Video: Tips for Your Child
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Concussions
Dr. Doug Carlson, a St. Louis Children's Hospital emergency medicine physician, shares advice for parents on recognizing the signs of a concussion, and the appropriate treatment. |
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Sunscreen
St. Louis Children's Hospital Answer Line Nurse Suzi Wells offers tips on protecting your kids from sun exposure. |
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Portion Sizes
St. Louis Children's Hospital nurse Suzi Wells explains proper portion sizes for your kids and offers a few quick tips on how you can make sure you're not feeding your child too much. |
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Stranger Danger
St. Louis Children's Hospital Answer Line nurse Suzi Wells provides tips on how to teach your kids to stranger safety. Remember - most child abductions are by people the child knows! |
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Infant Feeding
Dr. Doug Carlson offers tips on what kinds of foods to feed your growing baby. What's appropriate for a six-month-old? What about a ten-month-old? It all depends on your particular child's needs and development. This is good, general advice for parents. |
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Kids and Caffeine
Some sodas and energy drinks contain more sugar than you should consume in an entire day. Dr. Angela Sharkey is a pediatric cardiologist at St. Louis Children's Hospital. She shares her recommendations on why your kids should cut down their caffeine, and how to do it. |
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Ear Infections
A middle ear infection is a very common diagnosis for young children. Dr. Doug Carlson, a St. Louis Children's Hospital emergency room physician, discusses treatment options, including when it might be time to consider ear tubes. |
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Cold and Flu Symptoms and Treatments
Do you know the difference between a cold and a flu? The symptoms - and the treatments - differ. Dr. Doug Carlson, a St. Louis Children's Hospital emergency room physician, outlines the differences, and offers some cold and flu treatment suggestions for parents. |
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Asthma Education
Dr. Dee Hodge, emergency room physician at St. Louis Children's Hospital, offers tips to help parents recognize the signs of asthma, and help develop the most effective plan to treat - and prevent - further outbreaks. |
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Vaccine Safety and Vaccinations in Regards to Autism
Doctors at St. Louis Children's Hospital offer reassurance to parents about the safety of vaccines, and the lack of any research supporting recent media claims linking vaccines to autism. |
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Internet Safety for Children - Advice on Monitoring Computer Activities: Dr. Russell Hoffmann, a child psychologist with St. Louis Children's Hosptial, offers some tips for parents on how to monitor your child's computer activity, and protect your child from online predators. |
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MRSA - A Staph Infection Resistant to Antibiotics: Doctors at St. Louis Children's Hospital offer some simple tips to avoid MRSA - methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus. It's a common skin infection that's grown resistant to traditional antibiotics. |
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The Dangers of Premature Birth
St. Louis Children's Hospital's director of newborn medicine, Dr. F. Sessions Cole, stresses the importance of a full-term birth. Babies delivered before 40 weeks gestation have increased risk of medical complications. |
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Bicycle Safety
St. Louis Children's Hospital physicians give tips on the proper use of helmets. They recommend a child wear a helmet when using a bicycle, roller skates, skateboard or anything with wheels. Dr. Dee Hodge is an emergency room physician with St. Louis Children's Hospital. |
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Know the ABCs of Safe Sleep for Your Baby Doctors believe the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) can be reduced by putting babies to sleep on their backs, without any bedding, and in a separate crib. |
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Baby Milestones
Advice for parents on when your baby should be hitting critical milestones like sitting, rolling over and walking. However, every baby develops as his/her own pace. |
