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University of Vermont Children’s Hospital is happy to announce our new cleft & craniofacial program, led by pediatric plastic surgeon Dr. Thomas Willson and clinical coordinator Kristen Daniels, PA-C. The clinic was previously run by the state of Vermont, and is transitioning care to our team. The program has been many months in the making […]
Parents have been stressed out asking me how to make the holiday season less stressful for children and for themselves. Let me see if I can ease some holiday anxiety and provide some information on this topic. First, one great way to counter holiday stress is to do your best to stick with your usual […]
A winter coat can add a lot of slack in the car seat harness, perhaps as much as four inches! That’s plenty of room for a child to slip through the harness straps of their car seat and be thrown from the seat in a crash. Coats that are too big or too long can […]
It is that time of year again. Parents, family, and friends are looking for the perfect gift for the little ones in their life. You search high and low for the items on their wish list hoping to make their holidays the best ever. Nothing beats the joy of seeing the child open their presents. […]
Parents ask me a lot of questions about how to talk to their children about puberty. Let me see if I can develop some information on this topic. At least half of students in a recent study say their parents never talked to them about sex or puberty. For students whose parents brought up these […]
At this time of year, I find myself saying thanks for a lot of things. For example, I want to thank all of you readers who have read and learned from my “First with Kids” weekly tips over the years. I am certainly thankful my segments have been on the air for over 21 years. […]
We honor the victims of road traffic crashes with a “World Day of Remembrance” on the third Sunday of November. Road traffic crashes are the second leading cause of death globally among young people ages 5-to-29 years. They are the third leading cause of death among people ages 30-to-44 years. Road traffic crashes kill 1.2 million […]
This commentary is by Andrea Green, MDCM, FAAP, who is an associate professor of pediatrics at the UVM Larner College of Medicine and director of the Pediatric New American Program at the University of Vermont Children’s Hospital Primary Care. As a pediatrician in Burlington specializing in immigrant health care, I understand how federal government programs […]
With fall almost over, and winter on the way, many parents comment how time simply flew by. Speaking of flu, ‘tis the sneezin’, which means it’s time to remind parents about flu shots for their children. And, of course, what the flu is and is “snot.” More than 200 viruses cause the common cold. Yet […]
All the violence children see on the news is stressing out their parents. Whether it be a shooting or a natural disaster, parents want some insight into what to say to their children. Let me see if I can help. The average child in this country will witness 200,000 violent acts on television by age […]
