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…
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…
Lead is a metal found in the environment kids can be exposed to through a variety of methods. We worry about lead because lead toxicity is associated with decreased IQ and often has no symptoms until the level becomes very high; in those cases it…
Providing expressed breastmilk is an alternative to nursing for mothers who either have difficulty with latch, are working or otherwise away from their baby, or who find it more convenient. Nursing frequently and on demand is the best way to stimulate milk production in the…
The term “vaping” is used to differentiate between smoking an electronic cigarette versus the conventional cigarette. The electronic cigarettes were initially introduced in 2003 in China, and later in the US and European markets in 2006 as a method to help individuals to stop smoking. …
by Dr. Elizabeth Leon It’s a time for giving thanks… Thanks to our past families who began with our practice 22 years ago. Thanks to our present families who come to visit us currently. Thanks to our future generation of patients who now have babies…