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Five Best Smart Phone Apps For Preschoolers

Help your preschoolers learn everything they need to know from shapes, to reading, to counting on these top smart phone apps for preschoolers!
1. Monkey Preschool Lunchbox
Throughout the six levels of this game, your child will have to help a monkey fill its lunch box with different fruit. … Continue reading

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome – Prevention!

September is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Month.  Please watch this public safety announcement video. Also visit www.mothertobaby.org for information on keeping your baby safe during pregnancy. It is important not to drink alcohol during pregnancy.
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Test Anxiety for Kids

School is just around the corner and with school comes exams. It’s normal for kids to be a little stressed and nervous before exams. It can even help test performance at times.
However, some kids experience anxiety and nerves to the point where it gets in the way of their concentration. … Continue reading

Wonder what your baby is thinking? So are we.

About the Baby Lab:
The Baby Lab is a research facility focused on early human development. It is part of the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the U of R. At the Baby Lab, researchers observe children while they watch movies or play, … Continue reading

Five Summer Safety Tips for Kids

It’s summer and the kids are out of school. There are a few areas to cover to ensure that your children have a fun, safe summer!
1. Pool Safety
It seems like common sense, but never leave kids unattended at the pool, … Continue reading

Psychologists working with Elmwood

The psychology group which shares office space with Elmwood is expanding their availability. They will soon be at our office Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, as well as offering other days and times at their East Avenue Office. We enjoy our close working relationship with them and they have enhanced the care of our patients with psychological needs.   … Continue reading

ADD Medication Refills **IMPORTANT**

*****IMPORTANT NOTICE*****
****FUTURE ADD/ADHD MEDICATION REFILLS****
***NYS LEGISLATIVE CHANGES***
Please note that effective 8/12/13 all ADD/ADHD medications which are considered controlled substances will have to be checked in a NYS Bureau of Narcotics database before being refilled. This legislation was enacted to decrease the chances of the medications being used illegally or for the wrong purpose. … Continue reading

Measles Outbreaks Across the Country – Get Vaccinated!

here are many reports of children with measles (usually after traveling abroad) in North Carolina, New York City (Brooklyn) and Texas.
The symptoms of measles include fever and rash illness lasting 3 days or more,
cough, coryza, and conjunctivitis. It is more common in those who have recently traveled abroad or have never been vaccinated.  … Continue reading

Welcome U of R Residents!

A WARM WELCOME TO ALL OF THE NEW INCOMING UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER RESIDENTS
Elmwood Pediatrics would like to welcome you to Rochester! You have chosen a great organization for your residency. Since 1946, Elmwood Pediatric Group has been providing the highest quality care to generations of families. … Continue reading

VACCINES ARE SAFE

The Institute on Medicine recently published a report which emphasized that the vaccine schedule is safe, effective and important for children. The Institute on Medicine is an independent, unbiased research organization.
http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2013/The-Childhood-Immunization-Schedule-and-Safety.aspx
 
http://www.chop.edu/service/vaccine-education-center/home.html
 
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