Kids Health Blog with
Dr. Dina Kulik
Join Dr. Dina in her quest to providing great quality ‘kids health” information for parents, teens, and kids. Dr. Dina and her team of over 30 health practitioners share their knowledge with new content posted regularly.
Join Dr. Dina in her quest to providing great quality ‘kids health” information for parents, teens, and kids.
Kids Health Blog
with
Dr. Dina Kulik
The Latest From The Blog
Talking to Your Kids About Strangers and Staying Safe on Halloween
Halloween is a time for fun and exciting costumes, trying to scare others as well as getting to go out trick-or-treating with your children, but as your children get older, around 4 years of age (from my personal experience) it is time to talk about...
Halloween For Kids – How To Minimize Fear
Halloween For Kids Should Be Fun! This time of year the streets are sweeping with decorations: cobwebs and ghosts on doorsteps and witches and blood stains along sidewalks and storefront windows. We need to remember Halloween for kids can also be scary....
7 Tips For Preventing Viral Infections This Fall and Winter
7 Tips For Preventing Viral Infections This Fall and Winter It’s on every parent’s mind right now – those pesky germs that are lurking in daycares, school and even your workspace. It is viral season, and there is no going back. For the next three or more...
Scared of the Flu? You Should Be!
We Really Should Be Scared Of The Flu Here's Why .. Last year in my medical practice, I was in the unfortunate position of caring for many children stricken with the flu. Two such children stand out; innocent, sweet babies who unluckily contracted...
How to Check Children’s Temperature Correctly
Sick kids? Here's how to check children's temperature correctly when they're running a fever. It’s cough and cold season again, and that brings with it the dreaded fever. Boo! I am asked all the time what temperature is a fever and when to rush your child...
Five Ways To Help Build Your Child’s Independence
Build Your Child’s Independence - Here's How Some days as a parent, I find myself questioning whether or not I’m doing my absolute best job. Am I being patient enough? Attentive enough? Am I helping them grow into their best self? Am I succeeding as a...
Let’s Get Our Kids in the Kitchen
Get your kids in the kitchen! They'll learn so many important life skills. If you have read my previous posts, you know I am a big proponent of going grocery shopping with the kids. Yes, part of it is necessity, but another part of it has to do to with...
Quinoa Breakfast Muffins
Quinoa Breakfast Muffins - An easy, make ahead breakfast for mornings on the go! I love how versatile quinoa is. You can use it in just about any type of recipe from breakfast to lunch to dinner and everything in between. I came across this recipe for Mini Ham &...
Pimple Remedies for Baby Acne
Pimple Remedies for Baby Acne – Yes, Ugly, But It’ll Soon be a Thing of the Past! When my younger son was born, he had amazing skin, blemish free and gorgeous. By week 3 his face was covered in baby acne, and it grossed me out. I was at my lowest with too...
Naturopathic Back to School Basics (Part 1)
Probiotics help boost the immune system. With kids heading back to school there’s a dramatic increase in germ exposure and potential for illness.
Is Your Child Ready To Begin School?
Is your child ready to begin school? Parents often worry that their preschoolers may not have the preparation or maturity needed to succeed in today’s kindergarten programs. Not all children entering kindergarten will have similar skills and needs,...
Back To School – Healthy Snacks For Toddlers and Kids
Back To School-Healthy Snacks For Toddlers and Kids With Back to School upon us, and my big kid entering Junior Kindergarten, I want to make sure he has enough energy to play and learn all day. Sometimes it’s a struggle to think of healthy snacks for...
