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Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital is excited to announce the summer debut of a health education video series for parents, “Pediatric Minute”.  We want to provide relevant information so we’re polling the LocalMomsNetwork for questions that you may have for our pediatric specialists.

There is an abundance of information about concussions in school age kids and teenagers, but we don’t hear much about toddlers. What happens when your three year old falls off the slide? Or when your 18 month old relatively new walker bumps his head into the coffee table?

Overuse Injuries in the Child Athlete – What To Do and When To Worry! Children are beginning to specialize in single sports at a younger age. With increased specialization also comes increased incidence of overuse activities.  Many of us here at Coastal...

In this day and age, expecting your kids to never lay eyes on a screen is probably unrealistic. Many schools are even incorporating them into the curriculum. But research shows that kids under 8 are using mobile devices more than 2 hours a day (despite the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation for kids under 18 months being no screen time at all and kids under).

We all want to keep our kids safe and healthy, but we especially need to take care off their very delicate skin! Here are great skin-related tips and tricks for taking care of your little ones from CT Derm expert, Dr. Elizabeth Gaines-Cardone!