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Nutrition is an essential part of your child’s health and development. It’s not always easy to tell if your children are getting the proper nutrients they need, especially if eating disorders or other health conditions are present. Providing nutrition education that encourages healthy eating habits is a big job – that’s why we have a pediatric nutritionist available at Children’s Health Care in Massachusetts. Our board-certified pediatric nutritionist, Sally Cargill Knapp, is dedicated to work ... [Read More]
Pediatric Nutritionist
The Benefits of Going to a Pediatrician vs a Family Medicine Doctor
If you have a child, it’s easy to worry when they get sick. You may be wondering whether you should see a pediatrician or the family doctor. While physicians in both fields can provide excellent primary care, the biggest difference is the care they provide children. Benefits of Choosing a Pediatrician A pediatrician is specially trained to care for children. Their field requires that they have three full years of pediatric residency following their medical school education. When you see a p ... [Read More]
The Difference Between Strep Throat and Tonsillitis
Two of the most common causes of sore throats are strep throat and tonsillitis. Since both of these conditions involve the throat pain and inflammation as well as the tonsils (lymph nodes in the back of the mouth/throat), it’s easy to confuse the two conditions, especially when your child is miserable and in pain. The fact is, strep throat and tonsillitis are very different conditions that require different types of treatments. Let’s take a quick look at what the differences between strep throat ... [Read More]
What Vaccinations Does My Child Need for School?
Starting a new school year is always exciting! While you shop for new school supplies and winter clothes and get ready for your child’s next stepping stone in life, don’t forget about a critical part of your child’s health – vaccinations! Of late, many parents are very concerned their child will contract certain diseases or conditions from the vaccination themselves. It’s important to know that vaccines are extremely safe – they are highly monitored by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FD ... [Read More]
The Importance of Good Pediatric Nutrition
Good pediatric nutrition is important to your child’s health today and for the future. In fact, what you feed your infant can conceivably affect his or her health in adulthood. From the beginning of life, a newborn is set on a trek that will arrive at one of two destinations: a healthy or unhealthy lifestyle. Parents who make good nutritional choices for their kids throughout childhood assist in keeping childhood obesity at bay as well as other diseases that can develop in adulthood like h ... [Read More]
