A Parenting and Children's Health Blog by Dr. Natasha Burgert
TweetAs a pediatrician, part of my job is to freely discuss potentially risky behaviors with patients and their families. Providing this advice is often called anticipatory guidance. If I see a consistent issue or concern among my patient families… It becomes an issue to anticipate. So, I talk about it. The anticipatory topics for teens [...]
TweetSummer is the time most teenagers come to the pediatrician’s office for their annual health exams. Here are 6 tips to help make the best of the time you spend with your doctor. 1. Make an appointment. Now. Teens are a dynamic animal. And fortunately, most are very healthy. But healthy kids need doctors, too. [...]
TweetI am a distracted driver. And this is NOT a post about DWT*. I am lunging after a lost pacifier stuck in the crease of a car seat. My “Go-Go-Gadget” arms are stretching for a sippy-cup rolling on the floorboard. I am blindly clicking the iPod after a request for the Tangled soundtrack. I am [...]
Tweet 1. Get to know this technology. By participating in social media yourself, you will discover the various benefits of these forums. You can learn first-hand about how these areas are used and monitored. As you are just beginning to learn about social media, it is OK to just logon, read, and watch. Once you get more [...]
TweetI am a “Gleek.” I admit it. A Gleek is a self-described lover of Fox’s show, Glee. The show features a diverse group of teens who are in the school’s show choir. Glee focuses on the lives of these teens, in and out of school, while emphasizing certain storyline elements with entertaining Broadway musical-type performances. [...]
TweetTwo articles recently caught my eye while I was spending some time on Twitter. First, an op-ed piece was published on Time.com discussing how patients and doctors perceive the use of the online health information. The article was closely followed by the results of a recent PEW research study which stated that 80% of Americans [...]
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