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.
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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 be exposed...
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 pregnancy....
Mindful Teaching Through Holiday Traditions
Holiday Traditions are Fun and Can Be Educational Too Many holiday traditions are simply fun activities during which families spend time and take part in together. However, it is important to remember our values are weaved through our traditions like garland on the...
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 it is more...
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...
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 dealing strangers....
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 parent, failing...
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 teaching the...
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 little sleep...
Naturopathic Back to School Basics (Part 1)
Naturopathic Back to School Basics (Part 1) Every year it seems like the back to school commercials start to pop up earlier and earlier in the summer months. Although these commercials are aimed at bringing parents into office supply and clothing stores in prep for...
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, however, there...
