Warts and Molluscum: Things That Make Your Skin Go Bump
They aren’t scary enough to lose sleep over, but warts and molluscum do make your skin go bump in the night! Daytime too. Both are caused by viruses (not kissing frogs ...
A Blog from Your Kaiser Permanente Pediatricians in Northern California
May 24, 2018
May 17, 2018Screen Time and Your Teens? Start by Asking Them to Decide
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has clear guidelines for parents seeking advice about screen time for children: Less is better and content matters. ...
May 10, 2018Happy Mother’s Day – I’ve Got Lice!
Picture this: It was 6:30 a.m. on Mother’s Day, 2010, when my dear daughter climbed into bed with me to read a book. I decided to give up on the dream of sleeping in an...
May 3, 2018Getting to School “Old-Style”: 4 Ideas to Get Started Walking or Biking
The benefits of being active are well-known. Increased physical activity is associated with healthier, leaner bodies and improved brain function, academic performance, an...
April 26, 2018Kids and Laundry: 5 Ways to Lighten Your Load
A mom in my office the other day was wearing a T-shirt that said: “Raising small humans is exhausting.” It really is, isn’t it? The shirt sparked such a fun conver...
April 19, 2018Talking About Sexual Abuse
The list of what parents worry about is long! Often topping that list is fear about what can happen to our children when they’re not with us, and what others could do t...