Learning and Growing
While there are many benefits of children attending childcare centers, the process of searching for a high quality and safe program can be stressful for parents. It can be particularly harrowing for parents with lower incomes and those with children › Continue Reading
It’s important for children to be introduced to a wide range of characters in literature. When they read about characters who are different from themselves, their horizons expand. And when kids read about characters similar to themselves, it can help › Continue Reading
All over the world and especially in the United States, we are seeing puberty start at an earlier age. As a pediatric and adolescent gynecologist, it’s no different in my office. While the average age for a girl’s period to › Continue Reading
Daily reading is key. I work every day to make sure that parents understand the key role that reading at home plays in their preschooler’s brain development and learning. But the biggest roadblock I see when I talk to parents › Continue Reading
CBDI School Program Puts Hope Atop Syllabus
David Cheung walks onto the inpatient unit in the Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute (CBDI) just before 11 on a Monday morning, carrying a bag filled with school supplies marked “Braxton.” He finds Braxton’s room, peaks through the blinds to › Continue Reading
When the Doctor Becomes the Mom
Pediatricians dole out plenty of parenting advice every day. But what happens when a doctor becomes a parent herself? Denise Warrick, MD, a pediatrician in our Division of General and Community Pediatrics, has been learning to take her own advice › Continue Reading
Trick-or-Treating in the Perlman Center
Monsters, princesses and a host of other cute characters flooded the halls of the E building this week for two fun days of trick-or-treating at the hospital! Together with members of their care team, groups of patients went trick-or-treating › Continue Reading
Congrats Grads! Celebrating the Class of 2015
Congratulations to members of the graduating Class of 2015! Our care teams have had the pleasure of getting to know these incredible young people over the years while they have been patients at Cincinnati Children’s. On top of their dedication and hard work in › Continue Reading
As an early childhood educator and mother of two other children, I knew my son, Henry, had at least one developmental delay by age 6 months. He cried and he laughed, but he did not babble. There were no “goo-goos” › Continue Reading
Cloud Dough | Pin of the Week
We love to bake at my house. And it’s not just because the end result is eating sweet treats. The boys have so much fun measuring, counting, pouring and stirring with all of the baking utensils. Plus, they get to › Continue Reading
Putting More Meaning Into Your Holidays
The 2013 holiday season is officially upon us and while the wonder, fun, food and gifts of the next five or so weeks will certainly have your kids enjoying the festivities, our psychologists recommend that this is also a great › Continue Reading
These simple, fun activities will help keep your 4-year-old’s attention. Numbers and Stickers Materials You Will Need: 55 stickers, marker, paper What To Do: This counting activity will help your child understand one-to-one correspondence. Write the numerals 1-10 along › Continue Reading
Chances are that your 2-year-old has a lot of feelings – and expressing those feelings isn’t always easy. These simple activities are a great way to spend quality time with your child – and will help her or him learn about feelings and › Continue Reading
5 Pre-Writing Activities For Your 3-Year-Old
While your 3-year-old probably isn’t ready to write a full sentence (or even a single word), there are several activities you can do to help her get ready for writing. The following activities are simple, require very few supplies – › Continue Reading
Easter Eggs | Pin of the Week
Our pin of the week comes from the blog Sew Many Ways. If you have a big Easter egg hunt at your house every year or have multiple children who are always fighting over the eggs, you are going to › Continue Reading
