It happens thousands of times a year: A child gets a hold of a gun and shoots him or herself, or someone else. The latest incident happened in Indianapolis this week when a 2-year-old boy died after shooting himself with a gun he found in his mother’s purse. The mother had stepped away for just…
It’s no secret that children today are often exposed to adult language, images and behaviors before they are developmentally prepared to handle them. As children see and hear these at a younger age, parents need to start thinking about having the “sex talk” earlier than our parents did when we were kids. Here’s four myths…
Any parent would agree: There are milestones in our children’s lives that give us thrills and chills. Watching our children take their first steps, play a team sport for the first time, receive an honor from a teacher — the list goes on. What about the onset of puberty? For many boys and girls, this…
Hand sanitizer helps protect you against nasty germs. It’s all over the place — in the office, in your bathroom, even in your car or purse. While most people use hand sanitizer to keep themselves healthy, most parents don’t realize how dangerous it can be in the wrong hands. For young children, just swallowing two…
Just thinking about National Pancake Day on Tuesday, March 8, brings that fluffy, golden stack of buttery goodness to mind. This annual celebration of pancakes was started 10 years ago by IHOP restaurants as a way to raise money for local charities. IHOP restaurants in our area will give you a short stack of buttermilk…
With the #SB50 right around the corner, many families are planning their game time festivities. If children will be attending your party, be sure to plan activities to keep them occupied. Mother, grandmother and child advocacy expert Erika Janes, R.N., shares a few tips on making game night a super celebration for all ages. Designate…
There’s a subject that keeps popping up on the Facebook page for the elementary school I attended in Georgia. In between memories of pony rides at the Halloween carnival and debates over who held the Field Day record for fastest 50-yard dash, there are lots of entries about the Cafetorium. We all remember that the…
Helping more babies live to see their first birthdays is the goal of a new coalition that includes Norton Children’s Hospital and Norton Healthcare. In Louisville, there are nearly seven infant deaths per 1,000 children, which is higher than the national average of 5.5. Healthy Babies Louisville is comprised of representatives from Baptist Health Louisville,…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. , (Jan. 15, 2013): Norton Children’s Hospital has once again been granted Magnet? status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program. The hospital becomes one of only five in the state that have been granted Magnet status and one of only 20 children’s hospitals in the country that have been…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Nov. 19, 2015) – Specialists at Norton Children’s Hospital have announced they performed a surgery to separate 7-week-old conjoined twin girls on Nov. 11. Since the surgery, the girls have been under close watch of experts in the hospital’s “Just for Kids” Critical Care Center. They are currently still on ventilators but have…