Aug
14
2019
05:10 PM
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Is Your Child's School 'Seizure Ready?'
Getting ready for a new school year means more than new school supplies and shoes for kids with epilepsy. For these kids and their caregivers, it also means making sure school staff are ready if a child has a seizure while at school.
Mak Read more
Aug
09
2019
05:33 PM
America/Chicago
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How to Raise a Book Lover
“What are you reading this summer?”
This may not be one of the questions you expect to hear from a pediatrician during a well-child visit, but it’s always on the checklist for Vanessa Charette, M.D., a Cook Children’s pediatricia Read more
07
Aug
2019
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11:16 PM
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'I was able to be with my sister:' Why This Pediatrician Received a Second MMR.
06
Aug
2019
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10:31 PM
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4 Ways to Overcome Back-to-School Anxiety
06
Aug
2019
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06:26 PM
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From Caregiver to Patient. What a Cook Children’s Provider Learned after Snake Bite from a Copperhead.
05
Aug
2019
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09:23 PM
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How Do I Talk To My Children after Weekend’s Mass Shootings?
01
Aug
2019
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09:07 PM
America/Chicago
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Vaccines for Your Children. 9 Facts Parents Need To Know.
Our People
July
18,
2019
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11:47 PM
America/Chicago
Brotherly Love: Siblings Receive Bone Marrow Transplant From Older Brother
Children diagnosed with Sickle Cell Diseases
By Ashley Parrott
Life as a parent with a child who has Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is already frightening enough, but could you imagine this diagnosis with two of your kids?
Mykhia and Malik, …
July
18,
2019
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11:45 PM
America/Chicago
By Katie Lawrence, CPNP & Kaci Osenga, M.D.
Pediatric Palliative Care (PPC) has been a board certified subspecialty in pediatrics sponsored by the American Board of Pediatrics since 2008. PPC has been a specialty service at Cook Children’s …
June
27,
2019
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04:54 PM
America/Chicago
Ryan’s Hope: How DBS Surgery Changed His Life
The story of Cook Children’s 100th Deep Brain Stimulation patient
Ryan Conder warms up his right arm and fires off a pitch. Whether it’s a strike or not, doesn’t matter. The miracle’s already occurred.
Ryan, 10 years old, wondered if he would ever get the chance …
May
29,
2019
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11:15 PM
America/Chicago
What started as a normal day with a toddler’s temper tantrum turned into a month-long recovery from a severe stroke.
Four-year-old CJ was known for temper tantrums and holding his breath when he was upset. But one morning while getting ready for …
Blogs
July
23,
2019
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04:30 PM
America/Chicago
Essential oils and children - more questions answered
Doc Smitty talks essential oils and children - Effectiveness, marketing & philosphy
Previously, I looked at the safety and research of essential oils and children. Today, I will answer more questions asked on my Facebook page.
Effectiveness/General Use
Do they really work or …
July
18,
2019
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11:48 PM
America/Chicago
Why is my child falling down so much?
When to be concerned about your child’s falling
As you watch your little one walking or running during play, you may ask yourself, “Is my child falling too much?”
Children initially begin to walk between the ages of 12 and 15 months. In the …
July
18,
2019
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11:47 PM
America/Chicago
5 Ways Parents Can Improve Their Child's Vocabulary
The 'This' and 'That' of Improving Your Child's Language
The other day I went on vacation. We went over THERE. I enjoyed it because we did THIS and THAT. There was one activity where my son caught the THING and did THIS to it. We couldn’t stop laughing, …
November
07,
2018
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05:10 PM
America/Chicago
5 Tips To Help With Your Baby's Congestion
There are no miracle cures, but Doc Smitty has advice to help
Are you looking for the miracle cure for your baby’s congestion? Me too. Sorry, it just doesn’t exist. I tell families all the time that if I find it I will market it and retire.
In the meantime, …