B’More Healthy

As a parent, you understand the importance of teaching your child about good personal and dental hygiene. But many parents don’t realize that it’s equally critical to teach children good sleep hygiene—the practice of habits that directly impact the quality of a person’s sleep. Both the quantity and quality of …

When a major storm strikes, it can leave a trail of devastation and danger behind. Just look at Hurricane Matthew last month. Volatile weather is common when seasons change, so it’s the perfect time to take stock of your emergency resources. Being on the coast, Maryland is no stranger to …

There’s a gray area in child development—an area where difficulties in behavior, attention or academic skills reveal early risks for long-term challenges. These early challenges can easily develop into lifelong disabilities in some children; however, when environments nurture brain health, more of these children will succeed like their typically developing …

It’s that time of year again—back-to-school. Where kids will again be around many other kids and, inevitably, many more germs. It’s common to see our children with runny noses, coughs, sore throats, and respiratory infections like the common cold and flu. This school year, help your children learn how to …

There’s really only one reason children fear going to the doctor—shots. There’s nothing inherently unfriendly about most offices, particularly pediatricians’ play-oriented spaces, but not even the cutest monkey wallpaper or snuggliest waiting-room bear can hide the truth: There’s going to be a big scary needle, it’s going to pierce skin …

These days we boldly challenge the notion of what is “normal.” Yet, even at an instinctual level, we know that all children want to have a sense of “normalcy” and feel that they are doing things like other kids. Children are keenly aware of what they have (or don’t have) and …