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Our goal is to educate, encourage, and entertain as we provide general pediatric advice. However, please understand that Two Peds in a Pod does not replace your relationship with your pediatric health care provider. Parents should address specific questions about their child’s health with their child’s health care provider and not delay seeking this advice because of content learned from Two Peds in a Pod. Please know also that while our anecdotes are based on real patients, identifying features have been changed in order to protect patient confidentiality.

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Two Peds in a Pod: Category Archive for 3. Toddlers

Limiting BPA and other potential toxins in your child's environment

Air on the side of caution: Is your child having difficulty breathing?

Mother's Day: thoughts to nosh on

Look again: allergy eye or pink eye?

Potty Talk: the "Scoop On Poop" on philly.com

How to treat bloody noses- nothing to sneeze at

Podcast: The barky cough of croup

Make every bite count: how to increase calories for underweight children

About gender identity: when your boy says he is a girl or your girl says she is a boy

The Hidden Homeless: Children and Families

Parents of one-year-olds: Rule your Roost!

Top changes in pediatrics every parent should know: 2011

Managing Moolah

Spotted on the horizon: Roseola

Chatting with Janet Zappala: Food for Thought Episode-help for overweight kids and picky eaters

Food For Thought with Janet Zappala

What you need to know about Whooping Cough

Not cute as a button: Babes and button batteries

Those stinky kitchen sponges: how germy are they?

Who would have thought? Walking in a prewinter wonderland

Should I vaccinate my child?

Ways to calm your frustrated toddler: halting the endless tantrum

"Because I said so?" - getting your kids to listen

Hear ye, hear ye: how can I tell if my child hears?

Beware the bewitching hour

That bites: recognizing a spider's mark

When it's not comfort food

Bye-bye food pyramid

French without the fry

Nipping conflicts between dogs and kids

Two Years Old!

Super Summer Snacking Suggestions

A summer dot-to-dot puzzle

Hand-foot-mouth disease

What's for dinner? ideas from our kitchen tables

Two Peds goes undercover at your local pharmacy

Acetaminophen FYI

Don't be rash: tidbits about Lyme disease, poison ivy, and sunburn protection

When children should leave school for medical reasons: DVAEYC conference

Myth: butter's better on a burn

Spring Break Surprises: preparing for illness

Three's the magic number: Understanding three-year-old development

Car safety update

Ear tubes: who needs 'em?

Teaching kids a culture of over eating- parts 2&3 of Pediatric Childhood Obesity

What to do about childhood obesity-part 1

Flu vaccine coverage

Stay healthy: how to prevent illness this winter

Waxing philosophically: ear wax and eew

What? That's not what we said: Real Simple Magazine

No loopholes: a pediatric perspective on ear piercing

Closure: there is no link between the MMR vaccine and autism

Happy New Year 2011 from Two Peds in a Pod

Snuggie time: How to dress your child for cold weather

Buckle up: the latest in car seat safety

Recognizing potential recalls - lessons from the drop-side crib ban

Holiday travel: staying happy, healthy and wise

Hand washing teaching tips

Understanding Asthma Part 2: Treatment

"Tell me again how you came to get me"— discussing adoption

Understanding Asthma, part 1

A Sand Mandala Kind of Christmas: thoughts from last year's holidays

The sounds of the season: Thanksgiving

When to keep your child home from school

Not small talk: how to explain big topics to young children

Sippy cups are not a developmental stage

Don't let carbon monoxide creep up on your family

Tricks to stop continual treats— how to avoid Halloween candy overload

Organic fruit and veggies: health or hype?

Fact or fiction? A flu vaccine quiz for all teachers, babysitters, parents, and anyone else who breathes on children

Don't roll your eyes at strabismus (lazy eye)

Evaluating Vaccine Sites on the Internet

Rotten News: A Salmonella Story

Packing your child's school lunch: Beware of junk food disguised as healthy food

The Ins and Outs of Baby Proofing

Oy! Soy! Will it girlify your boy?

What could be lurking in your pool-Cryptosporidium

Podcast Party Potpourri-milk and more milk, daycare guilt and thumb sucking

When potty training gets hard: constipation

Can't you just call in an antibiotic for me?

Top Ten Skills You Acquire as a Father

I Need a Nap!

A "New" Old Vaccine: Prevnar 13

In the Blink of an Eye: corneal abrasions

Avoiding "TV Heads": how to limit your child's TV and video game time

Hot Summer Tips

Managing Munchkin Manicures: How to cut your baby and toddler's finger and toe nails

The skinny on preventing skin infections: decontaminating scrapes and scratches

Top Ten Skills You Acquire as a Mother

The Tall Tales of Teething: What you should know about teething symptoms

AH-CHOO! Coping with seasonal allergies

Making Sense of Ear Pain

Traveling With Children

Do Vaccines Cause Autism?

"There's a monster under my bed": all about nightmares, night terrors, night wandering and bedwetting

Starting out with Pearly Whites: infant and toddler dental tips

Speech and Language Milestones

More than meets the pink eye- the tale of bacterial conjunctivitis

Fever: What's Hot and What's Not, Part 2

Fever: What's Hot and What's Not, Part 1