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
Healthy Fats for your Child’s Mind and Body
Healthy Fats Are Key For Your Child's Development Healthy fats are a very important part of a child’s diet and should include about 25% of their daily food intake. Healthy fats are a crucial component in: Energy Building cell structure Brain function Making certain...
Chocolate Dipped Strawberries Recipe
Chocolate Dipped Strawberries Recipe Chocolate Dipped Strawberries are always a fan favourite around our home, and great for a kid's birthday party - grownup parties too! This is one of the simplest recipes I know. Once you have the ingredients, this takes minutes to...
Power Struggle Or Empower Your Child
Fostering Social Development In Children Through Empowerment Not a Power Struggle Caught in a power struggle? Too often we as parents get caught in the loop of power struggles with our children. A power struggle is defined as: two people who are in a relationship...
How To Treat An Ingrown Toenail
How To Treat An Ingrown Toenail And Prevent An Ingrown Toenail Infection Anyone who has ever suffered from an ingrown toe nail knows exactly how painful they can be. It doesn’t take a large piece of nail to cause a lot of pain. Minor ones are often referred to as...
Veggies AND Dessert for Breakfast? Try This Delicious Smoothie and Have Both!
This Delicious Smoothie Means Veggies For Breakfast I usually drink a smoothie for breakfast, and this is one of my favorites to start the day with. It's less than 500 calories and packs close to 30 grams of protein in one serving. Drink this for breakfast and you...
New Parent? 5 Steps to Get You Through Month One
New parent? 5 Key Steps To Get You Through First Months New Parent? “Say goodbye to sleep;” … “Are you going back to work? You are?? You are not??” Judgments and opinions abound as you welcome your little one into this world along with your new role as mother or...
Sleep Problems in Children
What Counts As Sleep Problems? Whether a child’s sleep is a problem or not is determined in part by culture, family and the society we live in. For example, children sleep in their parent’s beds in many places around the world. In Western societies, there is often a...
10 Tips For Helping Your Child’s Sleep Problem
10 Useful Tips For Your Child's Sleep Problem 1. Your Child's Environment To begin reducing any sleep problem, make sure the environment is conducive to sleep. Screens before bed can interfere with a child’s ability to fall asleep. Children who fall asleep watching...
Why Is My Preschooler Waking At Night?
Why is my preschooler waking at night? Has your preschooler suddenly started waking at night? You aren’t alone. Many children who have been sleeping well can start to experience night wakings without warning. Here’s what might be happening and how you should address...
Successful Parenting Starts With Consistency
Successful Parenting? There Is An Answer Often time parents ask me “why won’t my kids listen to me?” This is the million-dollar question, which in fact happens to have an answer and a solution. If you find yourself constantly nagging, yelling and reminding, but your...
How to prep for baby number 2 (or 3, 4…)
How Parents Can Prep For Baby Number 2 (or 3, 4…) Prep for Baby #2? .. I was nervous when I brought home my second son. Dylan was 21 months old and he’d been the center of our universe. He had gotten all the attention and praise. How, I wondered, would he react when...
Ways to show our children how much we love them
How to Show Children How Much You Love Them I am often thinking of new ways to celebrate my kids through new routines and I welcome new ideas! Here are my ways to show our children how much we love them: • Write a note to your child – the old ‘note in the lunch...
