Healthy Kids

The dog days of summer have passed us by and with it the fear of overheating, excessive sweating, and dehydration.  However, the colder weather brings a return of the flu and the swine flu last year caused a lot of vomiting.  Dehydration is caused by an imbalance between fluid going in and fluid … [Read more...] about Dehydration – Not Just a Summer Problem

Concussions have been a hot item in the news recently due to the abrupt reversal of the NFL in its approach to the seriousness of the problem.  Numerous players have had their seasons interrupted due to concussions and some have even had their careers ended.  Even more frightening has been the … [Read more...] about Concussions: A Serious Threat

The Children’s Dream Foundation is undertaking a major project to place Neopuff Infant Resuscitators in hospitals throughout the Hudson Valley. Neopuffs control the amount of pressure used to inflate a baby’s lungs and the amount of oxygen used. The device is particularly useful with premature … [Read more...] about Neopuff Infant Resuscitator Initiative

Let’s look at the facts: 1 out of every 3 kids in America is now considered either overweight or obese. Serious health conditions like Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol are affecting children as young as 8 years old. Start with Whole Foods: Take stock of the number of … [Read more...] about It’s Easy to Eat Right

Spring is right around the corner and soon children will be playing outdoors. In the Lower Hudson River Valley, spring also brings back ticks and tick-borne diseases, the best known of which is Lyme Disease. The very best way “treatment” for Lyme is not to get it all. That means avoiding tick … [Read more...] about Watch out for Lyme Disease!

A drive through the neighborhood suggests that many people have not heard the news. Trampolines have become a familiar fixture of the suburban landscape. In 1999 the American Academy of Pediatrics sounded the alarm, and an updated policy was released in May 2006. Over 80,000 trampoline related … [Read more...] about Trampolines: Fun, but Dangerous

Most parents would do anything in their power to make sure their child grows up happy, healthy, and successful. It is a mystery then why so many parents keep purchasing video games for their children. Here are some points to consider: The Columbine shooters were addicted to the video game … [Read more...] about Video Games: Fun or Danger?

On any given school day trying to wake up your teenager for 7:30 AM class is a difficult task. Come Saturday, your teenager is exhausted from late nights and early mornings and so he or she may arise finally sometime around lunch, in an effort to make up for lost sleep from the week before. Yet even … [Read more...] about Does Your Child Get Enough Sleep?