An article appeared in the Los Angeles Times of 04-14-21, entitled “How American Parents Have Been Doing It All Wrong” by Robin Abcarian. It made me think about the pitfalls of parenting. Ms. Abcarian outlined many thoughts that are very relevant to these COVID-19 times. It forced me to ponder those parental activities that […]
Read More →A new family for the first time came in with their 4-day-old son. The mother had delivered at a hospital where her obstetrician was in another city. It was an uncomplicated vaginal delivery with mom and baby doing just fine. She was breast feeding successfully and the baby had started gaining weight with no […]
Read More →As I was studying the February 2021 issue of PEDIATRICS, vol.147, nu. 2 pg. 5, I came across an article by Arvin Garg, M.D., MPH, et al entitled “Protecting the American Dream: a Pediatric Imperative.” It was pointed out that the term “The American Dream” was first coined by James Truslow Adams in 1931. […]
Read More →In this difficult time of Covid where tele-medicine is becoming more accepted I was scheduled to do a consult about possible learning disabilities in an 8-year-old second grader named Justin. He was one of my regular patients. It was a bit strange seeing mom and Justin sitting at the kitchen table on a computer […]
Read More →Here is a publication packed full of information directed at parents. The American Academy of Pediatrics’, AAP, publication of Grand Rounds for June 2020, Vol. 43 NO 6 had several excellent articles to inform parents. EFFECT OF COOL RUNNING WATER FOR 20 MINUTES AFTER THERMAL BURN Page 63 was an article that documented […]
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