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
Toddler Stages
Toddler Stages Explained As young children grow and pass through the Infant stage, they enter the tricky toddler stage. This is the age when children begin to communicate more and form 2 words, aside from learning the word Yes and NO. This is also when power struggles...
Delivery Essentials – Everything Moms-To-Be Need To Bring To The Hospital
Delivery Essentials - Everything Moms-To-Be Need To Bring To The Hospital When our parents were having children, when a woman went to the hospital to deliver, she brought her clothes and her partner. Often, they stayed in a hospital for a few days, and everything was...
Everything You Need To Get Before Baby Arrives – Baby Must Haves
Everything You Need To Get Before Baby Arrives - Baby Must Haves Before I had my first baby, my friends insisted I needed ‘so many things’ before I came home with my new bundle of joy. My parents told me I didn’t need to buy anything, that I would get more than enough...
8 Tips to Curb Mommy itis (and Get a Moment to Yourself)
8 Tips to Curb Mommy itis (and Get a Moment to Yourself) I have two toddlers, a three-year-old and an almost two-year-old. I am also pregnant. Many of you have been there. I wish I were the kind of woman who loved being pregnant. But I don't. I love kids, and want to...
Sleep Techniques For Dropping Daytime Naps: Is Your Child Ready?
Sleep Techniques For Dropping Daytime Naps: Is Your Child Ready? If you have a little one starting nursery school or kindergarten in the fall and they are still taking afternoon daytime naps, you’re probably wondering how you’re going to make the transition from one...
Symptoms Of Scoliosis – Benign Or Serious?
Scoliosis - Checking for Symptoms at Home is Easy But first let's talk about "How Serious is it?" For years, all I knew about scoliosis was from Judy Blume’s Deenie – the story of a young girl diagnosed with the spinal condition who had to wear a back brace. ...
Reducing Tension and Anxiety
From HALT to FUEL Steps to Reducing Tension and Anxiety in Parent-Child Interactions It’s 5:38 pm. Dinner isn’t made. You’ve just walked in the door and the games begin. Everybody’s hungry, tired, and stressed out from a long day. These are what I call the conditions...
Teenage Anxiety and Emotional Disorders in Female Youth
Teenage Anxiety and Emotional Disorders in Female Youth A 2010 study from UK’s Cardiff University found that the prevalence of emotional disorders in female youth has doubled in the last twenty years. Interestingly, in comparison to their lower and middle class...
Baby and Toddler Shoes for Girls and Boys
Baby and Toddler Shoes for Girls and Boys We all want what is best for our children, so why not start from the very beginning. From the moment our children are born they are constantly growing. Anyone who has had a child will tell you that they just grow too fast....
Healthy Sleep For The Whole Family
Healthy Sleep For The Whole Family Sleep is so important for the health and well-being of the whole family. We know that when we don’t get enough sleep we feel tired, but what other impact does sleep deprivation have on our bodies? We are seeing more and more...
Potty Training 101
Potty Training Can Be Challenging Potty training can be a challenging thing to accomplish with your little one. In my experience in childcare, a lot of families are intimidated to potty train their child; they leave it up to the day care providers to do this. For some...
Rainy Weather In The Forecast? 4 Ways to Keep Active Indoors
Rainy Weather? 4 Ways To Keep The Family Active When You Can't Play Outside May Showers bring June Flowers - rainy weather - but May is also National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans from the recommends 30...
