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  • New Opportunities for Teen Patients and Siblings - Come Check It Out!

    Calling all teens and young adult patients! The child life department has some exciting news to share.

  • 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?

  • In Parenting a Preteen, Maybe Laughter and Friendship Aren’t out of the Question

    My almost 13-year-old son and I laughed so hard at a commercial on TV last night that we both cried. I cried big, crazy tears that exploded out of my eyes and laughed so hard I could not catch my breath. In his nearly 13 years on this earth, we have laughed together a million times, but I don’t think we’ve ever laughed together that hard, or in that way. For a moment, we were both hysterical over the same silly joke, not as mother and son but just two people hanging out and having a good time.

  • More Than Her Illness: Faith Finds Hope in the Teen Leadership Council

    Faith was in dire need of help when she arrived at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children at the age of 14. She had been to other hospitals and seen other specialists, but none were equipped to deal with her severe gastrointestinal conditions. That changed once she got to Orlando Health Arnold Palmer and its expert team of pediatric gastroenterologists and GI surgeons.

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  • The many ways teens act out to harm themselves - and what you can do about it. (Part 1 of 3)

    Finding out that your child is harming themselves can be shocking, confusing and concerning. Often, parents react in a way that make things worse for the child and the family in general. Given the complexity and importance of this topic, we’ll talk about it in three separate blog posts. In this first post, we’ll discuss ways in which teens may self-harm. Second, we’ll look at contributing factors and reasons why they do it. Lastly, we’ll talk about common red flags and practical exercises to help teens who are struggling. Understanding the contributing factors will help you make adjustments to the “big picture” instead of assuming that all the responsibility lies with the child. The practical exercises are based on the reasons why they do it because teens self-harm for different reasons. Therefore, you have to make sure you match the exercise appropriately. 

  • The many ways teens act out to harm themselves- and what you can do about it (Part 3 of 3)

    I hope that by reading Parts One rel="noopener noreferrer" and Two of this series where we talked about the different ways self harm can manifest itself in teenagers and the different reasons why teens engage in self harm, you’ve gained a wider perspective about self-harming behaviors, what they are and why teens do it. This topic is often clouded in misconceptions and caregivers often assume their teen knows better than that. However, even if your teen does know better than that, it is important to be prepared in the event he starts doing it. Our responses as caregivers are the most important factors in helping them stop. This third part will offer practical ideas to help teens who self-harm.

  • If your child has been diagnosed with cleft lip or palate, here’s what you need to know

    You may be surprised to learn that cleft lip and cleft palate are among the most common birth defects in children born in the United States, occurring in about one in every 600 to 700 births.  The good news for families who find themselves faced with a diagnosis is this- while a cleft lip or palate requires ongoing medical care throughout childhood and into adulthood, the condition is highly treatable and children go on to lead normal, healthy lives.