Your child needs dental surgery. What’s the benefit of going to a children’s hospital if your child needs a pediatric oral surgeon? Oral and maxillofacial surgery at a children’s hospital Benefits of having dental surgery in a children’s hospital include a multidisciplinary care team available to care for your child. There is a difference between…
Holiday travel can be filled with a lot of fun memories for kids — road trips with the entire family, visits to their grandma’s and grandpa’s house and more. Before families hit the road this holiday season, Safe KidsLouisville, led by Norton Children’s Hospital,wants to remind parents and caregivers about some simple tips to keep…
The ketogenic diet is a high-fat and low-carbohydrate diet used to treat refractory epilepsy. It is calorie-controlled and based on a ratio that calculates the amount of fat, protein and carbohydrates to be consumed daily. This high-fat diet encourages the body to use fat, or ketones, as a fuel source. In a “traditional” diet, the…
For many kids, Halloween is a big sugar rush. But for children with diabetes, the holiday can be very challenging for the entire family. Fortunately, kids with diabetes still can enjoy the holiday. It just requires a different approach. Parents should plan ahead to work candy into their child’s diabetes meal plan or ensure they…
About 20% of students ages 12 to 18 experience some kind of bullying, according to the National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Justice Statistics. The highest numbers of students who are bullied are made fun of, called names or insulted, or are made the subject of rumors. Cyberbullying is just as serious as conventional…
September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, and getting kids involved in the kitchen is one way to teach them mindful eating practices. Making sweet treats at home is also a way to avoid dangerous additives like high fructose corn syrup, artificial sweeteners and food dyes. Have your little chefs help you whip up this…
Do you remember helping your parents bake cookies or make dinner as a child? Did you realize you were learning skills such as how to count, measure and read recipes? Cooking activities for kids can help them develop confidence and skills naturally in the kitchen. Cooking together also can help your family commit to healthy…
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, backover crashes cause approximately 210 deaths and 15,000 injuries each year. Driveway accidents, including backover and frontover incidents, are more common in warm weather, when children begin playing outside. Children under 5 are at the greatest risk, due to their small size, of likely being in a…
Nearly 10 children a day come to a Norton Children’s emergency department for constipation. It’s also the No. 1 reason for stomachaches. Yes, you read that right. Several things can cause constipation, but one of the easiest to fix is diet. Norton Children’s Gastroenterology (502) 588-2330 “Not eating enough fiber can definitely have an effect…
It’s not uncommon for a wild child to turn into a couch potato teen, but a new study finds the slowdown in activity happens long before the onset of puberty. The British Journal of Sports Medicine reports that sedentary behaviors start to develop at the ripe old age of 7. The researchers studied 400 kids…
Our kids argue about everything we ask them to do. But earlier this month, when my wife and I asked if they wanted to go to the local high school track, they were in the car before we had even changed clothes. We went with a plan to run and they went to have fun,…
January and February are typically times when pediatrician offices are swamped with calls: Children have caught some kind of bug or the flu that is causing vomiting. As a parent, what do you do? Most of the time, vomiting just needs to run its course. During that time, you can help your child stay hydrated…