There are so many choices when it comes to afterschool programs and sports, and multiple factors to consider. Deer Valley pediatricians recommend afterschool programs and sports, which provide many benefits, but also recommend a school sports physical, or a pediatrics care check-up before beginning. What Do They Love? First, what is your child naturally drawn to? Are they interested in playing music? Do they love [...]
As all Phoenix pediatricians know, having a sick child to care for can be stressful in multiple ways. Not only are you worried about their health and treatment outcomes, but parents often quickly run through their own sick leave from work to care for their child. If the child is too sick to either return to school or to a daycare facility, you have to [...]
Of all the many influences in your kids’ lives, as a parent you’re still the most influential. You create and reinforce habits, like visiting the doctor or pediatrician in Phoenix, Arizona regularly and getting flu shots, from the very beginning. You reinforce habits over a long period of time via praise and attention. Any pediatrician in Phoenix, Arizona, or elsewhere, will tell you that it [...]
According to the Centers for Disease Control, and pediatricians in Phoenix, childhood obesity has more than doubled over the past 30 years, and pediatrics care has had to accommodate this problem. It means more sick kids who need pediatrics care, and more unhealthy adults in the future. There are many factors that play into obesity, but diet is one of the major contributors. Pediatricians in [...]
As Happy Valley pediatricians and parents know, there are a few cases in which vaccines and immunizations required for school need to be administered carefully, or not at all. Some children have compromised immune systems resulting from various health issues like congenital immunodeficiency, HIV, leukemia, lymphoma, radiation, renal failure, and other conditions. These children need to be treated with special care when it comes to [...]
Flu season is upon us and many parents are wondering what their North Phoenix pediatrics doctors recommend to boost their child’s immunities. No one wants to spend the winter caring for sick kids! Well Child Checks First, it is important to stay on top of your well child checks, and it’s a good idea to schedule one of your well child checks in the fall [...]
The National Association for Sport and Physical Activity recommends that children get at least an hour of physical activity per day. Pediatricians in Phoenix, Arizona, and elsewhere, agree. Well child checks often result in the advice to take your kids outside for physical activity. Learning to enjoy outdoor playtime can promote good habits for a lifetime, so it makes sense that part of the advice [...]
The common cold is one of the main reasons why sick kids miss school. Children under the age of 6 are especially vulnerable and often have 6-8 colds per year. Caring for sick children can be nerve wracking, since their colds can be more prolonged than in adults. Most of the time, caring for sick children does not mean a Deer Valley pediatrics doctor visit—just [...]
Most parents are aware that immunizations are important and that immunizations for school are required. You may have studied your child’s immunization schedule, or simply left it to Glendale pediatrics doctors to proceed with the standard schedule. Either way, it’s good to know a bit about why we immunize, and how important it is to take your child in to your Glendale pediatrics doctors for [...]
It’s fall, which means back to school and back to extracurricular sports. Around 30 million children play sports in the United States, and of those more than 3.5 million children, ages 14 or younger, are injured every year playing sports. Some of these injuries are minor, such as sprains or strains, but some are more serious and can have longer lasting consequences. It helps to [...]
