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The Kid's DoctorTM
Get a dose of advice from The Kid's Doctor, www.kidsdr.com, award-winning pediatrician Dr. Sue Hubbard, who also hosts a popular radio show by the same name. "Dr. Sue" reaches thousands of parents with her down-to-earth columns centered around her busy medical practice aimed at infants through teenagers. She understands how parents can agonize over a baby's rash, a toddler's fever or a teen overwhelmed by stress--and she's ready to help.
Each Kid's Doctor column spotlights a common childhood illness or other health-related issue, delivered in Hubbard's fresh, conversational style. Whether her focus is on infants, toddlers, tweens or teens, Hubbard offers reliable, practical advice based on more than 20 years' experience as a practicing physician, medical editor, radio and TV host. The mother of three, Hubbard champions parents struggling to cope with everything from childhood obesity to the perils of surgery, a wicked sunburn, or stubborn separation anxiety.
The Kid's DoctorTM Samples
K2: Teens embracing new legal 'drug' to get high
I was seeing patients the other day when I spotted a teenage boy in the waiting room whom I'd cared for since birth. I'm often asked to perform drug screens on kids.
Fear of the dark is a normal part of development
Nearly every child goes through a phase when they're afraid of the dark. Actually, fear is a normal part of development, and is usually seen in children around two to three years of age.
Leave the baby aspirin for adults!
During a recent office visit, I saw a 4-year-old child who was not one of my regular patients. The mother was explaining that her son had had a fever the previous evening and "I gave him some aspirin before putting him to bed."
Preschool nutrition can be challenging
Preschool children, specifically the 2- to 5-year-old set, are notoriously picky eaters, and parents need to recognize that this is developmentally appropriate, although frustrating!
Cold season often brings contagious cold sores
Fever blisters -- also called cold sores -- are fairly common, but they have nothing to do with a cold. These sores typically appear on the outside of the mouth, on the lips.
Baby's first cold: Amid the sniffles, your child is building important antibodies
I find myself in the office each day amid a host of babies succumbing to their first colds. So it goes in the winter. Colds are an unfortunate fact of life, but each cold your baby suffers through actually makes him/her a little stronger.
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