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Destination Playroom: How to Choose & Keep Toys Organized safety toddlers & development Jun 03, 2021

 As parents of toddlers and young children, we often find ourselves feeling like our homes are overt...

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Teaching and expressing gratitude: Tips on raising kind and grateful kids behavior & parenting Apr 09, 2021

Some of our most proud moments as parents are watching our children show kindness and gratitude towa...

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Encouraging imaginary play real life toddlers & development Feb 11, 2021

 Play is one of the most basic yet most essential components of childhood development. Pretend play ...

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Vitamin N: The benefits of kids playing outside in nature real life toddlers & development Feb 05, 2021

Children live in a world dominated by indoor activities and screen time. With so many parents now wo...

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Above all, teach them to love. behavior & parenting real life Dec 15, 2020

To say that 2020 has been a challenging year is an understatement. Not only are we managing our chil...

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10 tips to have a fun and safe Halloween! chid health parenting tips safety Oct 18, 2020

 

Halloween 2020 will undoubtedly be one to remember.

October 31st is drawing near: Kids are excit...

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10 Pandemic tips for safely leaving and returning home. child safety real life May 22, 2020

 The world is a bewildering place right now. Being a parent during this time is perhaps even more su...

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Masks: Are you wearing them correctly? health & illness safety Apr 22, 2020

 

In the brave new world of COVID-19, masks and hand sanitizer have become social necessities. But ...

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Screen time, technology, and kids newborn & infant real life toddlers & development Dec 05, 2019

 Screen time. What is a parent to do? When is the right time to introduce screens to your kids? How ...

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The influenza vaccine: What you need to know. safety toddlers & development Nov 01, 2019

 Which flu vaccine is best to give this year for little ones? Flu Mist is back and is it better?

Th...

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Fever: How high is too high and when I should I worry? newborn & infant real life toddlers & development Oct 16, 2019

 

The dreaded fever. Every parent’s question: how high is too high and when should I worry? Thanks ...

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It takes a Village behavior & parenting newborn & infant real life toddlers & development Oct 01, 2019

 As mothers we often selflessly want to do it all. We pretend that we can exist on 5 hours or less o...

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Welcome! newborn & infant real life toddlers & development Sep 15, 2019

 Hello! I’m Keili. I’m a pediatrician and, perhaps most importantly, I’m a mom. The majority of my d...

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