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Tag: Teens & Tweens

Speak Up For Your Child’s Mental Health

Posted on April 4, 2017 Gayle Schrier SmithLeave a commentPosted in DrDownload

It’s check-up season, and you hear the pediatrician ask, “Is there anything we should give special attention to at today’s visit?” Your mind goes immediately to the big changes you’ve noticed in your son’s sleep habits, or to your daughter’s increasingly weepy, angry outbursts. You wonder if what you’re seeing is normal, but you also […]

Co-ed Prom Sleepovers Are Not A Good Idea

Posted on May 17, 2015July 17, 2015 Gayle Schrier SmithLeave a commentPosted in DrDownload

The DrDownload blog is about the health and well being of children. It’s spring as I write, and I could feature spring allergies or new sunscreen guidelines.  But what I’ve really been fretting about lately is my own worries over the kids and…  PROM. I’ve been pondering the wonderful experience that the prom can be […]

Checkups and Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids To Know…

Posted on August 1, 2013June 26, 2015 Gayle Schrier SmithLeave a commentPosted in DrDownload

Remember when the children came in to the pediatrician’s office so frequently in pre-school?  (Sorry to those readers who are still at this stage!  It gets better over time.)  It’s a little better in elementary school and more so in Middle and High School. Well, we miss your kids when we don’t see them often! […]

Third World Health Perspectives: Boys, Play Ball!

Posted on March 4, 2013July 17, 2015 Gayle Schrier SmithLeave a commentPosted in DrDownload

While my work is focused around the health and well being of children, I have come to understand that there’s more to that concept than check-ups and treating illness.  I have begun to ask my patients to begin learning how to tell their own health stories and to think about the things that go into […]

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