Covid Vaccine for Our Youngest!
On June 18th, the CDC approved COVID-19 vaccinations for kids six months and older. Pfizer’s vaccine was approved for ages 6 months through 4 years as a three-dose series. Moderna’s vaccine was approved for ages 6 months through 5 years as a two-dose series. These vaccines are becoming available to patients as I write this. […]
Infant Formula Shortage
If you have an infant who drinks formula, there’s no doubt you have encountered the current formula shortage we are experiencing. Formula availability is down about 40% in the United States right now. The CDC was informed of four cases, two which resulted in death, from a bacterial infection due to formula made by Abbott […]
Iron Needs in Your Child
The South Lake Pediatrics blog continues to focus on the topic of nutrition and your child in 2022. Each month, we will bring you information on one of many topics in this subject. If there is a particular nutritional question you think would be interesting to learn more about, please feel free to leave a […]
Gluten – What You Should Know
The South Lake Pediatrics blog continues to focus on the topic of nutrition and your child in 2022. Each month, we will bring you information on one of many topics in this subject. If there is a particular nutritional question you think would be interesting to learn more about, please feel free to leave a […]
How Toddlers Eat
The South Lake Pediatrics blog continues to focus on the topic of nutrition and your child in 2022. We hope you enjoy our latest edition. Is my child eating enough? This is a question I hear often at well visits, especially when kids enter the toddler stage. As anyone who has had a toddler before […]
Vitamin D and Your Child’s Health
The South Lake Pediatrics blog will focus on nutrition in 2022. Each month, we will bring you information on one of many topics in this subject. If there is a particular nutritional question you think would be interesting to learn more about, please feel free to leave a comment below. Vitamin D is a popular […]
Parent Support and Practical Strategies When You Need Them Most
Erin Walsh, co-founder of Spark and Stitch Institute, is a parent, speaker, educator, and writer. She has worked with communities across the country who want to better understand child and adolescent development and cut through conflicting information about kids and technology. Check out her blog below to learn about some great and easy opportunities for parent […]
Televisits
For a lot of us, the way we perform our work looks much different than it did a year and a half ago. The concept of working from home was frequently discussed but infrequently put into practice. Delivery of groceries and online shopping has taken on a whole new meaning. Covid has brought a lot […]
Asthma
Asthma is a disease of the lungs, and the most common chronic disease in children. Common symptoms of asthma include wheezing, cough, chest tightness, and trouble breathing. Asthma is likely caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors, so it can run in families. Genetically, asthma, allergies and eczema are connected, so it is […]
October Is SIDS Awareness Month
SIDS. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Those words bring fear to parents and pediatricians everywhere. By definition, SIDS is the unexplained death of an infant under one year old. For most of us, it is the unexplained and unpredictable part that is so tragic. Research does suggest that many of these cases are related to immaturity in the portion of […]