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Social Hosting: Who’s responsible?
“Well, teenagers are going to drink anyway so why not let them drink where it can be supervised and controlled?” ...
Make Your Child’s Medical History Accessible to Healthcare Providers
Working in the emergency room, I frequently see children brought in by caregivers other than their parents (grandparents, aunts, babysitters ...
The Croup Has Hit
I suspect the diagnosis as they walk in the door. I can hear them across the ER. “Croupers,” as we ...
Teenagers and Driving
October 19-25, 2014 is the National Teen Driver Safety Week. Getting a driver’s license or even a permit and getting ...
The website every parent needs to read
We are the last generation to grow up without constant digital stimulation available at our fingertips. More than 200 million ...
Enterovirus D-68: Is it more dangerous than we thought?
If you weren’t afraid of this rapidly spreading cold virus before, you might be now. This persistent and now prevalent ...
Time Outs – Are they hurting your children?
There was a recent article published in Time Magazine about time outs being bad for your children. What?? Talk about ...
When the Back-to-School Honeymoon is over: Handling problems in the classroom
Most children are now four to six weeks into the new school year. The initial weeks of school often are ...
Online Physician Reviews – Buyer Beware
About a quarter of parents have used online reviews to choose their child’s pediatrician, according to a study published this ...