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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 6. Tweens

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

Mother's Day: thoughts to nosh on

Are my teen's vaccines up to date? Maybe not—HPV, pertussis, meningococcal meningitis and flu

Chewing the fat: new cholesterol screening guidelines for all kids

The Jersey Shore: pediatric style

Look again: allergy eye or pink eye?

How can I motivate my child in school? — Creating the resilient learner

Some like it hot: Hot Tub Folliculitis

Cinnamon Challenge = Potential Choking Calamity

How to treat bloody noses- nothing to sneeze at

Podcast: The barky cough of croup

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

An overlooked source of mouth sores

Top changes in pediatrics every parent should know: 2011

Managing Moolah

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

Food For Thought with Janet Zappala

When your kid comes out: How to support your gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender child

What you need to know about Whooping Cough

Those stinky kitchen sponges: how germy are they?

Who would have thought? Walking in a prewinter wonderland

Two Pediatricians return from Boston: dispelling myths about pot, steroids and prescription drugs

Should I vaccinate my child?

How to check for scoliosis: as easy as 1-2-3

When your back "throws you a curve": Scoliosis

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

A message to our children: Don’t be afraid to reach for the sky

That bites: recognizing a spider's mark

Some advice for Back-to-School 2011

Bye-bye food pyramid

French without the fry

A pain in the knee: Osgood Schlatter disease

Nipping conflicts between dogs and kids

Super Summer Snacking Suggestions

Deconditioned by the aircondition

A summer dot-to-dot puzzle

Swimmer's Ear

Hand-foot-mouth disease

What's for dinner? ideas from our kitchen tables

Two Peds goes undercover at your local pharmacy

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

When children should leave school for medical reasons: DVAEYC conference

Avoiding allergy eyes

Myth: butter's better on a burn

Allergy Meds- the quest for the best antihistamine

Spring Break Surprises: preparing for illness

Social media: the stats, risks and benefits

Explaining tragedy to children

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

What to do about childhood obesity-part 1

New recommendation for teen meningococcal booster vaccine

Flu vaccine coverage

When your child's bedtime seems too late, or, will I ever get a late night alone with my spouse again?

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

Happy New Year 2011 from Two Peds in a Pod

Fa-la-la-la-la, THUD: About Fainting

Understanding Asthma Part 2: Treatment

Understanding Asthma, part 1

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

The sounds of the season: Thanksgiving

Thinking hard about the stages of child development? Look to SillyBandz

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

Childhood Anxiety: What happens during Cognitive Behaviorial Therapy?

Points about Periods: what you may have forgotten to explain about menstruation

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

Of Bracelets and Breast Exams

Stopping a bully: Talk, Walk, Squawk and Support

Evaluating Vaccine Sites on the Internet

Rotten News: A Salmonella Story

Back to School Transitions

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

Avoid back strain- what to look for in a school backpack

It's a tough pill to swallow

Oy! Soy! Will it girlify your boy?

Acne, an unwelcome bump on the road to adulthood

More Warm Weather Tidbits: sunscreen, swimming, bug bites, and bike helmets

The latest friend torture game: cracking knuckles

How will my own childhood impact how I raise my children?

Childhood and Teen Depression: know the signs

In the Blink of an Eye: corneal abrasions

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

That's using your head! Or, how to assess your child's knock on the noggin.

Hot Summer Tips

The skinny on preventing skin infections: decontaminating scrapes and scratches

AH-CHOO! Coping with seasonal allergies

When your child's friend moves away

Hand Held Health Hazards: your kids and their devices

Subduing stress: relaxation techniques

Managing Munchies: More healthy weight ideas

Ankle Strengthening Exercises- what to do after an ankle sprain

Always something-those rubber bands

Holes In Your Head: Sinus Infections

How to Help Your Bedwetting Child

Dry winter skin - guidance from a guru

Count down the pounds: six simple guidelines to helping overweight children

Of body odor, UGGs and arm pits- your stinky tween

What's up with Acetaminophen (Tylenol)?

How Sick is Sick? When to Worry about Your Child's Illness