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Does your child’s heart beat too fast?
When a child complains of a racing or irregular heartbeat, a parent’s concern is understandable. A fast heart rate in ...
Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs – Language for infants?
It’s frustrating when your baby cries and you don’t know what she wants. While most children don’t begin speaking in ...
Kiss my boo boo? Not so fast!
Don’t we all rush to the sound of a whimper to kiss away the pain? “Mommy kiss it and make ...
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 ...