Let me preface this entire article with one other activity that is invaluable to children’s safety: Swimming. Kids can learn to swim as early as 1 year old, and if you live anywhere where there is water (pool, lake, ocean, really big bathtub), swimming will be your first, most important sport to keep your child…

Everyone’s favorite topic around this time of year: preservatives in the flu vaccine. The flu vaccine is recommended for early everyone, 6 months and older, in the fall. With that, I get questions every day about whether the flu vaccine contains mercury – and what that really means. First, lets get some terminology straight. Mercury…

When and How to Tell Kids About Adoption, Foster Care and Kinship. Our clinic sees tons of foster care, one of my favorites is a foster dad who always brings the kiddos while momma is at work. And, on many positive occasions, we get to see some beautiful cases of adoption. Adoption brings superhuman joy…

Any parent today, whether 20-years-old or 50, grew up in a world that was far technologically-inferior than that of our children. It’s almost impossible now to imagine life without smartphones, Instagram, Amazon Prime and everything in between. As adults, we’ve become so accustomed to scrolling through our phones during down-time and, of course, a good-ol’…

Water is, without a doubt, one of the most significant components of overall health. It fuels every part of our bodies – brain to skin, head to toe. Let’s look at what matters when it comes to guzzling H2O. How much: From the time an infant is 6 months old, he/she is able to drink water.…

I’ll preface this post with a whole lot of love for my own cat, Mako. He’s a bit too lazy to be aggressive, nonetheless, anyone with cats should be aware of the potential health risks of cat bites. When compared to dogs, cats’ teeth are narrower and sharper, giving them the opportunity to create dangerous…

With the first few confirmed Flu cases of the year popping up in our clinic, the runny-nose season is officially upon us. Almost every parent asks what they can do to boost their kids’ (and their own) immunity. To avoid spending the next 5 months in an on-and-off congested fog, there are a few things…