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Traveling abroad? Check out these 9 tips for air travel with infants
Need to travel outside the U.S. with your infant? Don’t worry, it’s possible. There are no airline requirements for age– ...
Striking a chord: How music molds the young mind
Our neighbors probably think that we are little wacky. My husband and I often sing songs (ranging for the Beatles ...
Top 5 apps neurosurgeons let their kids use
I found myself drinking fine wine with a bunch of neurosurgeons this weekend, and it didn’t take long to realize ...
Flu Fighters
It’s that time of the year. Flu season is upon us once again! In St. Louis, we are already seeing ...
The newest vaccine on the block – do your kids need another shot?
It only takes hours for the meningococcus bacteria to kill a child who was previously perfectly healthy. It is the ...
7 tricks to avoid getting sick this Thanksgiving
Every year our ER gets busy right after Thanksgiving—‘tis the season for crying toddlers with fevers, runny noses, and diarrhea ...
Could your child have diabetes?
A child with type 1 diabetes will receive a minimum of 1,460 injections a year. Kiaro was diagnosed with diabetes ...
Baby Talk – How moms’ and dads’ voices make baby smarter
There is a moment in the delivery room when the new mother first talks to her baby–usually just seconds after ...
Separation Anxiety in Young Children
We’ve all been in the situation where our toddler or preschooler is crying when we try to leave them. It ...