As your family grows, you might find yourself in a difficult situation when selecting a primary care physician. Because children get sick often and require regular check-ups, you cannot put off this choice for very long. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 4.6% of children aged 5 to 11 years old have been absent from school for 11 or more days of [...]
Children up to the age of 5, as well as adults over 65, are at a much higher risk of getting the flu and dealing with more severe cases. The flu is just more than a seasonal illness. It can cause serious complications in children. Many people are at risk of getting the flu, but children may end up dealing with severe complications. In the [...]
Kids get sick a lot. On average, a child can catch between six and eight colds a year. It may seem that you are always at the doctor's seeking kids care for something. While it may seem like you are back and forth a lot to the pediatrician, you should never skip out on well checks for kids. Typically, when you visit the pediatrician, the [...]
Up to 93% of children saw a physician within the last year. A lot of those visits were for wellness checks. Many times, pediatric medical staff will refer to a wellness check as a well check. The overall health of your child is vital to their quality of life and growth. Child well checks allow you, your child, their pediatrician, and pediatric medical staff to [...]
If you’re a parent, guardian, or caregiver, your child’s health is the most important thing to you. Looking after a child can be nerve-wracking, especially because every aspect of their livelihood and survival is dependent on you. You must ensure you’re giving your child healthy food at all times, incorporating fruits and vegetables as soon as they start weaning. You must also make sure that [...]
Finding underarm hair on your third grader can be confusing, and parents often don’t have answers when their thirteen your old asks when they should start puberty. While there are age parameters of when children should be starting puberty, most parents are surprised to find out that the earliest and latest ages to begin pubescence is younger and older than most assume. What’s Normal? For [...]
The common cold is an infection in the upper respiratory tract and is often caused by a virus. If you’re wondering how your child contracted a cold, then these conditions will help you provide better care for your little one. What the Numbers Say New viruses develop all the time, which is why the body fails to build up resistance against all the strains. That’s [...]
A fever is your body’s way of telling you that something is wrong. It’s often caused by a viral infection like influenza or can be an allergic reaction to certain medications. If you’re dealing with fever in children, you’ll want to know the following tips to manage the situation without panicking. Don’t Panic Seeing your child sick is frightening. But you need to keep in [...]
In Phoenix, September still feels like the summer, and the summertime signifies the following: heat, monsoons, and bug bites. With those pesky pests assaulting your legs as you walk to your car, you can barely appreciate the weather cooling down. Because children love playing outside, they’re more susceptible to coming home covered in pink welts. Here’s how to help your kids avoid bug bites this [...]
An immunization is the process of making a person resistant to an infectious disease. Immunizations are done to keep the general public safe and healthy. They are especially important in school settings as children are in close proximity of one another for 8 hours a day. Small children, especially, are susceptible to illnesses and infections because their immune systems do not fully develop until they [...]
