Talk to the Doc
Jul 01 Potty Training
Talk to the Doc — July 2011 Mother Nature intends for it to be a fact of life, but sometimes Father Time steps in and holds things up. We’re talking about potty training. Actually, almost everybody talks about potty training. An Internet search pulls up more than one million results on the topic. Even Dr. Phil has a page on it, not to mention Lance Armstrong. But no matter how | read more…
Jun 01 Migraines in Children
Talk to the Doc — June 2011 Grinning cats, smoking caterpillars, and butterflies made out of bread. Talking doorknobs, marching cards, and a chronically-late rabbit. Famous author Lewis Carroll must have had one heck of a headache when he dreamed up these characters. It’s said that Carroll was inspired to write Alice in Wonderland after experiencing migraine auras—the distorted sense of perception that sometimes precedes a migraine. Migraine auras have | read more…
Apr 29 Postpartum Blues
The big moment has arrived. You get to take your bundle of joy home…but you yourself are a bundle of nerves. And that whole “joy” thing? Not all moms feel that way. Some moms get the blues, some moms get depressed. According to the National Women’s Health Information Center, a service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services at www.womenshealth.gov, approximately 13 percent of pregnant women and new | read more…
Apr 01 How to Deal with Bullying
Using the potty, losing a first tooth, heading off to kindergarten… all of these are milestones most kids go through. But what about bullying? We’ve all been there. Now we get to see our kids go there. Does that mean we shrug it off as a rite of passage? Or do we get involved? My answer: get involved and get educated. There’s a difference between bullying and teasing. According to | read more…
Feb 23 Sleep Habits & Studies
Talk to the Doc — March 2011 When you think about snoring, you probably picture the stereotypical overweight guy passed out on his back, mouth open, nostrils flaring, windows rattling, drapes flapping. Certainly you wouldn’t imagine a cuddly little kid clad in footie jammies, teddy tucked under one arm; or a sweetly rumpled tween dreaming of what the next day might bring. But you’d be surprised. Snoring is one of | read more…
Feb 11 OTC Meds
Dr. Peter Jung, pediatrician, Blue Fish Pediatrics Bright colors, fancy packaging, cute characters. Meltable, chewable, lickable or liquid. Sounds like one heck of a candy store. But nope, it’s the over-the-counter medication (OTC) aisle of your favorite grocery store or pharmacy, and it’s targeted at your kids. Is it ever okay to use OTC meds? Absolutely – but it depends on what, when, why and how often. The Good Parents | read more…
Dec 03 Holiday Anxiety and Depression
By Dr. Peter Jung, Blue Fish Pediatrics, Memorial City It’s the stuff movies and greeting cards are made of. Fat snowflakes falling from the sky, apple-cheeked children sitting ‘round the adults’ feet, hot mugs of homemade cider standing by, perfectly-wrapped gifts – with matching bows, of course – stacked neatly under the tree…Bah. Let’s get real – the holidays are not always jolly. In fact, forget picture-perfect. Instead, aim for | read more…
Nov 01 Scoliosis in Children
By Shiraz Younas, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon Consider this the kind of curve you don’t want. Scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine, most often appears in girls and boys as they hit their growth spurt. There is no cure, and 85 percent of the time, there’s no known reason why it happens. Preventing the curve from getting worse is the only form of treatment. That’s why the Texas Department of | read more…
Oct 01 The Freshman 15
By Melissa Jorge RD, LD, Outpatient Clinical Dietitian at Memorial Hermann Memorial City It seems the Freshman 15 begins earlier every year. In fact, more than 30 percent of Texas kids are overweight or obese. With middle school and high school cafeterias looking more like a food court these days, you might be wondering how to help your kid make smart and healthy lunch choices. You now have help. The | read more…
Jul 01 Not Your Mother's Birth Control
This is not your mother’s birth control. Women now have a wide range of choices when it comes to preventing pregnancy – some new, others improved. Consider the pill, a tried, tested and true form of birth control that has come a long way since it first became available in 1960. Today, it’s estimated that more than 16 million women across the U.S. are on the pill. But it’s not | read more…
