While the health care professionals advocate for children to stay healthy by engaging in activities and sports that encourage strength and cardiovascular health, there are some basic rules to follow to make sure your child stays healthy and safe. Make sure your child is well hydrated before and after activities. When the body is in…
Has your child had a Well Check in the past year? Summer often means summer camps and international travel. Most camps will require clearance from your child’s medical provider to participate and children often need vaccines or other medications prior to traveling out of the country. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children between…
Dr. Carrie completed her undergraduate degree at the State University of New York at Geneseo, graduating magna cum laude in 2006. She then attended medical school at the University of Rochester in New York. After medical school, Dr. Carrie moved to Providence, RI for her pediatrics residency at Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital. There she became…
Remind yourself daily that your parents survived you going thru puberty and you too will survive this stage of life with your child even though there will be moments when you question that truth. Discuss with boys wet dreams. Let them know that some boys have them and some do not. Either is normal. Ask…
Talking with your young children about sex/sexuality: 18mos -3yo: Give proper names for body parts and try to avoid making up names as that can lead your children to believe there is something bad about proper names or bad about that body part. Teach which parts are private for each gender by telling children parts…
The 2016 flu season is upon us and those who wish to vaccinate their children are advised to do so as soon as possible. The current flu vaccines provide protection approximately 2 weeks after they are given and the mist protection lasts from 9-13 months and the shot for 6-9 months. Growing Up Pediatrics will…