After School Snacking Emily Halevy | CWK Network     “What kids are reaching for are candy cookies, ice cream, the kind of calories that are extra calories.“ – Kathleen Zellman, Registered Dietician   Related Information What Parents Need To Know Resources Like Pavlov’s dogs… for many kids the bell at the end […]

    Finding Friends After Katrina Robert Seith | CWK Network     “It’s kind of hard to lose all of your childhood friends, all at once. Growing up, you lose a friend here, you lose a friend there. People move on. But everyone? That’s tough.”– August Metoyer, Father   Related Information What Parents Need […]

    Early Eye Screening Robert Seith | CWK Network     “Parents should also tell their pediatrician if anyone in the family has a history of eye problems. (The child) may be referred to an eye doctor early… before there’s any signs of any problems in the pediatricians office.”– Jerry Berland, M.D., Pediatric Ophthalmologist […]

    Swallowed Coin (ER) Emily Halevy | CWK Network     “It’s not a reflection on the ability of the parent, or the attentiveness of the parent. It’s simply a reflection on the fact that two-year-olds can get into trouble in the one second that you’re not around them.”– Cedric Miller, emergency pediatrics, Children’s […]

    Very Young Evacuees Kristen DiPaolo | CWK Network     ” I just wish that my (aunt) and my grandpa hurry up and call us when I hear their voice, I’d be o-k.“– Leonelle Douglas, 8, who’s family evacuated New Orleans, except her Aunt and her Grandfather.   Related Information What Parents Need […]

    Teenage Evacuees Kristen DiPaolo | CWK Network     “Today in school we were watching the flood and all that, and I just broke down and cried. That’s all I could do. The counselors were trying to help me. I ate lunch today and I saw so many people throwing away food and […]

    Dirty Podcasts Robert Seith | CWK Network     “Parents are the last to know when it comes to technology right now. I mean I think the last thing that parents were in charge of was the microwave.” – Robert Simmermon, Ph.D., talking about podcasts.   Related Information What Parents Need To Know […]

    Appendicitis (ER) Emily Halevy | CWK Network     “ They can’t tell you where they’re hurting and sometimes they’re just grunting or they’re- they have diarrhea, things that would lead you down the path to think that this is like an intestinal virus, that sort of thing. ” – Lonnie King, emergency […]