Tag: Pediatrics
Choosing a Back-to-School Backpack
Helping your child choose a back-to-school backpack can be a challenge. Children tend to focus on the movie or cartoon character on the backpack. Parents want one that will last but isn’t too expensive. Parents realize that no matter how great a backpack looks when new, it’s going to spend the year being overloaded, dropped […]
When is it safe to leave your child home alone?
Many parents struggle deciding at what age to leave their children home alone. In Indiana, there isn’t a specific legal age for this, so it’s up to parents to decide. It would be easy if there were a set age for staying home alone, but not all 12 year-olds, for example, are equally mature. How old […]
Child Well Visits – Part 2
In this podcast, Family Nurse Practitioner Mandy Price explains the importance of identifying potential health issues early so that treatment can begin as soon as possible. She explains the value of the parent/provider partnership, which combines the parent’s day-to-day experience and observations with the healthcare provider’s expertise and training. This is part two in a two-part podcast.
Child Well Visits – Part 1
In this podcast, Family Nurse Practitioner Mandy Price explains the importance of identifying potential health issues early so that treatment can begin as soon as possible. She explains the value of the parent/provider partnership, which combines the parent’s day-to-day experience and observations with the healthcare provider’s expertise and training. This is part one in a two-part podcast. Visit https://www.rushmemorial.com/podcast/child-well-visits-part-2 for part 2.
Is My Teen Clinically Depressed?
Teens are famous for having moods that go up and down. When the “downs” become the norm, however, parents need to ask themselves: “Is this a normal mood swing? Or is it clinical depression?” Symptoms of depression include: Sadness Irritability An abnormal decline in school performance Losing interest in activities the teen used to enjoy […]
Treat Bedwetting with Patience
While bedwetting can be miserably embarrassing for a child at a sleepover, it’s much more common than many people realize. Up to one in five children is still wetting the bed from time to time at age 5. By age 7, this has decreased, but bedwetting still occurs in about one child in ten. 1 […]
What to do when your child has a sore throat
It’s always concerning when your child gets sick and you can’t tell whether or not it’s serious. You don’t want to rush to the doctor if there is no need. You also don’t want to put off a trip to the doctor is your child needs help. One of the most confusing illnesses children can […]
What to do when your Teen is Depressed
Teen depression isn’t like cloudy weather, that blows over if you wait long enough. Even when counseling or medication aren’t required, the suffering your teen endures when depressed is very real and needs to be recognized. Unfortunately, recognizing teen depression isn’t always easy, even for the most caring parents. Some teens aren’t able or willing to talk about depression with the adults in their […]
Mental Health Key to Managing Child Obesity
With one in five children suffering from obesity, it’s important for parents to know how much weight is too much for teens and children. It’s also important to know when a teen or child is NOT obese. To help with this, the CDC has developed an online Body Mass Index calculator for children and teens. […]
Vacation Safely with Medication Safes
For many of us, vacations are a time for visiting with out-of-town friends and family. Whether staying in someone else’s home or having them stay in ours, it’s easy to forget medication safety. Drugs that might be locked away at home may only be stuffed in a purse or suitcase while traveling. Leftover narcotic prescriptions […]