With school closures, working from home, and social distancing, our daily routines have changed completely! We are here to help you with some practical advice about how to keep your kids busy (and keep yourself sane!) during the days at home. Below are a few…
Dear Patients, West Plano Pediatrics is here to help you care for your child. We are monitoring recommendations from the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics), CDC (Center Disease Control), Children’s Medical Center and are in contact with the Collin County Health Department. Please know that…
West Plano Pediatrics hopes that you will find this cartoon helpful in approaching the discussion of Covid-19 with your children. We suggest that you use it if your child asks you questions. As always, minimize TV news and radio in your household and car. Children…
Imagine yourself in the following situation: It’s Friday night, your child has been fussier than usual this evening, and all of a sudden he feels hot. You rummage through the medicine cabinet trying to find your thermometer, and when you’re finally able to wrestle him…
Congratulations to Dr. Berger, Dr. Gair and Dr. Mix for being named D Magazine’s Best Doctors for 2019!
Prevention is key.Not only are we protecting ourselves, but our patients as well.Remember children under 5 years old are at the highest risk of significant complications from the Flu virus such as wheezing, pneumonia, respiratory distress or encephalitis an inflammation in the brain. Protect your…
Dear West Plano Pediatrics patients and families: Back to school is in full swing! Some of you are in their second week already and some of you are just starting back.Whether it is Pre-K or off to high school or college WPP invites you to…
Now that Texas is heating up and school is out, you and your family are probably planning to spend some time in the sunny outdoors. It is very important to remember sun protection for your little ones to prevent both the immediate damage of a…
Texas Summer means Texas Sun and Texas HOT. When the temperatures go up, our kids will want to submerse themselves in a pool to cool down. Here is a reminder to keep our summer fun and carefree: Sunburns are simply no fun! In fact, sunburns are quite…
Texas Summer means Texas Sun and Texas HOT. When the temperatures go up, our kids will want to submerse themselves in a pool to cool down. Here is a reminder to keep our summer fun and carefree: Swimmers Ear is a term used to describe otitis…
Texas Summer means Texas Sun and Texas HOT. When the temperatures go up, our kids will want to submerse themselves in a pool to cool down. Here is a reminder to keep our summer safe: Since accidental drowning is one of the top causes of injurious…
Are your kids ready for Summer? Summertime means camping and spending time playing outdoors. In addition to having plenty of fluids, sunscreen, and insect repellent- it is important to be sure that your child is up to date with a tetanus vaccine. Tetanus is a serious…
Maybe you are a parent to the baby who just WON’T cut those teeth despite being a year old! Or, perhaps like me, you had one of those little ones whose first tooth erupted early around 4 months of life. Both scenarios are completely normal…
If you’ve had a little one in daycare or school, then you’ve likely heard about “hand-foot-mouth disease”. This is a common, highly contagious illness caused by a family of viruses known as coxsackie virus, which is from a bigger family of viruses called enterovirus. The…
In 2004, the US was glad to announce that endemic measles was eliminated due to effective vaccination. Historically, before the measles vaccine was introduced in 1963, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that measles outbreaks lead to approximately 2.6 million deaths each year. Sadly, there has…