You’ve been waiting for what seems like an eternity…for the day your child is potty trained. No more diapers and no more wipes! This seems like such a daunting task to many. However, with the right resources and tips your child can be potty trained in no time. The Healthy Children website has literally dozens…
Category: Health & Wellness
Baby-Proofing Your Home
By now your little one is crawling and/or walking, so everybody watch out! It is important to make sure your home is baby-proofed and safe. Proper and adequate baby-proofing ensures that your little one should be safe at all times. The Healthy Children website has a great checklist that you can use to make sure…
Poison Control
Let’s hope that you are never faced with a situation or circumstance that warrants having to call Poison Control, but if you are, you will need to have the phone number close by. Georgia Poison Control Center: 1-800-222-1222 (toll-free)
Nasal Congestion and the NoseFrida
There is nothing worse than nasal congestion, a snotty nose and the feeling of not being able to breathe; the same goes for your baby. When you read or hear about the NoseFrida, we know you are going to think “GROSS!” We get it. The concept does sound gross. However, after you use the NoseFrida…
Crying
Why won’t my baby stop crying? Let’s face it, all babies cry for various reasons, some just do it more than others. Listening to your newborn or infant baby cry can be very frustrating for parents, especially new parents. It is a completely normal instinct as a parent to want to help your baby and…
Fever
A “fever” is a core temperature of 100.4° F or higher in an infant from birth through age 3 months and a core temperature of 101° F or higher in any child over 3 months of age. Core temperatures can be taken rectally (in young children), orally (children 5 years and up who can hold…
Well-Child Schedule and Immunizations
Throughout the course of your child’s life he/she will have regularly scheduled well visits in addition to immunizations. It is very important that you bring your child to each of these visits. It is equally important that you keep your child on schedule to avoid being behind on any vaccine(s). Below you will find a…