When did your finger start hurting? (To a 10 year old complaining of finger pain.) “When I punched the wall.” When did you start feeling sick? (To a 9 year old with a sore throat and cough.) “After my sister coughed in my face.” When did your head start hurting? “When my teacher started [...]
Entries from August 2009
August 26, 2009
They’ll All Be Drowning In My Baby Blues
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August 15, 2009
Is Juice Kid-Friendly? Shocking Sugar Facts About Juice
When I was growing up, “juice” was standard fare for kids. Those were the Kool-Aid days…. But now we realize that even juice that comes from real fruits and not a packet of sugary powder is not necessarily healthful. What is so wrong about juice or other sugary beverages? Isn’t a glass of orange juice [...]
August 5, 2009
Hacking Up a Lung: What is the Best Cough Medicine for Kids?
Coughing children are a big problem. They can’t sleep. They keep their parents awake. They sound dreadful. They cough so hard they barf (ick). Every parent, at some time, comes to me desperately seeking a cure for their child’s cough. The children are usually desperate too, though after his mom told me that [...]
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