Should My Child Participate in Sports this Fall?
With the summer winding down and the school year shifting into gear (although, with a much different look from previous years), pediatricians’ offices are once again seeing patients for well…
Protect Yourself from the Flu and get your Flu Shot!
Although there is not a vaccine for COVID-19, there is a vaccine to protect yourself from the flu. This year, more than ever, it will be important to protect yourself…
5 Tips for Packing Healthy School Lunches
How to send kids to school with lunches they’ll eat and that are good for them, too If your school district is resuming in-person instruction, lunchtime may still look…
Why Your Child Needs to Get Back on Track with Immunizations
If your kids missed their shots due to COVID-19, it’s time to schedule a doctor’s appointment When doctors’ offices closed during the coronavirus pandemic, millions of U.S. children fell behind…
Is It Safe to Go to the Doctor’s Office Now?
If you’ve been putting off medical visits due to the pandemic, here’s why it’s now time to go As life continues to return to normal, you may be wondering if…
How to Prepare Kids for a Unique School Year
Your back-to-school routine will be anything but routine but these tips can ease the transition The goal of school administrators, teachers, and parents is for the school year to…
Preparing for a School Year Like No Other…
Should my children go to school in the fall? This is probably the question of the hour! For the vast majority of children, the answer is 100% yes! The American…
Should My Child Go to School this Fall?
With so much going on this summer, we have to adjust to so many “new” norms. COVID-19 is a moving target; however, each day, we are getting one step closer…
Update on COVID-19: What should we be doing now?
Several things have changed since the WHO officially declared a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. Here in Baton Rouge, after the stay-at-home order was declared, we were able to…