Patient Education

Parents, pediatricians, and other health care professionals are encouraged to work together so that all of the needs of children and youths are met. This partnership is at the core of what the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) calls a medical home. The medical home is not a physical place but rather

Your child looks thin or slender. Their weight is more than 20% below the ideal weight for their height. However, your child is well-nourished, with a normal fat tissue layer (8–12 mm). This is measured by a skinfold calipers.

A viral infection of the throat

A bacterial infection of the throat caused by Strep

Thrush is a yeast infection of the mouth in young babies. White patches in the front of the mouth are the hallmark

A yeast infection predominately produced by Candida albicans organisms causing mouth infections in young infants

Information and guidance on thumb sucking habit.

The good news is that most children stop their sucking habits before they get very far in school. This is because of peer pressure. While your child might still use sucking as a way of going to sleep or calming down when upset, this is usually

A tick (small brown bug) is attached to the skin. A tick was removed from the skin.

Time-out means putting a child in a boring place for a few minutes to correct a misbehavior. It’s the most effective consequence (discipline technique) for misbehavior in 2- to 5-year-old children. Every parent needs to know how to give a time-out.