until they were adults–sudden trauma, injury, and grief. Teenagers are different, and you need to know ho… Read More
3 Don’t And 10 Do’s Of Discipline
2017-01-17 20:50
So, you are Parenting: you have a structure of rules, and you have your focus lasered in on good behavior so that you can reward it appropriately. (If not, check out last mont… Read More
2017-01-10 16:00
Two weeks ago I wrote 5  Truths: Why Rewards Work. I wrote about how, without rewards, kids will use rules as guidelines to get our attention. That’s bad. We don&r&helli…Read More
2016-12-21 16:00
Without rewards, rules become guidelines that tell our children how to get our attention. We must reward our children when they are good–chiefly with our time and praise–since t… Read More
How To Keep Christmas From Making You Crazy
2016-12-13 16:10
My daughter the anthropologist tells me that celebrations solidify relationships between people within a community, give them hope for the future, and serve as rights of passage. Keep that i… Read More
The Gluten Free Blog
2016-11-04 01:12
I recently heard some very strange theories about gluten. Reminiscent of the telephone game we played as children, whispering into each other’s ears down a line, what people hear… Read More
How To Get Kids To Do Their Homework
2016-09-08 15:27
If it seems like you are always fussing at your child to get his or her homework done, it’s because you are always fussing at your child to get his or her homework done. There are more… Read More
Che, Che, Che, Changes… And Children
2016-09-01 15:00
Back-to-school season is the perfect time to think about how change impacts children, how to help them through it, and the positives that come when kids learn to be flexible a… Read More
2016-08-16 15:00
The Zika virus was first isolated from a Rhesus Macaque monkey in 1947 in the Zika Forest in Uganda (zika meaning “overgrown” in the Luganda language–gotta love usele… Read More
2016-08-02 15:00
Truth: all humans are created equal. We can sometimes distinguish ourselves by our actions in life, but to believe that one person is inherently better than another because of somethin… Read More
2016-07-27 15:00
When the days warm up, pediatric offices see a lot of summer skin problems. Kids aren’t often ill during the summer, but they do get sunburns, bites, jellyfish stings, a… Read More
2016-07-13 15:00
Enough. I  know it’s been an interesting ride. We’ve never seen a political candidate like Donald Trump before. He gives vent to the inner two year old, … Read More
2016-07-06 15:13
School’s out! Time for the Family Vacation. So how do you have fun without going insane? I, of course, have my top ten tips: 10. Pack a simple medicine kit: don’t waste a da… Read More
2016-07-01 15:00
Sunshine, water, and fireworks. What else could you need? To avoid the ER afterwards! Oddly, most 4th of July injuries actually have nothing to do with fireworks, and eve… Read More
2016-06-13 15:02
We try to protect our children from as much as we can, but sometimes life has other plans. The murders in Orlando have taken over our thoughts, our conversations at home and with f… Read More

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