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3 tips to help your two-year-old share their feelings
12
Aug 2013
3 tips to help your two-year-old share their feelings
These simple activities can be done with your children to share quality time and help them better express their feelings.
By: Anna Luther | 2
Rare and Complex Conditions
Coping with Pain from Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
08
Aug 2013
Coping with Pain from Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Pain is different from person to person. Cincinnati Children's helps parents understand the signs of EDS and the ways to manage their child's pain.
By: Kenneth Goldschneider, MD, FAAP | 223
Safety and Prevention
4 guidelines for safe babysitting
31
Jul 2013
4 guidelines for safe babysitting
Like delivering the newspaper, babysitting is often a child’s first paying job.  The freedom, independence, and potential for earning money make this milestone a very exciting period in a young person’s life.  But along with that excitement and earning potential comes a lot of responsibility. Your child in a babysitting role is accountable for keeping
By: Ruthanne Werner, MEd, MSN, RN-BC | 1
Safety and Prevention
Parents: Talk to your kids about the cinnamon challenge
29
Jul 2013
Parents: Talk to your kids about the cinnamon challenge
By now you’ve probably heard of the so-called cinnamon challenge.  It’s been around for a long time, but has grown in popularity due to videos posted on YouTube. And while it may seem fairly innocent, it has the potential to be quite dangerous. The challenge – swallowing an entire tablespoon of cinnamon in 60 seconds
By: Sheila Goertemoeller, PharmD, D.ABAT | 1
Cancer and Blood Diseases
Three Things that Every Parent Should Know About HLH
21
Jul 2013
Three Things that Every Parent Should Know About HLH
A mom shares with parents 3 vital pieces of advice about HLH, a condition that took the lives of her two sons.
By: Kristin Akin | 84
Childhood Obesity
All snacks are not created equal
16
Jul 2013
All snacks are not created equal
I realized the need for a research study as I was picking up my youngest daughter from child care. She was three years old at the time, and like many her age, a very picky eater.  As a conversation starter, I asked her what she would like for dinner.  She promptly quipped, “I don’t want dinner.
By: Kristen Copeland, MD | 2
Fitness and Nutrition
Safe Summer Hiking
14
Jul 2013
Safe Summer Hiking
Summer time presents plenty of time to go for a hike. But, there are also a few dangers. The first and most important thing to have on a hike (besides your map) is enough water. Pack at least 6 ounces of water per person for every mile you plan to hike. Avoid caffeine and drink
By: Tammy York | 2
Hospital Operations
New Visiting Policy: Beginning August 4th
11
Jul 2013
New Visiting Policy: Beginning August 4th
Beginning August 4th, friends and family visiting patients in Location A or B on our Burnet Campus will be asked to provide identification as part of our new visiting policy. If you’re a parent or guardian, you will receive a photo badge/access card when your child is admitted to the hospital so that you can
By: Blog Editorial Team | 3
Rare and Complex Conditions
Understanding and Support in the Form of a Little Green Dress
21
Jun 2013
Understanding and Support in the Form of a Little Green Dress
There is a little green dress making its way around the world, bringing words of understanding, wisdom and support to the families of children diagnosed with a condition called CDKL5, and it recently made a couple of stops in the Greater Cincinnati area. Four-year-old Catie Castellini was diagnosed with cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 (CDKL5) a few
By: Blog Editorial Team | 0
Safety and Prevention
Vaportini: alcohol and vapors are a risky combination
20
Jun 2013
Vaportini: alcohol and vapors are a risky combination
Parents need to be aware of a dangerous new trend in alcohol consumption – and it doesn’t involve drinking, but rather, breathing.Dubbed the “Vaportini,” this new device hit the market last December and vaporizes alcohol so that it can be inhaled.  The apparatus includes a pint glass, tea light, metal ring, glass globe and straw;
By: Sheila Goertemoeller, PharmD, D.ABAT | 1
Hospital Operations
U.S. News & World Report: Cincinnati Children’s is #3, Three Years In A Row
11
Jun 2013
U.S. News & World Report: Cincinnati Children’s is #3, Three Years In A Row
It’s a three-peat! U.S. News & World Report announced their Best Children’s Hospitals rankings today, and we are honored to be named the No. 3 children’s hospital in the country, for the third year in a row. In addition to the No. 3 ranking overall, we’re excited to share the news that Cincinnati Children’s received
By: Blog Editorial Team | 4
Healthy Living
10 Things Your Babysitter Needs to Know
05
Jun 2013
10 Things Your Babysitter Needs to Know
Whether you’re trying out a new babysitter or utilizing a sitter who knows your family well, here are 10 things to make sure your sitter knows before you leave the house: 1. How you can be reached and when you’ll return 2. A list of emergency numbers, kept in a particular place: * Fire, ambulance,
By: Blog Editorial Team | 2
Rare and Complex Conditions
You want my child to wear WHAT?
03
Jun 2013
You want my child to wear WHAT?
It’s a question parents ask me quite often. It might not be in those exact words, but the implication of surprise is there. Their initial reaction is fair — for parents of children younger than four with early-onset scoliosis, I often recommend a full-torso cast, or Mehta cast, to help correct the curvature of their
By: Dr. Peter Sturm | 9
Hospital Operations
Helping Students Explore Health Careers
28
May 2013
Helping Students Explore Health Careers
Learn more about Cincinnati Children’s Health Careers Exploring Program that give students hands-on experience with different types of jobs in healthcare.
By: Patrice Ashworth | 5
Fetal Conditions
What this research collaborative means to me, a mom of two preemies
21
May 2013
What this research collaborative means to me, a mom of two preemies
Despite doing everything “right,” in my pregnancies, I delivered both of my girls prematurely. I avoided unhealthy environmental factors.  I went to prenatal appointments. I took my vitamins. Ate a well-balanced diet.  So why was my first daughter born almost three months too early, and my second six weeks too early?  The unfortunate reality is
By: Kori Morrison | 1
Cancer and Blood Diseases
Mom and Daughter Were Change-Agents For Family-Centered Care
20
May 2013
Mom and Daughter Were Change-Agents For Family-Centered Care
Ten years ago, on a night like any other, the mother of a patient in our pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) asked me for a sleeper chair to stay overnight with her two-year-old daughter, Katie, who had just undergone a major surgery to remove  a cancerous abdominal tumor. Anne, Katie’s mom, didn’t want to leave her daughter’s
By: Shawna Kirkendall, RN | 0
Hospital Operations
Love for our Nurses from Facebook Fans
16
May 2013
Love for our Nurses from Facebook Fans
Last week, in celebration of National Nurses Week, we invited Facebook fans to say ‘thank you’ to nurses who have made a difference for their families. The response was phenomenal and the sentiments of gratitude, love and appreciation are simply inspiring. Below you can read many of the more than 100 comments that we received. You
By: Blog Editorial Team | 1
Safety and Prevention
Why I advocate for universal bike helmet use
15
May 2013
Why I advocate for universal bike helmet use
As a physician in a pediatric emergency department, one would think that my passion for bicycle helmet safety stems from treating the number of children I see sustaining serious or life-threatening head injuries in the ER.  Yes, of course, that is certainly one reason why I am passionate about it. But my drive for enacting
By: Dr. Alison Delgado | 2
Hospital Operations
Project SEARCH: Helping young people with disabilities get real, hands-on job training
10
May 2013
Project SEARCH: Helping young people with disabilities get real, hands-on job training
The idea for Project SEARCH came about in 1996 when I was nursing director of the emergency department at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. An important part of that job involved hiring and managing personnel. In that context, it occurred to me that, because individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities made up a significant portion
By: Erin Riehle | 1
Healthy Living
May Hikes: Neurons, Wheels, and Trails
09
May 2013
May Hikes: Neurons, Wheels, and Trails
Before the sun came up, I took a walk through my neighborhood this morning. American robins echoed through the foggy air that was thick with the smells of fresh cut pine and the heavy perfume of blossoming lilacs and viburnums. The path was lit from the waning moon and the occasional street light. I couldn’t
By: Tammy York | 0
Featured Faces
A Teen’s Positive Outlook on Crohn’s Diagnosis
07
May 2013
A Teen’s Positive Outlook on Crohn’s Diagnosis
When Alex Jofriet was nine years old, his weight dropped to 50 pounds. At first his parents thought he was simply a picky eater, but he was sick and in pain all of the time. Doctors ultimately diagnosed him with Crohn’s disease, a type of inflammatory bowel disease. His eight-year medical journey with Crohn’s disease has
By: Blog Editorial Team | 0
Hospital Operations
Changing the Outcome One Simulation at a Time
02
May 2013
Changing the Outcome One Simulation at a Time
A 10-year old boy has been rushed to the hospital after falling in a river while playing with his friends. He goes into cardiac arrest secondary to the near-drowning. He is fading fast, doctors and nurses must work together to save his life.The team rushes to check his vitals, and within seconds they begin CPR. They quickly
By: Jordan Flinn | 0
Cancer and Blood Diseases
 

01
May 2013
A Spectacular Display of Collaboration, Healing, and Artwork
Explore pictures of CCHMC Cancer & Blood Diseases Institute, inspired by a young cancer patient's love for animals & a mother's desire to make a difference.
By: Blog Editorial Team | 0
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A Sister’s Love and Protection
29
Apr 2013
A Sister’s Love and Protection
As we approach the 5 year anniversary of my son-in-law Rob’s death, I reflect mostly on how his decision has affected the lives of his two daughters, Sam and Emma. Suicide has been described as ‘a permanent solution to a temporary problem,’ and oh how permanent it is. I will never forget that day. I am sure
By: Stephanie Potter | 4
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