When it is time to start feeding your baby solid foods and weaning them off milk, there will be no shortage of different options out there for parents to consider. However, one of the biggest decisions that parents will need to make is whether or...
As most parents know, kids don’t always like to eat healthy. In fact, a lot of parents struggle with picky eaters who prefer cookies, cake and fast food to fresh fruits, veggies and salads. This is a normal, albeit difficult, challenge for many parents. And...
There are so many parents out there who do their best to make sure their kids are eating healthy, balanced meals. However, what many parents don’t realize is that even “healthy” and “kid-friendly” prepared foods and snacks are often filled with artificial sweeteners. These “nonnutritive”...
There are many children who have very particular food preferences, which can be understandably frustrating for parents—especially if their kids have unhealthy food preferences. What many parents don’t realize is that these unhealthy food preferences are often developed in the first two years of their...
Your child’s hearing is vital to your child’s development, especially at an early age. If you child struggles with a mild or partial hearing loss, it can seriously impact their ability to grow and develop their language skills. Hearing loss in children is actually more...
This year, Halloween is going to look a little different for kids. While there are plenty of health and safety guidelines in place right now to help keep kids safe, it doesn’t mean that Halloween is completely ruined for kids who want to have fun...
A lot of kids (and adults) out there struggle with food allergies. While allergies are unfortunately common, they can be quite serious, especially if these allergies come out of the blue. One of the most famous and common allergy that can impact children is, of...
Yes, you read the title correctly. Truthfully, the notion that the flu shot gives you the flu is just a common misconception. Think about it this way: when receiving the polio or meningitis vaccine, the last thing on anyone’s mind is that the shot will cause...
As pediatricians and mothers, we know that the health of your family is of the highest priority now more than ever. Despite the media telling us that children are at low-risk for COVID-19, it’s hard not to hold some reservations about the upcoming school year....
Let’s address one of the least talked about things right now: how the quarantine and ever-changing school schedules affect mental health. This is a very uncommon time as children around the country have to face unusual amounts of screen time, interaction with their parents during...