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Kai Wicker-Brown, M.D.
Providing personal, high-quality health care to children in Central Louisiana.
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Helping your child create healthy lifestyle routines promotes lifelong well-being and establishes important habits for growth and development. 💪
It also helps prevent obesity, type 2 diabetes, anxiety, and depression, while boosting their immune system and supporting academic performance. 🍎
Click here to read 5 essential tips for a healthy lifestyle! 👇
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Tips to Support Healthy Routines for Children and Teens
www.cdc.gov
Parents, guardians, and teachers can help children and teens develop healthy habits with these tips.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Storms and natural disasters can cause the power to go out. To prepare in advance, make sure to follow these 3 precautions to keep your family and home safe!
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The LA fires and other crises and tragedies in the news can be traumatic for children to watch and hear. Here's how you can talk to your kids about these incidents and help them cope with distressing news. 📰
"No matter what age or developmental stage your child is, you can start by asking what they've already heard. Most children will have heard something, no matter how old they are. After you ask them what they've heard, ask what questions they have and how they feel about what's happened.
Older children, teens, and young adults might ask more questions. They may ask for and benefit more from additional information. But no matter what age your child is, it's best to keep the dialogue straightforward and direct."
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How to Talk With Kids About Tragedies & Other Traumatic News Events
www.healthychildren.org
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) encourages parents, teachers, child care providers, and others who work closely with children to filter information about the crisis and present it in a way th...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
The best part of it being cold is seeing babies bundled like Teddy bears! 🐻 #toocute #jacksonstreetpeds #teddybearbabies (Make sure they can still be properly restrained in their car seat!)
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Newborns aren't born with a circadian rhythm, the internal alarm clock that lets you know when to sleep and when to be awake. ⏰ This is because your baby has spent 9 months in the dark environment of the womb and can't yet tell the difference between day and night.
It can take a few months to learn this, but in the meantime, many newborns experience day-night confusion. They might sleep all day and stay up all night. 💤
Here are a few tips to help resolve the day-night confusion for newborns! 👶
Day-Night Confusion in Babies - Pathways.org
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Read to learn expert tips for resolving day-night confusion in babies, something most babies deal with in the early weeks of life!0 CommentsComment on Facebook