Last updated on September 27th, 2025 at 12:07 amEditor’s Note: In honor of Pediatric Safety’s 16 year anniversary, we are publishing several of our favorite posts. This is our 1st: a detailed look at child molestation, originally posted in August ’09 by Leslie Mayorga. Our deepest thanks to Leslie for the courage to explore and instruct us on such a frightening subject ! *************************************************************************************************************************** As...
Last updated on February 26th, 2022 at 08:21 pmFor any parent, getting children to take their medication can be a frustrating experience. The flavor of a liquid such as Prednisone may be off putting to a child. You worry about spilling liquid medications or dosing accurately. That’s why I find that teaching children as early as possible to swallow a pill or capsule to be a wise idea. You may wonder...
Last updated on December 11th, 2021 at 09:34 pmAs Parents we want to protect our children from all harm and evil! We can’t! But we can be informed and keep our children savvy and enlightened! There are predators out there and our children are their targets. What I’m going to talk about will shock and horrify you. It will make the hair on the back of your neck stand on end. Some of you might even...
Last updated on March 5th, 2018 at 08:02 amBabies can and do get cavities, just like children and adults. Baby Bottle Syndrome is caused by a particular set of circumstances. It occurs when a baby is allowed to fall asleep with a bottle in his or her mouth. If the bottle contains a Sugary carbohydrate, (like soda, sugar water, juice, formula, or milk) and the liquid is allowed to pool around the teeth,...
