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Rhythm Over Routine: Letting Summer Be What It’s Meant to Be behavior & parenting real life toddlers & development Jun 01, 2026

By the time school lets out, most families I see are running on fumes –my own included! The spring s...

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Toys That Last parenting & behavior real life toddlers & development Oct 22, 2021

As a parent, one of the true frustrations and daily challenges with having kids is all of the clut...

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Your Brain on Play: How Play Supports Toddler Brain Growth behavior & parenting toddlers & development Sep 07, 2021

Between the ages of 0 to 8 years, your child’s brain grows a tremendous amount – likely more than an...

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Play to grow! parenting tips toddlers & development Aug 10, 2021

Play is a valuable tool for little ones to foster growth through a range of developmental benefits, ...

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Teach Your Children With Books behavior parenting resources toddlers & development Jul 07, 2021

Books can be an amazing resource—and reading books with your children can be a simple way to start a...

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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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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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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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