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• Helping your kids deal with FCAT stress

  About ten years ago, I had the pleasure of working as a counselor at an Orange County public elementary school. The kids were great, and I really enjoyed counseling them and trying to help them through different challenges that they faced. Throughout my time there, I noticed how much things had changed since I was in elementary school. One of the biggest changes I felt was that it seemed that “Spring Fever” had been replaced with “FCAT Fever”.

• Adolescent Medicine

  At Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, we understand and respect the unique challenges facing each individual we serve.

• Pediatric Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging

  Our radiology department uses the most advanced technologies to capture digital images to help diagnose and treat your child.

• Teaching Your Child Bicycle Safety

  An easy and fun way for you and your kids to explore and get exercise is riding bicycles together.

• How to help your child achieve their New Years goal for good health

  This is a perfect time to evaluate your previous New Year’s health goals and make sure you and your family stay on track. Many families have goals such as eating dinner together, grocery shopping as a family, focusing on eating more vegetables, or going for nightly walks after dinner. Surprisingly, many kids also have their own goals they would like to accomplish. Supporting and encouraging your child while they tackle their goal is a great way to make sure they succeed. 

• New guidelines on preventing peanut allergies: what you need to know

  Forget everything you thought you knew about preventing food allergies (well, not every thing, but some of the things).

• 5 reasons why your kids need dental sealants

  There may be another aspect of kids’ dental health, though, that you don’t know much about: dental sealants. Ever heard of them? I’m not sure I had until recently, and I’m probably not alone.

• 8 reasons you may be planning to skip your child’s flu vaccine this year (and why you probably shouldn’t)

  Only about half of the U.S. population will get a flu shot during the upcoming flu season despite overwhelming agreement among medical experts that every person over the age of six months should receive the vaccine every year.

• Should I worry about mold on my kid’s toys?

  It is a troubling moment when you look at a toy that your child has been playing with nonstop over the past several weeks and discover a disgusting-looking black film on or inside of it. If you’re like me there are two thoughts running through your mind when that happens. First, is this going to make my child sick? And second, how could I be so irresponsible to let this happen? I should have paid closer attention or cleaned up better for my kids.

• Is your preschool or daycare doing enough to protect your child from the flu?

  Each year around this time we start talking about the flu, and we keep talking about it. Why, you ask? Because the flu is a real and serious threat for small children. Each year millions of children get sick with the seasonal flu virus, thousands of children are hospitalized and some of those unfortunately will die from complications of the flu.