Kids Health

Water Safety Tips for the Entire Family

The warmer weather of spring and summer is quickly approaching. Families will soon flock to beaches, pools, and lakes in search of a reprieve from the heat by swimming, boating, and other water activities. Seventy percent of planet Earth is water, so safety...

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Hurricane Preparedness Tips to Keep Your Family Safe

Here is a list of things to do and think about to help you successfully weather Irma.  Please stay safe and take the necessary precautions now to keep your family safe. Try to get LED flashlights and lanterns.  They last much longer. Have at least one flashlight for...

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ABC’s to a Successful School Year

With the new school year now upon us, it's time to officially say goodbye to summer and hello to your new family routine. Here are some essential tips to starting off the new school year on the right foot. Address any ongoing or new concerns regarding your child(ren)...

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Tips for that Unintended Summer Sunburn

For many of us, July is filled with flags, fireworks, and fun in the sun.   However, if you or a family member wake up looking like a lobster, you may have overdone the sun exposure. Every sunburn incident results in some level of DNA-damaged skin. Multiple burns...

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Passing Our Values on to Our Children

Dr. Catherine Nutting, Family Nurse Practitioner, Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine I recently visited the National Museum of The American Indian.  I was impressed by the well-thought out values the Native American culture intentionally passes down through the...

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Are You Car Safety Savvy?

Patsy Giarda, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Car restraint safety is a topic discussed at every well child check up we do at Wholistic Pediatrics and Family Care. At these appointments we review and give anticipatory guidance for the type of car seat your child should...

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Blue the Monkey Who Was Allergic to Bananas

Having a child with food allergies can be quite a challenge. Explaining it to little ones, and conveying the seriousness of food allergies can be as well.  As a pediatrician who treats many patients with allergies, Dr. David was honored when the author of the new...

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Community Meeting on Creating Healthy Babies

Wednesday, May 13th at 7:00 p.m. in Conference Rooms A&B at the Medical Center of Trinity   Announcement from Jonica Grey Chittum of Helping HANDs – Hope for Autism and Neurological Disorders, a community support group: “Dr. David Berger is a nationally...

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Treating the Whole Child (slideshow)

Treating the whole child sparc 2011 from drdavid999 Treating The Whole Child, SPARC 2011 Conference in Largo, FL. September 25, 2011, David Berger, MD, FAAP, Board Certified Pediatrician, Owner at Wholistic Pediatrics, Tampa , FL and Assistant Professor at University...

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