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What To Know About Children’s OTC Medications
When it comes to calming fevers, quieting coughs or settling upset stomachs, parents often turn to over-the-counter (OTC) medications. These can provide immediate comfort for minor illnesses and ailments, but choosing the right medicine and giving the proper dose is key when it comes to your child’s safety.
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Panic Attacks: What Parents Need To Know
The unexpected, intense fear and physical symptoms of a panic attack can be terrifying for you and your child. But they are not unusual in teens and are treatable.
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Hanging on to the innocence of childhood
As we pulled into our driveway, I could see a small, brown box sitting beneath the mailbox at our front door. We had been waiting for this package for more than a week, and I must admit, I was very excited.
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The Sticker Solution to a Sticky Situation
Most people remember sitting at the dinner table as a child and working around their dinner plate, making sure to get every last piece of the good stuff, yet conveniently ignoring all of the vegetables. With crossed fingers, they hope their parents won’t notice and they would get by without having to touch the colored foods, but that never seems to work. Go figure!
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The FDA wants to ban trans fats.
On November 7, 2013 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it would like to ban trans fats in food.
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Talking to your kids about pedestrian safety
We’ve all heard them before. And if you’re a parent, admit it. You’ve probably said them at least a few times by now:
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Are juice cleanses harmful to kids?
Juice cleanses are widely popular among adults, especially women, as they are strategically marketed as a powerful way to detoxify the body and “reboot” metabolism, as well as provide a “jump start” in weight loss. As these juice products are showing up in more and more family-shared refrigerators, kids are starting to take notice and want to join in on the juice craze, too. Several recent news articles even highlight stories of young juice devotees, ranging in ages from 6 years old to 18 years old. One story even includes a mother-daughter duo that share a love for organic cleanses, who recently when on a five-day cleansing program because dad was out of town (because of course, I don’t think dad would approve!).
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One mom’s advice to other NICU families
Written by Heather Shields
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Should I teach my baby to sign?
We have posted previously on the “” and ways to sidestep the frustration that comes at that time of life. I often educate parents that it’s not a behavior problem; it’s a communication problem. Have you ever found yourself at the pantry door with a child who lays on the floor because the choices are too many and they know what they want, but they just can’t tell you? Parents report this to us all the time, and you are not alone. Unbeknownst to most new parents, children are able to understand language as early as 6 months, but the ability to speak requires complex fine motor skills that don’t develop until much later. The result is frustration and tantrums.
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How to treat your child's fever
When to treat a fever and why
