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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. How Not to Raise a 20-Pound Tyrant
2. What Every Expecting Family Should Know About Cord Blood Banking
3. A Brief History of Childhood Vaccines and Some Advice From a Pediatrician
5. Pediatric Tip of the Day: Save Those Old Epi Pens!
6. How to Reduce a Nursemaid’s Elbow at Home
7. A Potty Training Guide for Parents Who are Ready
8. Avoiding Excessive Weight Gain in Childhood
9. The Gritty Guide for Baby Proofing Your Home, and Your Life
10. Scary Things Babies Do that are Usually Non-worrisome
11. How to Reclaim Your Bed When You’d Like to Stop Cosleeping, but Your Child Doesn’t Agree
12. The Most Important Post in this Blog: Getting a Baby to Sleep Through the Night
13. Tips and Tricks for Getting Rid of Head Lice
14. The Most Disgusting Thing I Have Seen as a Mom and Pediatrician: Live Pinworms
15. Tips for Starting Tampons with Teens
16. Stacking the Odds Against Autism
17. Managing Fever in Children
18. SIDS Prevention, and Why I Disagree with the AAP’s Policy on Room Sharing
19. Marijuana and the Teenage Brain
20. Coping with Flu in 2018: Advice for Families
22. A Pediatrician’s Recommendations for Decreasing Gun Violence in America
23. A Quick Guide for Treating Asthma in Children
24. The Dangers of Ionizing Radiation: Which Radiologic Studies Should be Avoided, if Possible
25. Essential Bathroom-Cabinet Items for New Parents
26. Tips for Introducing Solid Food to Babies
27. Managing Animal Bites in Children
28. Why Parents Should Never Allow Teenagers to Tan
29. Why the Gardasil Vaccine Could Save Your Child’s Life
30. The Life-Saving Gift of Swim Lessons
32. Treating Acne in Teenagers
33. Breastfeeding Tips and Tricks for New Moms
34. Basic CPR and Management of Choking for Children of All Ages
35. List of Local Pediatric Mental Healthcare Providers
36. Maintaining Your Sanity While Raising Children
37. Managing Tick Bites in Children in New England
38. Healthy Eating, in a Nutshell
39. Risks of Playing Football in Young Children
40. Important Information on Measles
41. Avoiding Exorbitant Prescription Drug Costs in the US
42. Pediatric Tip of the Day: Excess Screen Time Really Does Rot Your Brain
43. Risk and Benefits of Treating Fever in the Age of COVID-19
44. Video Link: Management of Fever with COVID-19 and Other Infectious Illnesses
45. Masks, Face Shields, and COVID-19
46. Video Link: How to Get a Baby to Sleep Through the Night
47. Video Link: How to remove foreign objects from a child’s nose at home
48. COVID, Aerosols, and Classrooms
49. DPH Connecticut COVID update
50. Lead Contamination of “Baby” Food
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