When your child displays a behavior that deviates from what is considered “neurotypical,” you may be at a loss for what to do. As a parent, it’s ...
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a blanket term for a group of conditions that can affect someone who was exposed to alcohol in the womb. ...
Parents who practice healthy lifestyle behaviors during pregnancy and beyond may be able to reduce their children’s risk for ADHD. Attention-deficit ...
Head lice tends to be extremely common among school-aged children but can often be easily prevented by avoiding direct contact with infected ...
Ringworm is a skin infection that is caused by a fungus. Skin ailments are a common problem throughout our lifetimes – everything from rashes to bites ...
In their counseling sessions, parents often have questions for me, or other counselors, regarding social media and how it’s affecting their children. ...
Most people hearing the term “TBI,” or Traumatic Brain Injury, may automatically assume the cause is a catastrophic car collision, or perhaps a fall ...
If you want to prevent suicide, it's important to understand depression. While most of us feel sad or low, sometimes, feelings of depression are ...
When I first moved to Lompoc, I had a new experience at Lompoc Valley Medical Center. I had already spent years working as a Certified Child Life ...
With a new school year officially underway, the daily task of having to come up with novel and appealing meals for your child can be challenging, ...
With school in session and parents struggling to find interesting, healthy lunchbox choices, we have some ideas to pass along. The United States ...
Dr. Mohammad Bakir has lived in New York for the past three years, completing his medical residency at a Brooklyn hospital. He came to realize that he ...
A Parent’s Guide to Social Media ...
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