Pediatrix Blog

In order to protect your child from potentially dangerous diseases, regularly scheduled vaccinations are important. Follow your doctor recommended schedule, and be sure to get an annual flu shot before peak season. Here is the current schedule for children under [...]

For some kids, learning just comes easily. They sit attentively, listen accurately, and absorb whatever knowledge is being presented to them almost effortlessly. But for the most part, every kid has a moment or a day when it’s not so [...]

According to Safe Kids Worldwide, road injuries are the #1 cause of unintentional death for children in the United States. As such, child safety restraint laws are strictly enforced. Here’s what you need to know about Arizona regulations: Kids below [...]

Childhood obesity is a frequent topic of concern for parents. Though research continues to analyze the effects, our advice to parents hoping to prevent obesity remains the same: Promote Healthy Eating Habits Let your children know that eating calorie rich [...]

As a parent, you want what’s best for your child. That’s why when groups of parents around the country say vaccines may cause autism, you probably stopped to consider the possibility. Before getting into specifics, no, vaccines do not cause [...]

Soda is served nearly everywhere, and when it comes to kids, they never seem to get enough of it. There are good reasons to moderate their intake (and yours!), even when they are teenagers. Weakens bones Kids bones are delicate [...]

It’s a familiar scene: your child slowly atrophies on the couch, slouched, potatoesque, glazed eyes semi-focused on the gadget that darn Santa Claus just had to bring. (Like Santa knows anything about fitness!) You imagine all the other kids are [...]