As a pediatrician, I have lots of conversations with parents and kids about feeding challenges. Parents usually worry about the child not eating enough or the child only eating a few types of foods (pickiness). In every conversation, what the…
The American Academy of Pediatrics, the Women Infants and Children’s Program (WIC) and now for the first time ever, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend nutrient-dense foods, like beef, to make the most of every bite for infants and toddlers….
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, nearly 3.94 million children have had COVID-19 infection as of May 20 with children accounting for 14% of all COVID cases. The pandemic also has impacted kids in various ways from personal illness…
Resilience is built and building resilience in kids is key to them flourishing in life through good and difficult times. Adolescent Medicine guru, Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg shares so many pearls of wisdom on how to not only foster resilience in children…
If you’re wondering what “selfie” skills are, let me explain. I coined this term to describe various abilities used to support or build oneself. For example, the ability to believe or trust yourself is known as self-confidence. Selfie skills are…
It can be hard telling the difference between allergy symptoms and a viral illness like COVID-19 because of overlapping symptoms. So I thought it would be helpful to invite Allergist, Dr. Lakiea Wright to help tease it all out and…
Happy New Year from my family, The Joneses! Instead of new year resolutions, we decided to give ourselves a little grace and focus on being grateful for making it through 2020-the year of political foolery, civil unrest, a whole pandemic……
2020 has taken its’ toll on all of us, especially our youth. Many young people are finding it difficult to cope with the stress, fear, grief, and uncertainty created by civil unrest, political chaos and the COVID-19 pandemic. A 2019 Pew…
I hope you all had a safe and joyful Thanksgiving! According to the CDC, both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes have increased in U.S. youth raising a public health concern. Therefore, observing Childhood Diabetes Awareness every November is very…
Traveling with kids is a challenge but traveling safely with kids during the COVID-19 pandemic is nerve-racking to say the least. Understandably, families are experiencing COVID fatigue and long for the days of going to visit family for the holidays…