Summer travel with kids
If you’re planning to pack up and take your children to get away and explore new destinations or reconnect with family and friends this summer, keeping a few things in mind will make for a more enjoyable and safer trip.
Preventing summer slide
Summer provides a nice break from school for children and their families, but over the next couple of months, kids will experience what’s known as summer slide—the tendency to forget reading, math and other skills that they learned during the school year.
How to reduce consumption of food additives
There are more than 10,000 additives to preserve and package food that have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). However, increasing evidence suggests some chemicals used as food additives should be avoided, especially by children.
Lawn mowing safety
Cutting the grass is a typical summer chore for many teens and adolescents; however, before you task your kids with mowing, pediatrician Dr. Pilar Bradshaw says it’s important to make sure they can handle the responsibility.
Helping children cope with anger
Learning to identify and cope with emotions isn’t always easy for children, especially when dealing with anger.
How to choose a health care provider
As a parent, Dr. Shelley Hartman understands how important it is to have a good relationship with your children’s physician. She chose pediatrics as her specialty because of the connections she makes with her patients.