Dr. Helen Minciotti
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Keep kids' focus on fun, fitness and sportsmanshipNov 02, 2021 12:19 am - The high school swim invitational was moving at a quick pace, with a small but supportive group of parents watching from the bleachers. One novice swimmer from the visit...
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Learn the warning signs of pediatric croupNov 01, 2021 10:29 pm - The heavy breather on the other end of the phone line was a sleeping 3-year-old. Her father had paged me to ask for advice after a rough evening listening to his little ...
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Get prepared before illness strikes your childNov 01, 2021 8:38 pm - The 9-year-old's mother paged as I was leaving the house for morning hospital rounds. She called to report that her son had woken up with a low-grade fever and headache....
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Make exercise fun for kids so they stick with it for lifeNov 01, 2021 6:33 pm - The den mother was a little surprised by what she had witnessed at her boys' most recent meeting. The night's topic was health and fitness, and their leader was putting ...
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Toddlers who still drink from a bottle harming their teethNov 01, 2021 4:30 pm - Drinking a bottle of juice between meals isn't good for baby's teeth. I was up in the bleachers watching the last few minutes of the junior high volleyball game when my ...
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Parents should follow school policy when it comes to starting schoolNov 01, 2021 2:32 pm - To send or not to send? That was the question facing the mother of a 4-year-old boy with a late August birthday. The preschooler was in the office for his annual physica...
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Adults who smoke often end up lighting a fire in childrenNov 01, 2021 12:31 pm - The bubbly 16-year-old was in for her annual sports exam. She, like most teen athletes, was a pediatrician's dream. She ate a balanced, low-fat diet, had a fabulous body...
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Reducing your baby's risk of SIDSOct 31, 2021 9:25 pm - Babies should sleep on their backs on a firm, sheet-covered mattress to reduce the risk of SIDS. The nurse shook her head as she wheeled the newborn's bassinette back i...
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