October 2014

Monthly Archives

  • Athletes Overheating

        Athletes Overheating Robert Seith | CWK Network     “I think it’s just education that the parents need to be aware of how serious heat-related illness can be I mean it certainly can cause death on the athletic field and the athletes certainly need to be aware of this.” – David Marshall, M.D., […]

  • Type 2 Diabetes

        Type 2 Diabetes Kristen DiPaolo | CWK Network     “At first, I was asking, am I going to die? And I was like, I don’t want to die, I’m young to die.“ – Brittany Burden, 15   Related Information What Parents Need To Know Resources 15 year-old Brittany didn’t feel sick. But […]

  • Seizures (ER)

        Seizures (ER) Emily Halevy | CWK Network     “ If your child is having a seizure, put a pillow or something soft under their head to keep them from banging their head, do not put fingers or anything else in their mouth or grab their tongue. They’re not gonna choke on it. […]

  • Preparing for Kindergarten

        Preparing for Kindergarten Kristen DiPaolo | CWK Network     ” The one thing we’re hoping for is just that he enjoys it, and wants to get up every day, and wants to go to school.”– Mike Buteau, Father   Related Information What Parents Need To Know Resources Kyle is excited for kindergarten, […]

  • Back to School

        Back to School Robert Seith | CWK Network     “ (My sons are) scared and you’re nervous and you want to fit in. And hopefully they’ll come home and talk about it. And I know Kyle was worried about getting beaten up…and that’s the first time he’s mentioned that.” – Carrie Bickwit, […]

  • Muslim Teens

        Muslim Teens Robert Seith | CWK Network     “They do ask me why do Muslims do this. So I realize when they ask me questions like that they think I’m sort of the representative for Islam at that moment. So when I answer, I answer for all Muslims. So I have to […]

  • ITP (ER)

        ITP (ER) Emily Halevy | CWK Network     “Once you start having recurrent episodes of ITP, it’s much more difficult to decide what to do in terms of therapy and what your long term prognosis is gonna be.“– Dr. David Goo, emergency pediatrics, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta   Related Information What Parents […]

  • Kids and Heat

        Kids and Heat Robert Seith | CWK Network     “Kids are not reliable indicators if their body has had too much. Also realize kids aren’t adults so the way they react to the outdoors is going to be different from the adult. So you can’t even say ‘if I can handle it, […]

  • Video Game Addiction

        Video Game Addiction Robert Seith | CWK Network     “When kids don’t have access to the computer, they feel unhappy, disphoric, bored, lonely. They need the computer and the computer game again to gain their sense of control, mastery and feel happy again.” – Ashraf Attalla, M.D., Child Psychiatrist, Medical Program Director, […]