We often hear parents express concerns about how to engage their children in activities other than smart phones, video games and TV. Screen-Free Week offers support for this. In 2017, Screen-Free Week is May 1-7. It also corresponds with Children’s Book Week. The AAP supports this event and encourages parents to create a Family Media…
You bring your child into the office to be seen, hoping that there is a quick fix that will make the illness and the suffering it causes go away. You are told that an antibiotic won’t help, and you don’t really understand why. In this blog we will be discussing antibiotic stewardship and why antibiotic…
Unfortunately, our society currently rewards “doing” not “being” and yet there is great value in being. These days everyone is “plugged in” to a phone, laptop, or other digital device and yet, we are not as a group any more productive than in years past. One of the greatest gifts you can give your children…
Children need special time with each parent. 10-15 minutes of undivided attention daily will go a long way in helping children feel your love for them and also prevent many behavior problems. I can hear all of the parents saying “but we already give all of our time to our children when we are not…