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The Importance of Being Hard-Headed; A Guide to Helmet Safety
Now that spring has sprung, the warmer weather is a sunny incentive for kids to get outdoors and back on ...
Guns and Kids: Do they ever belong under the same roof?
A few times a year I see teens that are brought to the hospital by their parents after they were ...
SADD NEWS: How to tell your child a friend has died
“What do I say to her?” The broken-hearted question asked by a mom when she learned her daughter’s friend had ...
The Poop on your Child’s Tummy Pain
A day in the pediatric ER never passes without a story like this: A child develops severe abdominal pain, the ...
Early Nurturing from Mom May Improve Brain Development
“Tick tock, tick tock.” What do those words make you think and feel as a parent? Time is precious. Kids ...
Dogs and Babies Don’t Mix
I recently cared for a nine-month-old baby girl who came to our emergency room with a dog bite that had ...
Your Valentine’s Gift to your kids: Love yourself, splurge
The house is decorated for Valentine’s Day. I decorate when the kids are gone, so they return to see the ...
How do we make a sweet Valentine’s Day without the sugar?
Valentine’s Day is almost here and it’s time to get ready for all those school Valentine’s Day parties. When I ...
Use your head when it comes to sports
Whether you are a Patriots fan, a Giants fan or neither, the NFL can do more for you at this ...