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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 7. Teens

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

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

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

Avoiding allergy eyes

Myth: butter's better on a burn

Allergy Meds- the quest for the best antihistamine

Spring Break Surprises: preparing for illness

Stay aware of spring break activities

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?

Get moving: increasing your teen's activity level

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

Clarification

Updated guidelines for teen gynecologic care

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

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

The Heart Ache of Heart Break-how to help your teen through a break-up

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

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

Childhood and Teen Depression: know the signs

Hand Held Health Hazards: your kids and their devices

Subduing stress: relaxation techniques

Managing Munchies: More healthy weight ideas

Driving to distraction: cell phones and our teens

Ankle Strengthening Exercises- what to do after an ankle sprain

Always something-those rubber bands

Holes In Your Head: Sinus Infections

Dry winter skin - guidance from a guru

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

Binge Drinking in College Students: What parents need to know

Alcohol and drugs- what you can say when your student tells you the truth about college parties

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

Dry chapped hands - home remedies

Podcast- The tired teen

Erasing: an unsafe teen game parents should know about

Got Milk? Dispelling Myths about Milk

Tips on Toes- and other foot related stuff

"Common Cold" vs "The Flu": How to tell the Difference

How best to hydrate your sporty kid

Wake Up, Sleepy-Head, It's Time for School!

Bittersweet transitions- surviving the first day of school from daycare to college

Ouch! Those nasty wasp and bee stings

Soothing the itch of poison ivy

Lyme Disease: What Makes it Tic? Ticks!