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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 Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is here to support your child and family.

Teaching your children to let go of others' expectations

This morning I experienced a small miracle. I emerged from my bedroom at seven o’clock after waking up (all on my own!) without children crying or yelling from their bedrooms to wake me. It felt like a little slice of heaven.

Is your child getting the right dose of medication?

Written by Susan Norman, Pharm.D., Pediatric Pharmacy Resident

The Howard Phillips Center for Children & Families

At Arnold Palmer Hospital, children and families are our priority. That’s why we offer empowerment resources for the family unit and the community.

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Searching for Babies Born on the First Day of Opening in 1989

Orlando, FL (July 1, 2019) – In celebration of its 30th birthday, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is searching for individuals born on opening day, September 10, 1989. These babies born at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer will be turning 30 years old, which also would have been the late Arnold Palmer’s 90th birthday.

When is the right time to talk to kids about alcohol and marijuana use? Study says earlier than you might think

One in 10 high school students has driven under the influence of alcohol or marijuana within the last 30 days.

Twitter Chat on the Ketogenic Diet for Epilepsy

Thank you to everyone who joined our discussion on the Ketogenic Diet for Epilepsy with Kelly Urbanik, a Registered Dietitian who works with the Ketogenic Diet Therapy Program at Arnold Palmer Hospital. The chat was featured live on Twitter, where we tweeted from @APHospital, and others could join in by following the hashtag, #EpilepsyNutrition.

For the Ohio kidnapping victims, is healing possible?

One of the more dramatic stories in the news recently has been about the three young women who were kidnapped about 10 years ago in Ohio and recently freed. Fortunately, while the trauma they have experienced has no doubt been horrendous, they are physically intact, and initial indications are that they will be able to heal and recover. Of course, I do not know these women, but I can guess one thing from the fact that they survived so long without contact with the outside world and their loved ones. They must have had some resilience within themselves that allowed them to remain hopeful and provide support to one another through those long years.

Red Dye No. 3: Understanding the Danger to Kids

Living life to the fullest despite being diagnosed with cystic fibrosis: Emily's story

Emily is a vibrant, happy-go-lucky 10-year-old. With white-blonde hair, sparkly blue eyes and a contagious grin, she’s likely to steal your heart as soon as you meet her. To look at her, you’d never know that she has been fighting a serious illness her entire life.