May 9, 2019
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Health Issues
A Blog from Your Kaiser Permanente Pediatricians in Northern California
May 2, 2019
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Health Issues
What Parents Need to Know About Measles
I was talking with my mom the other night about measles. When she was young, it was a common childhood illness. I asked if it seemed scary. “Well, yes,” she said. “Kids died from it – and there was nothing a mother could do to protect them.” She was exactly right. READ MORE
April 15, 2019
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Behavior and Development
Why Spanking Is Not Okay
Spanking isn’t good for any child. Pediatricians at Kaiser Permanente and the American Academy of Pediatrics agree – spanking is a poor way to discipline a child. But parents often ask: Why not spank to teach a child right from wrong? READ MORE
April 8, 2019
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School
Talking 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 to harm them. READ MORE
April 4, 2019
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Safety