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Think Like Pinkalicious for a Chance to Win Free Giveaways!
Did you know that eating too many pink cupcakes can give you pinkititis? It’s a very scary disease that can make you turn pink all over!!
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What questions do you have about vaccines?
Last night, I went to my pediatrician’s office to learn more about vaccines. His office provides monthly educational sessions discussing various aspects of children’s health, and I must admit that I look forward to each and every one. Perhaps that is partially because I am a healthcare professional and I’m a little bit nerdy that way. But mostly it’s because I’m a mom, and each and every time I go I learn something new that helps me take better care of my daughter.
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The Secret to Baby Talk: Lip-reading
There’s something to be envious of babies about: their ability to lip-read. A new study from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has recently been published to show how babies use lip-reading as a way to learn how to shape their mouths to be able to produce words. It’s the process that takes place when a baby goes from babbling to saying words like “mamma” or “dada”. THIS is the moment where a parent scrambles to find the video camera to capture one of their baby’s first milestones!
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“Are you on Facebook?”
“Why, yes, I am…”
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Can screen time affect my child's eye health?
Have you ever caught your child staring at the computer or TV screen, not even taking the time to hardly blink? It’s as if their eyes are glued to the screen from being consumed with what they are doing or watching. For most parents, this is probably a scene you’ve seen far too often.
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Can bottled water harm my kid’s teeth?
Americans are now consuming on average 8.4 billion gallons of bottled water each year, according to the Beverage Marketing Corp. 8.4 billion gallons?! If you ask any person why they choose to drink bottled water over tap water, the answer is almost always, “it’s convenient and just tastes better.” This is true for adults and kids alike- bottled water is easy to pack in lunch boxes, take on family picnics, or stash in the car.
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Concussions and sports: It's a girl thing, too
As summer winds down and a new school year gets underway, this also signals the start of the fall high school sports season in Central Florida.
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Health benefits of circumcision outweigh risks
The health benefits of circumcision in male newborns outweigh the risks, but parents should be free to choose what they believe is in the best interest of their child.
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Learning to let them fly
Am I an overparent-er?
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Beyond our borders: A medical mission to Peru
Written by Brandon C. Carr, MD, FAAP, FACEP, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician at Arnold Palmer Hospital
