Search Results

Your Child's Surgery

Hearing your child needs surgery can be a stressful experience. To help manage that anxiety, read about what to expect throughout the whole process. From pre-admission to follow-up, the expert team at Orlando Health Children's Arnold Palmer Hospital is here to support your child and family.

Living to the beat of a normal heart: Cameron's story

Four years ago when Heather was 36 weeks pregnant, she went in to her doctor’s office for what she thought would be a routine check-up. However, her OB/GYN, Dr. Emma Fritz, told her she needed to go immediately to Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies, as her unborn son’s heart needed emergency treatment. As a flurry of emotions rushed over her and her husband, Ryan, they put complete faith in the hands of the specialists at Winnie Palmer Hospital and Arnold Palmer Hospital who would soon care for their baby boy.

Expecting the unexpected leading up to Cameron’s birth

Want to help your children develop speech and language? Talk to them. A lot.

Did you know that one of the greatest influences on your child’s intelligence and academic success is the way (and how much) you speak to them?

How swaddling your baby the wrong way can lead to hip dysplasia

Most people aren’t familiar with the term “hip dysplasia.” This little known condition is the leading cause of hip arthritis in young women and accounts for 10% of all total hip replacements in the United States.

How should we communicate with other parents as our kids get older?

As a parent of a big kid, one who is not quite yet a teen but close to it, my husband and I have found that we are starting to allow our child more freedom to do things. He is hanging out with other kids more at our house and their houses. He’s riding his bike to his friend’s houses alone. This means that more and more often, we are trusting other parents to keep an eye on our kid and in turn, we are watching not only our son but his friends, too.

How To Monitor Your Child’s Use of Video Games

We’ve all heard about the potential dangers of video games. Your child could spend hours absorbed in a game that might be violent, instead of getting some much-needed physical activity or hanging out with friends.

Why your pediatrician isn't a big fan of fruit juice

You may have seen some recent news headlines that state that pediatricians recommend that infants less than one year of age consume no fruit juice at all. While this is a change to previous recommendations stating that juice was not recommended in infants less than six months of age, the truth is that pediatricians have long been wary of kids drinking too much fruit juice. Even among older kids, the recommended serving sizes of juice they can consume in a day are shockingly small.

Learn to be selfish to take control of your nutrition

I’d like to share with you something that I talk about frequently with my teenage patients through Teen Xpress. You may find this to be a helpful way of thinking for yourself or for teaching your children as they reach adolescence.

Should reading be a part of your family's bedtime routine?

You’ve eaten dinner as a family around the table, you’ve given the little ones a bath, gotten them into their pajamas, brushed their teeth, and sent them to bed- now relax! Chances are though, it didn’t go that easily. I know it doesn't in my house. Bedtime routines can be hectic, and adding one more thing to the list to do before bed may seem like a hassle, but the five minutes it takes to read your child a bedtime story can be so valuable to their development.

In the midst of flu season: Everything you need to know about the flu vaccine

Have you and your children had your seasonal flu vaccines yet?