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In this post, our pediatricians provide tips for hiking with kids to ensure a safe, fun experience. With days getting longer and warm weather finally upon us, it’s time to start spending more time outdoors! Whether you are taking an hour-long stroll through Wissahickon or spending a weekend camping in the Poconos, it’s important to plan ahead when hiking or camping with your … [Read more...] about Our Tips for Hiking With Kids

Digital and Interactive Media Concerned about the effects of screen time on your family? Enjoy this follow-up to our earlier piece on the benefits and challenges of screen time. Confession #3: I love my iPhone. I love it so much that I check it first thing in the morning, before I go to bed, and many times an hour during the day. I am not proud of this, particularly when my 9-year-old son … [Read more...] about Screen Time Confessions # 3 and #4

Perri Shaw Borish, MSS, LCSW, BCD, shares her thoughts on the symptoms and treatment of postpartum depression. If you’re interested in learning more about postpartum depression, Philadelphia and surrounding-area parents can join Perri’s weekly Moms Supporting Moms Group in our Center City office. Information, availability and registration links can be found on our website. “The only thing that … [Read more...] about Signs and Symptoms of Postpartum Depression

Anna Bechtel, MPH, RN, shares tips for celebrating the upcoming holidays while protecting family members with food allergies. Have a child that has been diagnosed with a food allergy and need more support? Anna facilitates a Food Allergy Support Group at Center City Pediatrics. Check our website for more information and to register online. Food allergies at the holidays can be stressful for … [Read more...] about Celebrating Passover and Easter with Food Allergies

Erica Desper, a Certified Baby and Child Sleep Coach, shares tips for parents and children to navigate the sleep impacts of the Daylight Saving Time change. Need additional help overcoming bedtime issues or naptime struggles? Erica facilitates classes monthly in both our Center City and Bala Cynwyd offices. Calls and emails are flying my way in anticipation of the clocks shifting forward. … [Read more...] about Daylight Saving Time Tips for Babies & Kids

Lauren Weiss (PT, DPT) and Kirsten Miller (OTR/L) share their thoughts on tummy time and its role in promoting healthy gross motor development. Want additional tummy time tips and more? The pair facilitates a weekly workshop – “Play Your Way to Developmental Milestones” – on Friday mornings in our Center City office. Since the start of the “Back to Sleep Campaign”, many parents and caregivers … [Read more...] about Tummy Time Basics