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Parenting Advice From Your Physicians at Kaiser Permanente

Poison Safety at Home: What Parents Need to Know

Poison Safety at Home: What Parents Need to Know

Can you picture a skull and crossbones sticker on your childhood landline phone? Did it also have a number like the following? Poison Control Dial 1-800-222-1222 That landline may be long gone, but two things haven’t changed. Babies and young children are just as curious, impulsive, and vulnerable to ingesting poison as ever. And that number still works to get 24/7 advice. What has changed...

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Home Safety for Your Growing Child

Home Safety for Your Growing Child

Once both of my kids were in elementary school, they started doing things more independently – showering on their own, walking to school together, sometimes even assembling their own PB&J for lunch. But the night my daughter slipped on a wet floor getting into the shower was a sobering reminder that parental supervision – and babyproofing the home – is never really finished, even after...

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Why Does Your Baby Need the Hepatitis B Vaccine?

Why Does Your Baby Need the Hepatitis B Vaccine?

Bringing a new baby into the world is exciting, joyful—and a little overwhelming at the same time. As pediatricians, one of our jobs is to help you sort through all the choices for keeping you’re your child healthy. One of the very first steps we recommend is the hepatitis B (HepB) vaccine, given soon after birth. Here is why your baby needs this important vaccine:...

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RSV Protection for Babies

RSV Protection for Babies

Last year, we had an easier respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season. This was thanks to use of a new medication (nirsevimab) to help prevent moderate to severe RSV in babies. Nirsevimab is available again now to protect our youngest babies from this serious illness. What is RSV? RSV is a common contagious respiratory virus that’s most active between November and March. Almost all kids get...

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