Tips for Safe and Healthy Summer Travel

by Peg O'Neill, M.D.

Summer is a time when many of us travel with our kids to experience new places or return to old favorite places, to visit loved ones, or to just spend time together when school is out and most of us have fewer commitments.  Most kids (and their parents) who are lucky enough to take off for vacation look forward to these trips.  But travel can be stressful, especially for moms who need to remember the details of how to keep everyone comfortable, fed and safe, whether in the car or on the plane.  With this in mind, check out the American Academy of Pediatrics website’s current feature article on travel safety @ www.aap.org.

Here’s to safe, happy and healthy summer vacations for all of us…

Autism Speaks (In Honor of Autism Awareness Month)

by Peg O'Neill, M.D.

April is Autism Awareness Month.  For years, the Autism Society has been setting aside this month to increase public education and awareness regarding issues surrounding autism, including the importance of early detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, in order to better understand this puzzling, increasingly prevalent condition which presents as a spectrum of social, communication and behavioral differences. […]

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