Monthly Archives: October 2016
Halloween with food allergies
- Posted on Oct 27, 2016
Got food allergies? This makes trick or treating a dicey event for your child. Many Halloween candies and treats contain peanuts, tree nuts, milk, soy or wheat (the most common allergens). However, Halloween and dressing
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Teenage Drivers
- Posted on Oct 25, 2016
My daughter still laughs when she tells the story. I wanted to teach my daughter to drive so that I was sure she learned how to be a safe driver. We did an online class
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Flower Mound Presbyterian Hospital
- Posted on Oct 21, 2016
Kids First has arrived at Flower Mound Presby! We can’t wait to meet your new baby in the hospital. Please let the hospital staff know that your child is a Kids First Kid, and they
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Chocolate healthy?
- Posted on Oct 21, 2016
Is Chocolate Really Healthy? Eating a chocolate bar as part of a ‘healthy’ breakfast or post-workout snack sounds too good to be true, right? It is. But here’s what you should know: Chocolate contains healthy
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Down Syndrome Awareness Month
- Posted on Oct 20, 2016
October is Down’s Awareness Month. We celebrate the abilities of these children and all the progress that has occurred in Down’s lives. There is some really fascinating research going on to improve the cognition of
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John Down- Down Syndrome
- Posted on Oct 17, 2016
John Langdon Down was a British physician in the early 1800’s whose family was descended from Irish roots. He apprenticed with his father, an apothecary (pharmacist) when he was 14. By the time he was
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Positive Thoughts
- Posted on Oct 14, 2016
MY pet peeve du jour…I am talking with a parent in the office and the child is simply not obeying. The dad turns to her and says, “If you don’t stop, then the doctor is
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