Gluten-Free Back to School Lunch Ideas Monday, September 28, 2015 Topic(s): Food Allergies, Recipes, Parenting, School Laura Hashiguchi, RD, LD/LDN, with the Celiac Disease Program at Children’s National, shares tips for packing healthy, gluten-free school lunches for kids with celiac disease. Read More
How to Help Your Teen Understand the Risks of Smoking and Quit Friday, September 25, 2015 Topic(s): Risky Behavior, Substance Abuse In honor of DC Calls It Quits! Week, Claire Boogaard, MD, a pediatrician at Children’s National, discusses the health risks of smoking and how you can help your teen quit. Read More
How to Support Your LGBTQ Child Wednesday, September 23, 2015 Topic(s): Parenting Michael Mancilla, LICSW, a clinical social worker at Children’s National with 20 years’ experience serving the LGBT community, shares his thoughts on how parents can support their LGBTQ child or youth. Read More
Homemade versus Store-Bought Purees for Infants Wednesday, September 16, 2015 Topic(s): Nutrition, Parenting Bethany Skelton, CPNP-PC, a Nurse Practitioner with Children’s Pediatricians & Associates Foggy Bottom/Capitol Hill shares her insight on the pros and cons of feeding your baby homemade or store-bought food. Read More
Healthy After-school Snacks for Kids Thursday, September 10, 2015 Topic(s): Nutrition, Recipes, School With back-to-school season upon us, Megan Watts, MS, RD, CSP, LD, CDE, a dietician with Children’s National Health System, discusses healthy and helpful tips for making after-school snacks for your children. Read More
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