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How and why to talk to your kids about their private parts

Later that night as I thought back on the conversation, though, I realized I wasn’t quite sure what my daughter would call her private parts. For boys, it’s often a different story since the opportunity (or necessity, rather) to discuss boys’ private parts presents itself more readily. If you have boys, you know what I mean; if you don’t, enjoy your ignorance. For girls, though, it seems many of us avoid the conversation while they’re young due to fear of our kids embarrassing us in public with their newfound vocabulary or because we just don’t know what to say. Then, before we know it we look at them and realize they’ve grown up, and we should have had the conversation long ago.

Five things every kid needs to be mentally healthy

Lately there seems to be an increased focus on the needs of our children, especially when it comes to their mental health. Sure, everyone is different, but according to Martin Seager, a renowned clinical psychologist, psychotherapist and activist, there are five universal musts for all children to grow up mentally healthy.

How breastfeeding benefits you and your baby

I’d like to let you know about some of the benefits of breastfeeding and offer some resources for breastfeeding moms. Before we get started, though, I want you to know that this is not meant to make you feel like you have to breast feed or that you failed if you stopped or didn’t want to breast feed. 

You can save a life: what you must know as a bystander of a traumatic injury

For those among us who have dedicated their lives to caring for others within the hospital setting, life and death are regrettably very familiar topics. Our Emergency Department personnel have the responsibility and the privilege of caring for families in their most vulnerable moments, and because we are a Level One Trauma Center our dedicated staff is expertly trained to care for patients who have suffered accidents or injuries of the most critical nature.

How to tell if your child has a cold or a sinus infection

Does your child have a viral illness such as the common cold or a bacterial illness known as a sinus infection?

The Go Go Brothers Learn Imagination is Limitless in the Go Go World

For bothers “Rooey,” 8, and “Bean Boy,” 6, being different than the other kids in their class was not always accepted with a sense of pride. Rooey was diagnosed with a speech and language disorder at age 3 and with Autism and ADHD when he was six. Bean Boy was born at Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies with a severe form of spina bifida and has undergone several surgeries at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children to help with his condition.

Join Us in Supporting #ChildrensHospitalsWeek

To celebrate the amazing things being done at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, we’re inviting you to join us March 5-11 in celebrating #ChildrensHospitalsWeek.

How to prevent accidental poisoning in your home

One million children in the U.S. under the age of six years will suffer from some type of poisoning this year. Exposure to toxic substances can occur in the home, at school, at a grandparent’s or friend’s house- anywhere your little ones can roam. These unfortunate events tend to happen when a parent or caregiver is with a child, but not necessarily paying close attention.

Car Seat Safety Guidelines

Retired at 12: When competitive sports become too much

Eight years ago when my son was in pre-kindergarten, we received a flyer from the moms of two classmates. A local sports association was signing kids up to play soccer (starting at age four), and these moms wanted to create a team.  This was an opportunity for fun and learning, the sort of activity we had been looking for. Our son, an introverted only child, had shown interest in playing soccer so we jumped at the opportunity to increase his little social life and get some exercise. It helped that Dad had almost twenty years of experience playing soccer himself and was willing to coach our son and the nine other preschoolers who were signed up to play.