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What Every Parent Should Know About Learning Disabilities
The term “learning disability” is thrown around pretty loosely these days, yet it’s hard for most of us to come up with an accurate definition of what is actually meant by those words. It’s important for parents to have some idea, though, of what learning disabilities are and what can be done about them. This knowledge will equip you to recognize a problem and get the appropriate help in a timely manner if your child does suffer from a learning disability.
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Teaching Your Child to Swallow Pills
It seems like a no-brainer – just pop the pill in your mouth and swallow. It’s easy to forget, though, that swallowing a pill is something that must be learned. It may feel normal and natural to us grown-ups, but it’s not normal or natural for kids. For children who need to take medications, either for an unexpected illness or a long-term condition, this seemingly small issue can produce a lot of anxiety, making it a big issue. If you’ve ever sat on your kitchen floor with a kid screaming “I can’t do it!”, you know what I mean.
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Vaping Becomes a Teen Epidemic
When e-cigarettes were first produced in 2003, they were seen as an alternative to smoking traditional cigarettes, without emitting the same type of tobacco smoke. E-cigarettes — also called e-vaporizers, e-cigs, e-hookahs or vapes — are battery operated and shaped like traditional cigarettes, cigars or even pens. To use an e-cigarette, you insert a cartridge that contains nicotine, other chemicals and perhaps other flavors. The heat source in the device is activated when you puff, and that vaporizes the liquid in the cartridge. You then inhale the vapor (hence, vaping).
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Why You Shouldn’t Give Aspirin to Your Child
You may have heard your pediatrician say that you shouldn’t treat your child with over-the-counter aspirin products. And if you haven’t, here’s your friendly reminder: aspirin and aspirin-containing products should not be given to children or adolescents unless under specific direction from your doctor.
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How Cancer Changed My Life: A Patient’s Perspective
When I was diagnosed with bone cancer, my life immediately shifted into survival mode. From ages 12 to 13, I spent a year of my life fighting a disease that I never expected to face. From chemotherapy, to surgeries, to needles and medications, my family and I journeyed through a battle that radically changed our lives.
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15 Tips for Helping Your Child With ADHD
If your child has been diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (commonly referred to as ADHD), you already know how much this developmental difference can affect a child’s everyday functioning. Coping with this challenge brings with it a huge learning curve for the whole family. Your child’s differences in behavior, learning and attention can affect everything from the amount of time it takes him to get dressed in the morning to how well she makes and keeps friends to his ability to succeed in the classroom.
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What Every Parent Should Know About AFM
If you've been paying attention to the national news lately, you may have noticed that there has been a record number of AFM cases across the nation in 2018. AFM, which stands for acute flaccid myelitis, is a polio-like disease that causes sudden weakness in the arms and legs, along with a loss of muscle tone, and typically affects children.
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Holiday Cheer to Children in the Hospital
The holidays are a difficult time to be in the hospital—especially for children. But being a pediatric patient doesn’t mean missing out on the warmth of the season or on holiday cheer. At Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, we know that every child should experience the joy of the holiday season regardless of their current situation. So, since our patients cannot go home to celebrate the season, we bring the holiday celebrations to them.
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DJ: President of the Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Teen Leadership Council
DJ doesn’t remember much of what happened right after the hard tackle that caused his life-changing injury. He does remember the numbness when he woke up at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children on July 25, 2017.
Just 16 years old at the time, the injury occurred while he and his teammates on the South Lake High School football team were participating in summer scrimmages, preparing for the upcoming season. A short time later, he was in a hospital bed, unable to move from the neck down. -
The Dangers of Falling Furniture in Your Home
Did you know that every 24 minutes a child in the United States is injured by a television or piece of furniture that falls on them?
