ITP (ER Story) Marc Straus | CWK Network     “90 percent of these children will be spontaneously cured, and the disease will be gone within 6 to 8 months.” – Dr. Lonnie King, Emergency Pediatrics, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta   Related Information What Parents Need To Know Resources Some childhood illnesses can […]

    Fish During Pregnancy Robert Seith | CWK Network Senior Producer     “What they found was that the women who consumed more fish during the second or third trimester of their pregnancy had babies who scored higher on a sort of baby IQ test.” – Steven Rabin, M.D., Ob-Gyn.   Related Information What […]

    Dating Older Boys Kristen DiPaolo | CWK Network     “I think a lot of guys especially in high school will go for younger girls just because they’ll give it up, you know. They are willing to experiment, they are easier.” – Sarah Lim, 19   Related Information What Parents Need To Know […]

    Unhealthy Schools Robert Seith | CWK Network     “I think if you go to any school lunch program you’re always going to be able to find something that’s pretty nutritious… you can always make a balanced meal. But on the flip side of that, there’s a lot of competing foods that you […]

    Teen Sleep Cycles Robert Seith | CWK Network     “As children age, they naturally develop a delay in their onset of sleep, or their sleep phase. It’s part of natural maturation. And kids get to sleep around 10 o’clock or even 11 o’clock into the later teenage years.” – Jeffrey Durmer, M.D., […]

    Stepped on a Nail (ER) Emily Halevy | CWK Network     “One of the most important things that a parent should do if their child steps on a nail or any other sort of object that penetrates the foot, is remember that there’s risk for damage to tissues underneath and that there’s […]

    Helicopter Parents go to College Kristen DiPaolo | CWK Network     “I’ve been known for the last few years to call the cell phone the world’s longest umbilical cord.” – Richard Mullendore, Ph.D., Professor of College Student Affairs Administration, University of Georgia   Related Information What Parents Need To Know Resources They’re […]

    Bland Infant Diets Kristen DiPaolo | CWK Network     “When I’m cooking, the little one who’s my toddler, she picks up and puts a piece of garlic in her mouth, or ginger in her mouth, kind of holds it there for two minutes, and she doesn’t make a funny face. So I […]