Kids Health Blog
with Dr. Dina Kulik
Mom, Pediatrician,
Emergency Medicine Doctor,
Entrepreneur
Dr. Dina and her team of child health and parenting experts share their knowledge, tips, and tricks.
The Latest From The Blog
Summer Fun for Preschoolers • Gross Motor Development
Summer Fun for Preschoolers • Gross Motor Development Sometimes simple and cheap ideas are the best to provide entertainment and develop fine and gross motor development and eye hand coordination. Here are a few of my favorite ideas: Flash Light Fun...
Running Back To Running After Having A Baby
Running Back To Running After Having A Baby My happiness is measured in weekly running mileage, not daily diapers changes. So after having a baby, I was eager to get back to running as quickly as possible. Running gives me back my sanity, helps me through the fatigue...
Home Safety Tips For Your Kids
Home Safety Tips For Your Kids As parents, we all look forward to our children reaching milestones, it makes us realize just how quickly they grow. Many of us focus on the baby milestones chart as we watch them grow. Crawling is a huge milestone. It starts with baby...
Process, Not Content, Makes For Happy Homework Time
For Happy Homework Time, focus on Process, not Content The sun is shining brightly in the evening sky. A warmth not felt since early fall last year seemingly entices the entire city to stay out late. The happy sounds of kids riding bicycles, full playgrounds and...
Teenage Anxiety and Stress – How To Deal With It
How To Deal With Teenage Anxiety and Stress Teenage anxiety and stress is a huge deal and important to recognize. Remember what it was like when we were growing up? Looking back I had lots of stresses in my life. True, no mortgage, children or full time job,...
Our Kids Need To Log Off And Get Moving
Our Kids Need To Log Off And Get Moving Do your kids come home from school, drop their backpacks, and hit the sofa for hours of TV, computer, or video games? Do they spend weekends messaging friends or updating their social media platforms? Shockingly, Canadian kids...
Promoting Your Baby’s Development – 6 to 9 Months
Your Baby’s Development At 6 To 9 Months There is an expression that goes “the days are long but the years are short”. As you enter the second half of baby’s first year, those words likely ring true to you as you watch your little one start to explore the...
What To Make For Breakfast – Good Smoothie Recipes
What To Make For Breakfast - Good Smoothie Recipes Smoothies are everywhere it seems and my husband and I love them as our go-to for breakfast. Here are two recipes we use frequently in our house. One is what my husband and I drink almost daily and the other is one I...
8 Tips for Early Speech Therapy for Kids
8 Tips for Early Speech Therapy for Kids Tips to Get your Child to Talk! – Early Speech Therapy for Kids Parents often make comments such as; “My child is not speaking because he is “lazy”, OR “His older brother speaks for him!” The thing is, your child would speak if...
How to manage epistaxis (nosebleeds)
Nosebleeds, or epistaxis, are very common in children. They are usually caused by dryness or irritation of the skin between the two nostrils, called the nasal septum. This area is rich in blood vessels and very easily irritated. The most common cause for nosebleeds is...
Swimmers Ear – Symptoms and What To Do
Swimmers Ear – Otitis Externa Infections Swimmers ear is something to keep an eye on. Swimming is an all year activity - with indoor pools, lakes and the ocean in the summer months - and with swimming comes an annoying infection called swimmers ear, an infection of...
Tips For Optimal (And Safe) Baby Sleep
Best Tips For Safe Baby Sleep “Compensation for this post was provided by hydraSense®. Opinions expressed here are my own.” I spend a fair part of my day with newborns, young babies and their often-exhausted parents!I am asked constantly how I can ensure they are safe...
