Asthma in children: A complete primer

CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON, MD

Asthma is a common problem in children — nearly 10% now have it — and the number is increasing. Researchers are not sure of the reasons for this steady increase, but decreased air quality, lower activity levels among children, and an increase childhood obesity have all been implicated. Whatever the cause, it means that millions of American children take medicine for asthma. A significant number of these children end up in the PICU for a severe asthma attack.

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My Child’s Cough and Breathing Sounds Like…

by Kristen Stuppy, MD

Parents often bring in kids with a cough but can’t describe what it sounds like. I sometimes get to hear it if they cough, but Murphy’s Law also says that a child who coughs often throughout the night and frequently during the day will have a 15 minute period of no cough at the exact time the doctor is in the exam room.

In all seriousness — coughs, regardless of the source — are usually worse at night, which means your  doctor won’t usually get to hear the worst of it.

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Easy Potty Learning for Toddlers

by Dr. Laura Markham

The simple truth about toilet training is that if the child is ready, it happens very easily. If not, a power struggle often ensues — and we all know that no one wins a parent-child power struggle. Fights with your child about his or her body are fights you will never win.

Click here to continue: http://www.ahaparenting.com/ages-stages/toddlers/easy-toilet-potty-training

Starting Solids: The Old and the New and the Myths

Written by Kristen Stuppy MD

Many parents are excited yet apprehensive to start foods with their infants. So many questions, so many fears. So much food introduction guidance has changed in recent years, that what you did with your older kids might not be current.

click here to continue:  http://survivorpediatrics.wordpress.com/2012/08/08/starting-solids-the-old-and-the-new-and-the-myths/

Playing with Your Child: Games for Connection and Emotional Intelligence

“Play can be the long-sought bridge back to that deep emotional bond between parent and child. Play, with all its exuberance and delighted togetherness, can ease the stress of parenting. Playful Parenting is a way to enter a child’s world, on the child’s terms, in order to foster closeness, confidence, and connection.”

Continue reading here: http://www.ahaparenting.com/parenting-tools/connection/play-child-emotional-intelligence

When Was the Last Time You Reviewed CPR for Children?

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6 things a dad pediatrician won’t let his kids do

Written by LEGRANDE RIVES, MD 

A disclaimer: I did most of these things when I was a child. But my experiences as a pediatrician in the St. Louis Children’s Hospital ER have changed my perspective as a dad—there are some really fun things I just won’t let my kids do.  This list does not encompass all of my parenting rules, but here are my top 6 kid activities that my kids aren’t allowed to do.

Click here to continue reading: http://childrensmd.org/browse-by-age-group/6-things-a-dad-pediatrician-wont-let-his-kids-do/

Pregnancy and Postpartum Mental Health

Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders Overview

• Are you feeling sad or depressed?
• Do you feel more irritable or angry with those around you?
• Are you having difficulty bonding with your baby?
• Do you feel anxious or panicky?
• Are you having problems with eating or sleeping?
• Are you having upsetting thoughts that you can’t get out
  of your mind?
• Do you feel as if you are “out of control” or “going crazy”?
• Do you feel like you never should have become a mother?
• Are you worried that you might hurt your baby or yourself?

Click here to continue reading: http://www.postpartum.net/Get-the-Facts.aspx

What Should I Feed My Child with ADHD?

by Marianne Glanzman, MD

RECENTLY, THERE HAS BEEN RENEWED INTEREST in the question of whether dietary interventions can be useful for children with ADHD. This article is not intended to be a review of the relative merits of different approaches, but rather a roadmap for how to implement approaches for which there is some positive evidence, safely and effectively. ADHD is not caused by your child’s diet, but increasing evidence suggests that some symptoms, particularly mood and self-control, may be affected by what she or he eats.

Click here for the rest of this article: http://www.chadd.org/Membership/Attention-Magazine/View-Articles/What-Should-I-Feed.aspx

Poison Control Hotline

The California Poison Control System (CPCS) provides immediate, free and expert treatment advice and referral over the telephone in case of exposure to poisonous or toxic substances.

Pharmacists, physicians, nurses, and poison information providers answer the calls to 1-800-222-1222 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Language interpreters are always available.

Link: http://www.calpoison.org/