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Why All Kids Need Vitamin D
Vitamin D - the “sunshine” vitamin - is literally my favorite vitamin in the whole wide world (although technical...
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Does Your Child Have PANS/PANDAS?
Do you have a child who was totally “normal” one day, and the next day suddenly has new anxieties, fears, tantrums or...
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Reopening School in a Pandemic
As the start of the 2020-21 school year rapidly approaches, many of you have asked how I think schools should re-open...
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Flying with Kids During a Pandemic
Who would you give up quarantine for?
What would you leave the safety of your home for, expand your social bubble f...
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Kawasaki Disease, ACE-2 & COVID-19: what a pediatrician wants you to know
By now, many of you have heard that the UK has issued an “urgent alert” to all British physicians about a rare compli...
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A Pediatrician’s Pandemic Immune Support Plan: How to Build Immune Resilience
[UPDATED: August 2021]
Many of you have asked me how to support your family’s immune systems with back-to-school duri...
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NSAIDS & Coronavirus: should we be worried?
Can taking NSAID medications like Ibuprofen (aka Motrin or Advil) really make COVID-19 infection worse? A possible c...
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Coronavirus & Social Distancing
Please, mamas & papas & caregivers, help #flattenthecurve … In the US, we are on a trajectory to double COVID...
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How To Talk With Your Kids About Coronavirus
As we hold our collective breath, waiting to see what will happen in the coming weeks as Coronavirus continues to spr...
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Handwashing and Coronavirus: Are you doing it the right way?
How much does handwashing really help to prevent the spread of Coronavirus? Let's find out! Did you know that 30% of ...
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6 Steps for a Stress-Proof Child
We are facing an epidemic of anxiety and depression in our children and teenagers. 1 in 4 teenagers has been diagnose...
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