Back to school time usually coincides with health notices, increased awareness of lice, and for some, a reminder to get a flu shot.  If you're not on the way to the doctor's office this fall, here is a list of things your doc still wishes were on top of mind for your preschooler: 1.  Don't make the doctor out to be the bad guy. If you warn your child all year long … [Read more...] about Five Pediatrician Wishes for a Healthy Preschooler

The Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine have published a new study that shows nearly 1 in every 5 American 4-year-olds faces obesity. The study focused on 8,550 American preschoolers born in 2001 belonging to different ethnicities such as Caucasian, African-American, Hispanic, Native American, and Asian. The body-mass index (BMI) of these preschoolers was calculated … [Read more...] about Obesity Seen in 1 in 5 American Preschoolers

At some point in America's history, lice was a public health issue that carried a stigma. Now, it just seems to be added to the list of elementary school rites of passage. As a parent, you hear about lice as if it's a foreign country, and then one day, it's here, and your little child has it! Our first and current experience started on Monday with a call from the … [Read more...] about Run! It’s Lice

If you have any of the risk factors, which might indicate exposure to lead poisoning for your kids, here are some proactive steps you can take. Test your child. The American Academy of Pediatric recommends testing kids at 12 and 24 months, but if you have some of these risk factors, you may want to test every year through age 6. Don't do home renovations involving removing … [Read more...] about Steps to Take to Lessen Lead Poisoning Risk

There is a lot of talk about lead in the news. Here are some questions you should ask yourself. If you answer yes to any of them, you should dig deeper to learn more about how to control the risk of lead poisoning: Does your child like to put things in his or her mouth? Does your home have peeling paint? Was your home built before 1978? Does your child play in the dirt … [Read more...] about Questions to Ask Yourself If You’re Worried about Lead