Whooping Cough Robert Seith | CWK Network “Within probably the next few months parents can go to their pediatricians office and ask for their child to be protected with the Pertussis booster. It’s combined with the tetanus shot that they need at around 11 or 12 years of age.” – Joyce […]
Liquor From Home Kristen DiPaolo | CWK Network “We had liquor, and it never occurred to us that our children would touch it without our permission.“– Patricia Cove, Mother Related Information What Parents Need To Know Resources Brian Cove began stealing his parents’ liquor at age 13. He says, “I […]
Hurricane Katrina & Young Viewers Robert Seith | CWK Network “ We were just watching the news and it’s just really upsetting.” – 13-year-old Hayes Gifford. Related Information What Parents Need To Know Resources Every day for more than a week, a class of middle school kids have seen destruction […]
Breastfeeding Prevents Obesity Kristen DiPaolo | CWK Network “Breastfeeding could very well be the key, and the first step toward preventing obesity later on in life.” – Becky Lyons, Lactation Consultant, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Related Information What Parents Need To Know Resources Laura Edge had no doubt she would […]
Sickle Cell (ER) Emily Halevy | CWK Network “ Kids with sickle cell have decreased immunity; their spleen is not working right, so if they get a minor infection, something that’s minor in you or me, their body doesn’t fight it off well and they can get an overwhelming infection.“ – […]
Fishbone in Throat (ER) Emily Halevy | CWK Network “One of the things we had to consider was the risk-benefit ratio of her interventions. Everything we do for a patient carries a certain amount of risk and a certain amount of benefit, and we always have to weigh that to decide […]
Young Gambling Robert Seith | CWK Network ” It’s like anything else. I mean if you get too involved with something it crosses the line from being a healthy pastime into something that becomes an addictive-compulsive behavior.“– Stephen Mathis, Psy.D., Psychologist Related Information What Parents Need To Know Resources A […]
School Too Easy Robert Seith | CWK Network “ I just think it’s spoon fed too much it’s not as much like they say it is in college where the professors give you the work you either do it or you don’t. I think in high school they still spoon feed […]
Dad Post-Baby Blues Kristen DiPaolo | CWK Network “ I was kind of afraid to become a Dad. And I said to myself, ‘I don’t know if I can do a good job.’ ” – Massimo Mariano, Father Related Information What Parents Need To Know Resources Massimo Mariano was 25, […]
