If you are trying to get your kids to eat more fruit, it can be a challenge. Some kids love fruit. Some will act like you are trying to poison them. Here are five tips to get them to eat more fruit: Presentation. Children will often prefer sliced and/or peeled fruit over whole fruit. A […]
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Backpack Awareness Day
How heavy is your child’s backpack? Backpack Awareness Day is September 20th. The school season is once again starting, and with it comes the excitement of shopping for your child’s school supplies. Your child will undoubtedly need a backpack to carry all of their belongings for the year. It’s important that when purchasing a backpack […]
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Back-to-School Check-ups & Schedule Adolescent Physicals
Back-to-School Check-ups & Schedule Adolescent Physicals You probably have your sights set on the end of the summer and are busy planning activities for your children. If you didn’t schedule your child’s annual exam yet, please make sure to do so now, as our offices get quite busy towards the end of summer. Both school […]
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Stay on Top of your Game: 10 Sports Injury Prevention Tips
Stay on Top of your Game with these 10 Sports Injury Prevention Tips Your ability to avoid sports injuries hinges upon your commitment to engage in safe play. From remembering to warm up prior to your next game to avoid the temptation to continue playing after you are injured, there are measures you can take […]
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The Impact of Treated Hearing Loss on Quality of Life
The Impact of Treated Hearing Loss on Quality of Life It would seem that hearing is a second-rate sense when compared to vision in our visually-oriented modern society. People with hearing loss delay a decision to get hearing help because they are unaware of the fact that receiving early treatment for hearing loss has the […]
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National Breastfeeding Month
August is National Breastfeeding Month Breastfeeding is a common practice around the world. It is recommended for mothers to breastfeed for at least the first six months of a child’s life for baby to receive optimal health benefits. On August 6, 2011, the United States Breastfeeding Committee declared August to be National Breastfeeding Month as […]
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