Ask Us Anything – Water Safety

by | Aug 16, 2018 | Uncategorized

  A mother writes: Thank you for writing about water safety this week. We own a pool and I notice that when my kids have their friends over to swim, some of them haven’t had much formal swim lessons and so they aren’t very good swimmers. Others who...

Water Safety – 2

by | Aug 15, 2018 | Uncategorized

  Yesterday on The PediaBlog, we reviewed some basic pool rules that should be familiar to everyone relaxing poolside on these final warm days of summer. Natural bodies of water are also exciting venues for summer recreation and many of the same rules apply,...

Water Safety – 1

by | Aug 14, 2018 | Uncategorized

  Drowning tragedies unfortunately happen all too often in the United States: >  Each year, nationwide, about 300 children under 5 years old drown in swimming pools, usually a pool owned by their family. >  Drowning is the leading cause of unintentional...

Teeny Bug, Ferocious Bite

by | Aug 1, 2018 | Uncategorized

Most pediatricians have seen this condition many times throughout their careers, yet they probably don’t know that it has a name. In fact, swelling of the penis and/or scrotum resulting from an insect bite has at least two names, says pediatrician Kristen...