Written by Sara Connolly, MD, FAAP, Board Certified Pediatrician at Pediatric Partners Social distancing, is a new term to most people. Generally, it means limiting a person’s interactions with other people in order to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Individual states are making different, and often changing, recommendations that can be confusing. What should social distancing look like…
Author: admin
COVID-19 FAQ's
Questions About COVID-19? We are here for you to answer any questions you may have as we stay up-to-date with the CDC in regards to COVID-19 Please let us know if in the past 14 days you or anyone in your family has come into contact with someone with laboratory confirmed COVID-19 or traveled to…
A Letter From Dr. Schechtman
3/13/20 10:00am Dear Pediatric Partners’ patients, families, neighbors and staff:Para version en Español por favor haga click aquí y cambie el idioma de la página de inglés a español en el botón de menú de idioma que se encuentra en el borde superior. As a valued patient and partner of our Pediatric Partners’ family, I…
Talking to Children About COVID-19
Dear parents, your family’s mental health is extremely important during this outbreak of COVID-19, here is some advice on how to handle this event we are all experiencing… Remain calm: Be mindful of your reactions. It is very important as children tend to react more off of a parent’s reaction than what they hear on…
5 Things You Need to Know About Newborn Sleep
Ask any roomful of new parents what they wish for, and it’s a good bet that many will immediately respond, “Sleep!” Parenting a newborn is exhausting work that happens around the clock. And then, as your baby ages, new sleep issues come up like clockwork. How can you sleep train your baby? What’s a safe sleep…
Dads and Their Baby's
Bonding between a child and a parent is a deep connection that allows the child to feel safe, loved, and content. Bonding also strengthens the parent’s view of their interaction with their baby and seems to make tough parenting moments a bit easier. One of the most wonderful bonds I witness in my office on a…