Creating our own list of “diseases all parents should know about” so you don’t have to go to the scam site on the internet by the same name, we begin with parhaps one of the most common but frightful diseases for new parents to deal with: Croup and Bronchiolitis.
Kids are doing it, parents are doing it, sometimes it seems these days as if everybody is doing it. What’s going on here? Is this a new phenomenon, or is it a custom as ancient as time itself?
Neuroscientist Greg Gage, the co-founder of “back-yard brains,” says his mission is to train the next generation of neuroscientists by taking graduate level neuroscience research equipment and making it available to kids in high schools and middle schools. In this talk he begins by asking “what has a brain” and goes from there with demonstrations that will challenge your preconceptions.
[A mother asks for information about the guidelines for tonsillectomy in a six-year-old.] (more…)
We’ve spoken before about prevention of heat stroke and other illnesses in children athletes. Here is a concise list of guidelines and best practices from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for coaches, parents and other advocates for children to use when administering sports programs. There is also an audio commentary to accompany the guidelines.
Link to a graphic teaching younger children how to “Cover Your Cough” and why it is important to their health. A neat printable graphic you can use. Of course, now children are taught to cover their cough with their elbow; but a tissue or handkerchief still works too. [ http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pdf/protect/cdc_cough.pdf ]
