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With the tragic prevalence of opioid addiction in the United States, we all need to pay attention to the ways that children’s pain is addressed in both acute and chronic situations. Children feel and express pain differently than adults, both parents and doctors agree. At the same time, pediatric pain …

One Saturday in 1999, I handed my husband a frozen latte and a honey-do list. It was his first time drinking coffee, and that list was cranked out in record time. I hadn’t figured myself a “pusher,” but he was immediately hooked. Now, we both drink coffee daily, though try …

At camps, playgrounds, beaches and pools, on sports fields or in backyards, summer’s high humidity and ambient air temperatures make many settings ripe for dehydration risks. Anyone who is out in the heat for prolonged time is susceptible to dehydration, especially children. We spoke to four sports physical therapists from …

Every family has tricks of the trade when it comes to successful travel. And many emerge only after getting something wrong. Road-trip fails have taught me: to bring the portable training potty (lined with grocery bags and napkins) for emergency preschooler pit stops; to keep a trash bag in the …

This month marks two years since my bombshell cancer diagnosis. In the immediate aftermath, I worried about how to tell the kids — or, rather, to NOT tell them, to seemingly protect them until we knew more. But secrecy proved exhausting, added tension and compelled the kids to concoct their …

Ahhh, Spring! After a winter riddled with colds and flu, let’s step outdoors and greet the…. Ahhh-CHOO! Allergy season is here. For many families, Dr. Kenneth Schuberth is the go-to expert on pediatric allergies. Dr. Schuberth kindly shared with me some information on local triggers and tips for staying ahead …

Vaping has been a big story in the news in the past few weeks and a recent study on vaping among teenagers aprompted me to talk to my own kids about it. My eighth and 10th graders both told me they’ve been aware of vaping among their peers, some even …

In an evolution of parenting styles, each of my three kids essentially got a different mom and dad: Our eldest got Type A rule-followers, the middle benefitted from parents who were slightly broken-in and the youngest got the most permissive pair. One major difference was the excess of time that …

Why is there still such a stigma with mental health? Mental health is not something that is talked about or even focused on much in most homes. Often time when mental health issues arise, they are pushed to the side and minimized because they don’t look like a cut or …

Growing up, my family had a loose dinner rotation that went something like this: Spaghetti, chicken, beef roast, pork chops, fish, pizza, steak. Plus a green and a starch. And everyone ate it all, because that was dinner. Recent years have seen an increase in food allergies and also food-specific …