Children's Health

If you caught your child acci­den­tal­ly eat­ing dirt or swal­low­ing a bat­tery, would you know what to do?

To bet­ter under­stand the most recent COVID-19 guide­lines in most school dis­tricts, Mia Taormi­na, DO, chair of our Infec­tious Dis­ease Depart­ment, and Don­ald Hoscheit, MD, Gas­troen­terol­o­gist and Chief Med­ical Offi­cer, share insights into the lat­est COVID guide­lines to help par­ents and care­givers pre­pare for the new school year.

With pre­na­tal breast­feed­ing class­es led by lac­ta­tion con­sul­tants, you can learn about and pre­pare for breast­feed­ing before your baby is born.

Make swim safe­ty your top pri­or­i­ty to keep your fam­i­ly healthy, hap­py, and safe this summer.

Dr. Eliz­a­beth Kuri­an explains how men­tal health issues can man­i­fest in chil­dren, how to rec­og­nize them and when you should reach out to a health provider.

Tech­nol­o­gy is every­where — smart­phones, tablets, lap­tops, video games — and kids, espe­cial­ly teens, are using these devices more than ever. Take a moment to pic­ture your child as they use their phone or lap­top. The impact of bad pos­ture may reach beyond just a slouched appearance.

Chil­dren don’t need to know every­thing we’ve seen on the news and every sto­ry we’ve heard. Instead, it helps to focus on meet­ing them where they are. Here’s how to get start­ed talk­ing with your child about coro­n­avirus (COVID-19).

HPV is the most com­mon sex­u­al­ly trans­mit­ted infec­tion, affect­ing near­ly 14 mil­lion adults and teens each year. Due to its promi­nence, the FDA has now approved the HPV vac­cine for indi­vid­u­als aged 9 – 45, mean­ing adults and chil­dren can be pro­tect­ed from the virus by receiv­ing the HPV vaccine.

Our Podi­a­trists dis­cuss caus­es, symp­toms and treat­ments for intoe­ing in infants, young chil­dren and old­er children.

Whether your child is on a recre­ation­al sports team or plays on a trav­el league, being a spec­ta­tor involves plan­ning ahead. From unex­pect­ed ways to stay hydrat­ed to tak­ing small breaks to move around, Fam­i­ly Med­i­cine Physi­cian, Kather­ine Par­en­ti, MD, shares tips on how to keep the whole team cheer­ing this season.