Ask the Doctor: Raising awareness about alopecia
Many women struggle with alopecia, but don’t often talk about it, since many don’t know much about alopecia.
Health + Wellness + Safety
Caring for Children: The Best of the Best at Tampa General Hospital
TGH Children’s Hospital pediatric trauma doctors and nurses recognize that each child requires unique care for a successful recovery.
Easy At Home Chest and Back Exercises for Busy Moms
These chest and back exercises are perfect for busy moms. Get the list of exercises and tips on how to make them work in your busy schedule.
Cheering for Team Chloe: Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, kids like Chloe remind us why we strive to support research, treatment, prevention and cure.
Ask the Doctor: Understanding Hunger and Fullness Cues to Achieve a Healthy Weight
September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Understanding hunger and fullness cues is essential to achieving a healthy weight.
Ask the Doctor: How to Handle Separation Anxiety in Children
However hard on parents, separation anxiety is a very normal part of development in many children. Normalizing it can help YOU navigate it.
Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby: Why Oral-Care Probiotics Matter During Pregnancy
Did you know that taking oral-care probiotics while pregnant can reduce the cavity rate in your young child for at least five years?
Staying Home Alone Safely: Tips from BayCare’s Wellness and Safety Specialists
Many parents will have children staying home alone this fall. Here are our tips to ensure that you’ve set them up safely for success.
Back-to-School Backpack Safety
Our children’s safety is always of the utmost importance. Did you ever think that we would need to teach them about backpack safety?
Darkened Areolas Causes Explained by Dr. Jill
Darkened areolas & dark nipples during pregnancy? Dr Jill Hectman of Tampa Obstetrics, discusses darkening areolas during pregnancy.
Do You See What I See? A Vision for Eye-Quality
The Glazer Vision Foundation is helping adults and children understand eye health as families gear up to send kids back to school.
Ask the Doctor: How to Help Your Child Mentally Prepare for Back-to-School
Between the pandemic and recent school/mass shootings, here are tips to ease anxiety and help families mentally prepare for back to school.
Award-Winning Care For Baby and Mom: Tampa General Hospital
For the second year in a row, Tampa General has made Newsweek’s prestigious list as a Best Maternity Hospital of 2022.
Meet the New Surgeons on the Block with AdventHealth for Children’s Orthopedics Team
Cheryl Lawing, MD, and Maureen Maciel, MD, joined the AdventHealth for Children orthopedic team specializing in infants through teenagers.
Ask the Doctor: Appointments, immunizations and more back-to-school tips
Beat the rush and avoid last minute scramble: Here’s what you need to know to prep yourself and your children for the first day of school.
Ask the Doctor: Should My Young Child Get the COVID Vaccine?
The COVID vaccine is now available for kids ages 6 months and older. Dr. Allison Messina, the chief of the Division of Infectious Disease at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, answers common questions.
When To Be Concerned If Your Child Is “Always” Sick?
Feeling like your child is constantly sick can feel like a never-ending cycle. Here’s when to get concerned with repetitive illnesses.
Ask the Experts: Pro tips for a safe and FUN summer in Tampa Bay!
Sunshine and pool time; beach days and barbecues: BayCare talks summer safety tips to prevent injury and illness.
Ask the Doctor: The COVID vaccine and your 5 to 11 year-old child
Pfizer’s COVID vaccine has been approved for kids ages 5-11. As the rollout begins, Dr Christina Canody with BayCare answers common questions.
Improving Kids’ Oral Hygiene for a Healthy Mouth and Life
Cavities or tooth decay is one of the most common childhood diseases, preventable by prioritizing kids’ oral hygiene from a young age.
Taming Tumors at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital in Tampa
St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital creates customized treatment plans using a collaborative and innovative approach to battling brain tumors.
Be Boo-Boo Ready: How to Prepare for Summer Injuries
Common injuries increase during summer break. Planning ahead and prepping your first-aid kit could prevent some of them.
3 Reasons Every Child in Florida Needs Swim Lessons
Every child in Florida should take swim lessons. Here are 3 reasons, no matter what part of the state you live in.
Helping Your Teen Cope with Stress and Anxiety
Anywhere from 1-10 to 1-13 people suffer from anxiety. Below is helpful advice for parents navigating stress and anxiety with their teens.
New Treatment Gives Hope to Children with Peanut Allergy
Ian became the first patient to undergo Palforzia, the first FDA-approved treatment for peanut allergy in children ages 4-17.
Ask the Car Seat Expert: 7 Tips to Avoid Leaving Kids in Hot Car
Michelle Pratt, a certified car seat safety tech and founder of Safe in the Seat, is sharing easy ways to avoid the tragic mistake of leaving kids in hot cars.
What Parents Need to Know About Sunscreen, Sun Safety, and their Kids
Summer is filled with outdoor adventures and trips to the beach and pool, but damage from sun exposure, like sunburn, collects over time.
Stay Safe Around the Water this Summer
May is National Water Safety Month, a perfect time to remember that with all the water in Tampa Bay children must know water safety skills.
Cyberbullying: A game teaches families how to stay safe online
Now, says the foundation’s program development manager, Laura Marolf, the C.E. Mendez Foundation is taking on a new challenge: cyberbullying.
Ask the Doctor: What to Know About Brain Tumors
Brain tumors are the most common solid tumor affecting children and are treated by a team approach, like at Johns Hopkins All Children’s …
Birdie’s Surprise | Life with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
The Center for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital is dedicated solely to the treatment of CDH.
Enjoy the Ride with These Helpful Bike Safety Tips
Receiving a bike and learning to ride it is exciting but can cause parents some anxiety – so here are some bike safety tips to remember.
COVID: A Corridor to Beginning
Entering March 2022, what have we learned from COVID? What opened because of closures? What previously shuttered parts of life are lit?
Tips to Teach Your Child How to Swallow a Pill
Just like a riding a bike, learning how to swallow a pill is a skill your child will eventually have to practice and learn as they get older.
Ask the Doctor: Potty Training Readiness
You may wonder about the best age to start potty training, how to get the process under way and how often your little ones should be going.
A look inside TGH Children’s Hospital and the care it provides for Tampa Bay families
TGH Children’s Hospital offers medical, surgical and rehabilitative services for infants, children and adolescents.
Ask the Experts: How to prepare your child for surgery
Thanks to the Child Life specialists at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, surgery prep as a family can be manageable and even educational.
How to Reduce Hidden Sugars in Your Family’s Diet
Reducing sugar is an important way to minimize your child’s risk for health issues. Here are tips to help parents identify hidden sugars.
16 Tips for Taming Seasonal Allergies in Children
16 Tips for Taming Seasonal Allergies in Children by Lou Romig, MD, FAAP, FACEP, Medical Director, After Hours Pediatrics Urgent Care.
Introducing The Pinch Pixie: How One Local Couple Helps Ease Kids’ Fears of Needles
Local parents, Heather and Kevin Dagostino, found a unique way to ease their daughter’s fear of getting shots with The Pinch Pixie.
Understanding Heart Murmurs: What Are They and Are They Dangerous?
The Heart Institute at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital shares important information about heart murmurs and what parents should know.
Grayson Shuff is All Heart – You Would Never Know He Has a Congenital Heart Defect
Unless he takes his shirt off to reveal his scars, you’d never know that he was born with the congenital heart defect tetralogy of Fallot.
Preparing for Your Child’s Surgery: Top 5 Questions Answered
Raquel Gonzalez, MD, MHCM, provides several pointers that can make your child’s surgery experience a little bit easier.
Unique Ways to Practice Self-Care an Pamper Yourself In Tampa Bay In The New Year!
As we begin 2022, here are a few self-care tips to help get your new year started off by focusing on you and your wellbeing.
Yes, you can get COVID twice + more Omicron questions answered
*Story UPDATED on January 4, 2022 to include and append additional interview with Dr. Christina Canody, BayCare Pediatric Service Line Medical Director. The highly contagious Omicron variant is spreading in ways doctors tell us they never expected, fueled by holiday gatherings and travel…and then there’s back-to-school. Doctors are urging people to get their COVID-19 vaccine…
Preventing Birth Defects and Keeping Baby Healthy During Pregnancy
Oftentimes moms can’t prevent birth defects or other complications, but there are some things moms can do to prevent hospitalization at birth.
Dry January: Put down the wine and drink in joy instead
In time for Dry January, Janie Porter provides perspective on nurturing a fulfilling life without filling the tumbler.
Red Light Therapy? It’s trending in Tampa Bay!
You may have been offered red light therapy as an option during a facial treatment, but how about red light therapy for your whole body? It’s a thing!
Saylor Celebrates First Birthday Thanks to Her Medical Team
“Her outlook for a healthy life is a good one, thanks to the team at Johns Hopkins All Children’s,” her mother says.
Find a sense of CALM: How to teach social-emotional intelligence in the home
CALM is part of the Quality Early Education System-QEES that takes a holistic approach to early childhood education.
Class Act: BayCare welcomes its first batch of pediatric residents
Starting July 2022, BayCare will begin training the next generation of pediatricians when it launches the 3-year BayCare Pediatrics Residency
The Hidden Holiday Danger: Button Batteries
There has been an average of 3,500 button battery ingestions per year and the incidence has increased in the last decade.
Undercover Underage: A Mom Goes Undercover to Nab Online Predators
Maggie Rodriguez interviews Roo Powell, a child advocate who disguises herself as a teenager to nab online predators
Watermelon Swim: Something Fun Has Sprouted!
We have grown into Watermelon Swim! We are keeping the current experience, reputation, and values but adding a fresh and exciting twist.
COVID Testing and Kids: When is it necessary and which test is best?
COVID Testing and Kids: We are nearly two years into this pandemic and it’s important to know when to get your child tested for COVID-19.
Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay: Healthier Homes, Happier Families
Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay’s goal is to make homes safer/healthier through residential repairs/rehab services to low-income homeowners.
St. Joseph’s Hospital-South opens new NICU to care for the tiniest patients
The new Level II NICU at St. Joseph’s Hospital-South provides specialized around-the-clock care 24 hours a day, seven days a week for newborns and their mothers.
Heavy Metals in Baby Food: Expert info on what you need to know
Dr. Rachel Dawkins, a pediatrician at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital shares the need to knows about heavy metals in baby food.
Toddler Toe Walking: What’s Normal, What’s Not
Paul Benfanti, M.D., helps parents understand if and when they should be concerned about a child who might show signs of toe walking.
November Cover Story: Meet Home DIY Influencer Lindsay Dean and family
If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s how to be comfortable at home. Home DIY Influencer Lindsay Dean shares what inspires her creations and how she got her start.