A Parenting and Children's Health Blog by Dr. Natasha Burgert
Tweet Tummy time, or giving baby time to play on her stomach, is an important building block in a baby’s gross motor (big muscle) development. It increases the strength of the neck and back muscles that baby will use to roll and crawl. In addition, getting baby off the back of her head decreases the [...]
TweetIt was 6 o’clock* on a Tuesday morning. I was quietly writing some patient notes. The end of my 12-hour overnight shift in the Emergency Room was coming to a close. Suddenly, the quiet was shattered as the pager on my hip came alive with piercing beeps. This familiar sound elicited an uncontrollable surge of [...]
TweetAt the 6-month check up, nearly all of my patient families want to talk about starting their babies on solid food. The conversations usually start like this… “I go get all of Gerber stage 1 foods and then do all the greens, then the yellows, then the fruit. After she eats all of the stage [...]
TweetLast week, the American Academy of Pediatrics released a official policy statement recommending new car travel guidelines for our young kids. The statement is in response to a report that demonstrated children in the rear-facing position are safer than those in the forward-facing position. And not just a little safer. For those under the age [...]
TweetOur eat-in kitchen was warm and sunny during lunchtime. The back-door-neighbor kids were out playing on their swing-set, their muted laughter filling our space. My daughter had already started to eat her sandwich. Between bites, she was discussing the reasons why Rapunzel is her favorite princess. I brought my salad to the table and settled [...]
TweetParents are always questioning me about fever. In fact, even some of my pre-natal consultations include a discussion about fever before the child is born. Let’s face it, fever freaks parents out. A clinical report in this month’s Pediatrics discusses parental “fever phobia,” and suggests how pediatricians should be educating parents about fever in a [...]
TweetThe March issue of Pediatrics includes a new report detailing the need for doctors to improve patient teaching about fever and fever-reducing drugs (also called antipyretics.) Many parents fear their child getting a fever, or have “fever phobia.” I certainly can understand why. Kids can do crazy things when they get fevers. They don’t sleep [...]
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