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Choking prevention at the toddler age is all about the prep work. You can offer your toddler or preschooler many of the foods on the to-avoid list above as long as they’re safely prepared. Don’t give your child round, firm foods (like hot dogs and carrot sticks) unless they are chopped completely. Cut or break [...]
In all the mainstream outlets I’ve researched, I commonly see 4 particularly important topics left out. Here are my top 4 tips for preparing for life after baby.
Your Birth Plan is not a childbirth method or a branded technique: it’s an intervention into how we think about and prepare for childbirth.
Whether you call it breastfeeding, chestfeeding, nursing or bodyfeeding, the team at Premier Pediatrics wants to give you the best possible support and information to help you meet your goals. That’s why we’ve partnered with Lactation Counselor and Postpartum Doula Meema Spadola to assemble this Lactation Essentials page. For many parents, a little information about [...]
Talking to your child in an age appropriate way is important when discussing topics such as sexual and gender identity.
Tips and Ideas for talking with your child about Pride Month and having fun, having a meaningful conversation/celebration and having some quality time doing so.
During the pandemic, we have all had to lean on new technology for better and worse. Given our complete inter-dependence with screens in this new world, it is important to take a deeper dive into understanding our relationship with the screens we used. I have put together "The Daily Activity Pyramid" as a graphic representation [...]
As we move into an uncertain back-to-school, we're finding opportunities to transform learning experiences instead of just trying to bring the classroom home. Here are some ways that you can reframe learning for your child.
Each child has a different school set up, and each child has a different temperament, so there is no one way children will react to returning to school after COVID-19.
We will explore different exercises that enhance eye hand coordination and sensory processing for your child.
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