I am often asked by parents how to help their child. Parents are often not sure how to help their children when they are struggling in school. Multiple parents feel like they do not have a voice and that they are not heard. So I have prepared a few suggestions...
Carrie Baker discusses establishing routines for your children in this article in Healthy Living News. Read here....
A smooth transition to summer break can be achieved through good planning and preparation. They're a few simple things that can be done to help your children adjust to summer break without too much disruption in their routines. 1. Set a morning routine Getting up at...
Let’s first start with, what is bullying? To simply define bullying, it is unwanted aggressive and abusive power from another individual. It can take multiple different forms physical, emotional, verbal, manipulative, and even cyber bullying. The pain...
Have you ever noticed in the winter time you seem to be more sad? Children can experience the same winter blues. So what are the winter blues? The winter blues are also known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Children who have seasonal affective disorder have...
Watch Carrie Baker, CPNP, discuss flu hospitalizations on WTOL...
There is often confusion related to bacterial and viral infections. A common misconception is antibiotics we will treat all infections. When in fact antibiotics when prescribed and taken correctly are effective against bacterial infections but have no influence on...
A lot of parents have questions regarding RSV. RSV is a viral illness, which stands for, respiratory syncytial virus. It’s also known as an upper respiratory illness and often appears as a “head cold”. People of all ages can and do get RSV every year. The virus...
The question I am often asked is whether or not parents should vaccinate their children. In our practice there seems to be more resistance to vaccinations since COVID. I personally feel that one of the reasons there is an increase in resistance is the recent threat...
Often times parents are very confused and do not understand why an antibiotic was not prescribed when their child is clearly ill. Here are the common questions or statements that I often hear in my practice: I took my child to the urgent care/emergency room and they...