St. John's Episcopal Hospital
The Rockaways - Far Rockaway:
Tips for Storing Your Child's Medicine
Inappropriately storing your child's medicine can have dangerous implications on your child's health. Learn how to safely store your child's medicine to avoid poisoning.
Why A Spoonful Of Medicine Can Be A Big Safety Risk For Kids
Parents are used to seeing medication doses in tablespoons or teaspoons, but a study shows that using these units increases the risk that they will give their children the wrong dose of medicine.
How to Keep a Child From Spitting Out Medicine
Few things in life are as frustrating and worrisome as watching your child spit out the medicine you gave her to help lower her fever, stop her terrible cough and just make her better. Most parents have been in the same situation, and it never ceases to worry any of them. You know that with this medication, you can help your child feel better, feel...
A Parent's Guide to Safe Medicine Use
Take the guessing out of giving your kids over-the-counter medicines.
Safety Tips for Giving Prescription Medicine to Children
Parents, do you know what to do when your child gets sick? Learn more about prescription safety for children.
New Reasons Not to Miss a Well-Child Visit
Pediatric practices are using new methods, including texts, to get parents to follow the recommended doctor-visit schedule for their children, which includes about a dozen appointments by the time they turn three.
Is a Gluten-Free Diet Right for My Child?
As a pediatric gastroenterologist at Rush, I often hear questions about gluten. Many of my patients’ parents ask me how a gluten-free diet can affect their child’s health or help improve different …
Should you use homeopathic medicine for your baby?
More moms than ever before are paying closer attention to organic, non-GMO foods, chemical-free baby products and green cleaning tips. And the remedies they give their babies when they’re sick are no exception.
What Do You Know About Giving OTC Medicines to Your Kids?
Do you REALLY know everything there is to know about safely giving over-the-counter medicines to your kids? You might be surprised by safety precautions you didn't consider<br>Medicine errors and misuse of commonly available OTC medications result in thousands of emergency room visits for children under the age of 18 each year<br>Please take our survey on medicine safety. Survey participants will be entered to win…
Sports Medicine Docs Offer Safety Tips for Young Athletes
Children should ease back into activity, wear properly fitted safety gear and stay hydrated
Measure kids’ medicines in metric units, not spoonfuls, doctors say
Children’s liquid medicines should only be measured in metric units to avoid overdoses common with teaspoons and tablespoons, U.S. pediatricians say.
Cannabis And Kids? A Look At Marijuana In Pediatric Medicine
When you talk to some people about cannabis’s medical potential and the scientific research going on behind it, they mig...
Is Your Child Too Sick for School?
When it's wise to keep kids with mild illnesses at home and when you can safely send them off to class
How and IF to Use Cough Medicine
The American Academy of Pediatrics does not recommend cough medications for children under six years of age. Children over one year of age can take honey or age appropriate honey based preparations for their cough.<br>REMEMBER: cough is your body’s mechanism for clearing and keeping clear your child’s airway. As a result
Your Child’s Anxiety: When to Worry, When to Relax
Talk to a pediatrician if fears are constant, unreasonable
Infographic: 5 tips to help your child take medicine
Learn the easiest ways to teach your children to take a pill.
Top Tricks to Get Your Child to Take Medicine
Expert advice on helping your child to get better, faster
Integrative Medicine in Pediatrics: An Overview of What We Know
The head of integrative medicine at CHOP provides a quick overview of the many integrative therapies with a potential role in the care of children.
What's Right for Your Child: Family Doctor or Pediatrician?
Family doctors are trained to care for patients of all ages. Here's why you should consider taking your child to a family doctor.
