Preschool

Toddlers often start complaining about pains in their legs and knees. Their calf muscles often feel knotted up. This kind of leg pain in children is part of what is called, ‘Growing Pains’. These pains are part of growing up and occur mostly due to the strenuous activity during daytime. Other than the above, here are a few more indicators to help you identify growing … [Read more...] about Growing pains in toddlers

Chickenpox is the common name for Varicella simplex, a disease that mainly affects children. Until recently, chickenpox manifested itself so frequently as a disease, that it came to be recognized almost as a rite of passage for childhood. Parents knew the first symptom: the red itchy rashes that would spread across the back, the chest, and the scalp; the smaller signs of … [Read more...] about Surviving the Pox

The word scabies is Latin for "itch" and that’s exactly what your toddlers will do when they catch this infection. Scabies are most commonly small mites (1/60th of an inch long), which infest the skin. The risk of contagion is very high as scabies can be caught by being in skin to skin contact. It is very likely for your toddlers to pass the infection on to other family … [Read more...] about Catching Scabies

As the old saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.   As fathers, you are in a perfect position to ensure your children have a lifetime of dental health by limiting the amount of sugary fluids they are allowed to drink, cleaning their teeth regularly and teaching good dental hygiene. … [Read more...] about Prevention

The American Dental Association and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentists recommend babies have their first visit to a dentist by the time they are 1 year old, or no later than six months after the eruption of their first tooth.   "We see many 1-year-olds every day at Open Door Family Medical Centers," says Dr. Bozzone. "The first visit for a baby is usually very … [Read more...] about A word from the dentists