June 12, 2021
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Development
A Blog from Your Kaiser Permanente Pediatricians in Northern California
June 6, 2021
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Family Life
Traveling with Children? Pack Your Sense of Humor
My 3 children have traveled a lot since they were very young. With my mother living in New York, family in Southern California and Colorado, and dear friends in Seattle and Switzerland, my children have grown up taking long car rides and plane trips. READ MORE
April 25, 2021
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Behavior
8 Steps to an Effective Time-Out
Let’s face it, young kids misbehave at times. Starting from an early age they test their limits and ours. To deal with this, most parents (about 85% of us) have tried to use time-out as a discipline method. READ MORE
April 3, 2021
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Safety
Teach Your Kids How to Stay Safe Around Strangers
One sunny day years ago my first child, a happy shaggy-haired 3-year-old, with a fistful of vegetables he had picked in the backyard garden, stood knocking on the kitchen door. I looked at him through the glass and said jokingly, “What’s the magic password?” READ MORE
March 6, 2021
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Healthy Eating