Your teen is healthy and happy, so why would you need to worry about an annual physical?
I can give you several reasons, but the most important one is that it will help keep your teenager healthy and happy.
Connecting yearly with teens allows health care providers to track changes in physical, mental and social development, which happen at a rapid pace during the teen years.
Let’s admit it, coparenting is difficult. Sharing the responsibilities of raising children with someone you may not want to talk to can challenge your patience and your emotions. But at the end of the day, what matters is your kids.
For me, the first day back to school was always stressful. I didn’t even know that it was called “stress” at that time, but when I think back about the sleepless nights I always had prior to the first day, I am glad those days are behind me.
But actually those anxious feelings are completely normal and even expected during a time of transition.
As you prepare your child to go back to school, the most important thing is to be understanding and help your child deal with his fear of the unknown.
The new school year is upon us. Are your children up to date on their yearly check-ups and vaccinations?
Going to the doctor for immunizations is important for children to prevent them from getting sick from diseases that you may think are extinct but still exist, such as measles and whooping cough.
In recent years, we have seen breakouts of each. Vaccinations are made to protect children in times like these when old diseases surface.
Many teenagers are vaping—and potentially putting their health at risk.
Vaping, as you probably know, is inhaling vapors from e-cigarettes. The vapors are produced by heating nicotine extracted from tobacco, and other chemicals.
Unfortunately, it’s a growing trend. Vaping has spiked in recent years and is now practiced by 15 percent of high school students, according to the U.S. Surgeon General.
When a grandparent, aunt or uncle, family friend or other person in a child’s life is dealing with Alzheimer’s, it can be an emotional time—and a time when the child will need your help to understand what’s happening.
Alzheimer’s Disease affects the brain, usually in people over age 65. It typically begins with memory loss—forgetting words, names of loved ones or how to get home—and progresses over time.
It is terrible to think about, but tragedies can happen to anyone.
According to Safe Kids Worldwide, every ten days a child dies from heatstroke in a vehicle, and more than 50 percent of the children who died from heatstroke were forgotten by a caring adult who became distracted.
School is out and it is getting hot outside. Summer is here!
For many of us, that means spending a lot of time keeping cool at the pool, but it can also mean that your child could come down with a bout of swimmer's ear.
Swimmer’s ear is an infection of the skin that lines the outer ear canal. When moisture or water sits in the ear for a prolonged period of time, it can encourage the growth of bacteria.
It’s a common infection that can be very painful, but it can be prevented.
