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Pediatric Palliative Care
Palliative care for children is about creating a peaceful, comforting environment. We created Central Florida’s only comprehensive pediatric palliative care program to attend to every aspect of your child’s well-being.
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How to help your children become smarter and more successful
Before talking about the how-tos, let me ask you these two questions:
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Safety Tips to Make Your Amusement Park Experience a Success
Spending time at an amusement park with your kids is a staple of summer fun, especially here in Orlando. But without taking the right precautions, any trip can become memorable for the wrong reasons. From dehydration to sunburn to accidents, amusement parks come with their share of risks. By preparing ahead of time, parents and caregivers can ensure that the entire family has fun and stays healthy.
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How to care for your newborn’s umbilical cord
So you’ve brought your newborn bundle of joy home from the hospital- now what? In your sleep-deprived, brimming with love (and exhaustion) state of mind, you’re probably realizing right about now that you have a lot more questions about how to care for your baby than you realized. You may already have your pediatrician’s phone number on speed dial, and that’s okay! The responsibility of caring for a newborn is challenging for everyone, and it is completely normal to feel a little bit overwhelmed as you’re thrust into this new world of parenthood.
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Boy Fighting Cancer Is a Superhero in More Than Name Only
On a spring afternoon in 2022, Rob Wyatt took the stairs in his DeLand home a little too fast and slipped, fracturing his foot.
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
As a pediatrician, one of the most common questions I am asked this time of year is what I think about the seasonal flu vaccine.
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Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease: What Parents Need To Know
When your little one goes off to daycare or school, they might come home with more than a craft project: hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD). It’s a common viral rash that can quickly spread to the entire family.
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Concerned about high fructose corn syrup in your child’s diet?
Have you seen any Yoplait yogurt commercials recently? I have seen one where they are advertising that all their products are now free of high fructose corn syrup. As the advertisement goes, Yoplait has been listening to its customers who requested the change.
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Taking a closer look at eating disorders and disordered eating.
This blog post was co-written by Corissa Schroeder, Registered Dietitian at Teen Xpress.
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Is My Child Just a Picky Eater or Is It More Serious?
Children with feeding disorders aren’t just picky eaters. These disorders can signal the presence of underlying medical and developmental issues.
