Health & Wellness

Marching into Women's History Month, this is a time to honor the indomitable spirit, achievements, and contributions of women throughout history and in modern society. It's also a time to empower the next generation, including young girls, to recognize...

Pediatric emergencies can be scary, especially as a parent. It may feel like they happen out of nowhere, often leaving us little to no time to react. It can be a high fever detected in the middle of the...

As a mother of a daughter with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), I know firsthand the difficulties and frustrations that parents face when their kids are diagnosed with this cruel condition. As a clinician who specializes in OCD, I know...

Myths about influenza circulate every fall when the discussion of whether or not to get a flu shot comes up. Should I or shouldn’t I? We each have to make up our own mind, but I would like to...

We’ve all been told what croup is supposed to sound like: a “barking” cough, high pitched and loud accompanied by “wheezing” type breathing noises.  This is a gross understatement of what croup actually sounds like, or what it sounded...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy_aHgb_Fbk We recently sat down with Dr. Christina Johns, a pediatric urgent care physician, to talk about Halloween 2020. We covered the challenges parents are faced with when trying to celebrate the spooky season and balance the health and safety...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywi3ianWCUI We spent some time talking to Dr. Bethany Cook, a Clinical Psychologist, Health Service Psychologist, and a Board Certified Music Therapist, about ways to take mental breaks. What started out as a conversation about mental breaks for parents, quickly...

Numerous research studies indicate children and youth have been greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Forced into remote learning and physically isolated from their peers and activities, many have suffered declines in social, emotional, physical and academic health. And...

Whether it is from TV, conversations with peers or in the classroom, on social media or even as content on memes, our children are exposed to current events 24/7. The good, bad, ugly and lately the extremely traumatic. Parents have...

School is coming to an end. That means a much-needed time out from the daily rinse-and-repeat routines and finding a new rhythm for summer. Each year, for our family, three things need to happen.   1. Take a break. Do nothing....