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THIS WEEK: Skin Rash, Impetigo

Impetigo is a bacterial skin infection, especially common in children during the warm, humid summer months. It appears as a rash which refuses to clear, even with the application of common skin lotions...

Home Alone: What Age Are Children Ready?

by Lori Livingston, M.D., F.A.A.P.
August 23, 2010

How Come Reptiles Are Smarter Than Humans?

by John H. Samson, M.D., F.A.A.P.
August 16, 2010

Pertussis in California...Now An Epidemic

by Louis P. Theriot, M.D., F.A.A.P.
August 9, 2010

School Is Starting: Get Prepared

by Carolyn Warnemuende, M.S.
August 2, 2010

A Safe Summer Goodie Bag

by Lori Livingston, M.D.
originally published August 13, 2007
reprinted July 26, 2010

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The Informed Parent Book of the Month

Where Is my Mommy

WHERE IS MY MOMMY?
by Mary Kilgore, MSW Mitchell Kilgore, MSW

How do young children cope when a parent leaves? Doesn't she love me anymore? Is she lost? Was it my fault? This 32 page booklet is a valuable tool designed to understand and aid the grieving child.

SOMETHING IS WRONG AT MY HOUSE
bWhere Is my Mommyy Diane Davis

The subject matter is parents fighting. Do they have any idea how destructive this behavior is on their children? And, what is a kid suppose to do about it?

Both booklets are written for the 3 to 10 year olds.