Power Struggles with Young Children - Pediatrics
Does this tale ring a bell with you and your family moments? A few months ago, I walked by the registration desk at work and noticed a mom very focused with the registration process while a couple small children sat by her feet. Another child, ... [... more]
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Why Kids Do Unpredictable Things - Pediatrics
Whenever we get together with family and friends who have small kids I can't help but to think to myself "I'm so glad we're out of that stage!" I recall vividly eagerly awaiting the days for our children to finally be past that phase of the ... [... more]
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Understanding Puberty in Teens and Tweens - Pediatrics
Their 5-ish year mission: to become independent while their body is changing inside and out, Just like Captains Picard and Kirk on Star Trek, we encounter aliens daily as our kids evolve through puberty. Those aliens are none other than our teens ... [... more]
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Are extracurricular activities robbing kids of their ...
If your family is anything like mine, planning the fall begins almost as soon as each school year ends. Coordinating one child's activities is challenging enough, but two or more competing schedules can be mind boggling, not to mention the fact ... [... more]
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Coping with Tactile and Sensory Defensiveness - Pediatrics
Now that you've identified the role of tactile defensiveness and/or sensory defensiveness in your disruptive child's behavior, you need to know what you can do about it. After you get an accurate diagnosis, which can often be obtained through ... [... more]
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Preventable Deaths Involuntary Breath Holding - Pediatrics
You've seen it or heard about it: a child is throwing a tantrum, holding his breath, and his parents are ignoring him, because that's what they've been told to do. Or sometimes something different happens, like the child falls and hurts himself, ... [... more]
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Preventable Pediatric Medication Errors - Pediatrics
Because the dosing of most drugs is based on weight, there is the potential for a 300-fold dosing error for pediatric or neonatal patients. This kind of error can be deadly. Most of us have heard about med errors. In 2007, movie star Dennis ... [... more]
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