Parenting Advice From Your Physicians at Kaiser Permanente

Understanding RSV – Video

RSV is a common contagious respiratory virus that we typically see during the winter months. This year, RSV started much earlier than usual, and it’s spreading faster. Children who were masked and distanced for the past two winters, now have little immunity to the virus. So, a greater number of kids are susceptible to catching it and spreading it quickly. There is no evidence that we are facing a stronger new or contagious strain of RSV. READ MORE

Making Sense of RSV – Your FAQs Answered

RSV is a common contagious respiratory virus that typically causes illness during the winter months. READ MORE

Baby Led or Parent Fed?

Parents typically have many questions about how to transition their babies from feeding only milk to including solid foods. It’s a fun and important stage that you understandably want to get right! READ MORE

Are Sports Supplements Safe for Teens?

While exercise is a great thing for nearly everyone, nutritional supplements aren’t the safest nor healthiest way to achieve athletic goals.  READ MORE

Childhood Habits and Tics – What’s a Parent to Do?

When one of my sons is focusing hard he chews on something – often his T-shirt collar or his earbuds. Another cracks his knuckles. These habits drive me nuts! READ MORE

Flu Vaccine and COVID-19 Vaccine? Yes and Yes!

It's the time of year again when your doctor recommends your family get the flu vaccine. If you went to the pediatrician recently, they likely asked you to protect your child with a flu vaccine. And I bet they doubled down and asked you to get the COVID-19 vaccine. I agree with this recommendation - any child six months or older should have both vaccines! READ MORE

Tips for New Parents From Pediatricians

I recently asked a group of pediatricians what 3 pieces of advice they wish all new parents knew. Life with a newborn can be surprisingly hard – what might make things easier? And how can new parents help keep their babies safer? The answers were remarkably consistent. We, pediatricians, seem to think alike! READ MORE

Emptying the Nest

This time of year, many parents have kids beginning their senior year of high school. Others are sending their newly graduated kids off to the next phase of their life, to college or elsewhere. During this time, it is absolutely normal for parents to be feeling a rollercoaster of emotions. Excitement? Pride? Worry? Sadness? Yup - I have felt all these feels each time one of mine has prepared to fly out of our home. READ MORE