Stephanie's Blog Posts Tagged 'pediatrics' (15)

I spent the day at CHOC (Childrens Hospital Orange County) today with one of my daughters. I hope none of you ever have to bring your child to the hospital, but if you do, for whatever reason, I want you to know that that you could not be in better hands than those caring for your child at CHOC. They are…

Do you feel like you have a power struggle over everything- bath, naptime, bedtime etc? Do you feel like you are constantly at battle with your child?

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In the late 90s the American Academy of Pediatrics started recommending that parents ALWAYS put their babies to sleep on their backs in an attempt to reduce the risk of SIDS. As one article, A Quite Revolt Against the Rules on SIDS"  by Brian Baiker points out, before that recommendation "70 percent of infants in the United States were sleeping on their stomachs. By 2002, that figure had plummeted to 11.3…

There has been a lot of talk about the program "Your Baby Can Read". Some of our moms swear by it and some say it didn't do a thing for their child except give them hours of TV time. Here is an interesting article posted by Today Money.

The experts in this discussion all say that "Your Baby Can Read" is just a memorization game of words and that the infant/toddler brain just isn't developed enough to grasp the concept of reading.They go…

I thought I'd share with all of you a great website,www.morethanatoy.com. Dr. Amy Wickstrom, licensed Marital and Family Therapist and Registered Play Therapist, is at the heart of this site, offering parents tools and easy-to -use parenting activities.

Her recent blog talks about anger management and a great activity to help your little one work through anger.…

Johnson's now has a customized sleep profile designed by two sleep experts Dr. Jodi Mindell and Dr. Avi Sadeh. When taking the profile survery, parents are asked a series of questions about their child's sleep patterns. Once the profile is complete, a customized sleep report is generated, offering advice, suggestions and other relative information regarding your child's sleep issues. They address issues such as sleeping too much during the day and not enough hours at night, tips on how to…

New guidelines say 2 years. See article below

http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/03/21/car.seat.guidelines.parenting/index.html

It's important that parents education themselves on the current reccomended vaccinations given to children. Here are two great sites to explore

The Center For Disease Control and Prevention. Here you will find the current recommended vaccination schedule for children

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/child-schedule.htm

Dr. Bob Sears, a well-known pediatrician in Orange…

Here is an excerpt of great article by healthychildren.org on starting to feed solids

"Most babies are ready to eat solid foods at 4 to 6 months of age. Before this age, instead of swallowing the food, babies push their tongues against the spoon or food. This tongue-pushing reflex is necessary when they are breastfeeding or drinking from a bottle. Most babies stop doing this at about 4 months of age. Energy needs of babies begin to increase around this age as well, making this a…

Last week was my daughter's 2 year wellness check with her pediatrician. This appointment was a little different than the ones we have had in the past. Well, for one, no shots.. thank GOD! But, second, a good portion of this appointment was centered around toddler behaviors. Her pediatrician asked about tantrums, sleeping, eating etc. I told her about the occasional playdate where my daughter didn't want to share her toys and the occasional whining and sass that comes along with a 2 year…

We asked our moms for a listing of their FAVORITE pediatricians!

Here it is!!

Tis the season I guess.. it seems like everyone is getting the stomach flu! It went around our house a few weeks ago. It so scary when the little ones get it! There is a great website I use for all of those "middle of the night-- I need answers right away" panics. Dr. Sears is a well known pediatrician in Orange County is also a published author of many books. His site, www.askdrsears.com, is a great place to find answers to all of the childhood…

Hi Moms-

I thought I'd share with you an important article I found written by Dennis Thompson with Health Day regarding babyproofing medicine cabinets.

Here is an excerpt from the article-

"Medications tend to be more accessible to children than other toxic substances in the home, poison control experts said. And, parents tend to place too much faith in child-resistant caps and other…

This past weekend I attended our OC Mommies Baby/Child CPR and First Aid Basics class, facilitated by Danielle Gauss, our very own OC Mommies Advisor.

Off topic, let me just say that Danielle is awesome (great presenter- she made the material and the class super interesting and fun- I learn better that way). Danielle is the master of all trades-a Professional Labor Support Specialist, a Labor Doula, a Lactation Counselor, Childbirth Educator and CPR Instructor.…

At Reagan’s 4-week check up, her pediatrician said to me, “oh, and watch for colic, it peaks at about 6 weeks”. I thought to myself, “nah, not my daughter, she’s an easy baby”. Well…..6 weeks on the dot, colic ws in full force and it got progressively worse as the weeks went on.

Her…