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
Signs Of The Flu? Have A Healthy, Symptoms-Free Pregnancy
Signs Of The Flu? Have a healthy, Symptoms-Free Pregnancy It’s that time of year again. Flu season. If you’re expecting, you’ve probably already had your flu shot, and the last thing you can even contemplate is catching a cold or flu in the middle of your...
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...
Stomach Flu – When To Be Worried
Stomach Flu and Kids - What To Know & Do Stomach Flu in children - or viral gastroenteritis - generally only require hydration. Even if your child is not eating, this is usually not a concern as long as he or she is drinking. I recommend small sips...
5 Ways To Treat Viral Infection Symptoms This Season
5 Ways To Treat Viral Infection Symptoms This Season When my now ‘big-kid’ Dylan started school this past September, I wasn't worried about him making friends, liking his teacher, or succeeding academically. What I worried about most were the things he'd...
What Is Whooping Cough (Pertussis)? What Is The Whooping Cough Sound?
What Is Whooping Cough (Pertussis)? What Is The Whooping Cough Sound? It’s that time of year again. Kids and adults everywhere are coughing and feverish. Most illnesses like this are the result of viruses like influenza or the common cold. But sometimes...
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...
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Roasted pumpkin seeds, without the salt, are a great healthy fall snack and great for putting in fall porridge and homemade granola bars. But Halloween is coming, and you have a great opportunity to get your healthy snack for free! Aside from carving the pumpkins as a...
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...
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...
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...
How Sugar Affects Children’s Brains
You Need To Know How Sugar Affects Children's Brains How sugar affects children's brains is important to know as sugar is everywhere we turn and it’s available 24/7. There are not many places we can go without temptation from the sights and smells of ice cream,...
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...
