Pediatricians can play an important role in coordinating and focusing new and existing services to realize maximum benefit for all children. … Pediatricians should nurture and advocate for neighborhood structures that support healthy families capable of promoting optimal health, safety, and development in their children. There are many medical options available to you and your family – and urgent care facilities and family medical practices are often considered the most convenient place to receive care. However, it is extremely important that a board-certified pediatrician cares for your child, not a general practitioner.
By choosing a doctor like Dr Burkhart that’s part of a pediatric network – instead of visiting a general family medicine practice – you and your child will benefit from building a strong relationship with a provider who has access to your complete medical record and is willing to work collaboratively to manage care. A pediatric network will also give you access to the evolving practices and technologies of healthcare today.
[amazon asin=1442213302&template=thumbleft&chan=default] Kelly Bulkeley, co-author of Children’s Dreams
Topic: Understanding the dreams and nightmares of childhood
Issues: The science of dreams and imagination; the purpose of dreams; dreams of early childhood; dreams of middle and late childhood; interpreting dreams; dreams as play
[amazon asin=1591026199&template=thumbleft&chan=default]Christopher Johnson, author of How to talk to Your Child’s Doctor.
Topic: Partnering with your doctor to effectively care for your child.
Issues: The importance of the medical history; how and why the doctor examines your child; how to handle a difficult doctor; solving problems the way your doctor does.
[amazon asin=0470343680&template=thumbleft&chan=default]Khan-Van Le-Bucklin, author of Twins 101.
Topic: Must-have tips for pregnancy through early childhood
Issues: Twin shock—what happens to parents when they get the news they’re expecting multiples; getting twins on the same schedule; telling identical twins apart; critical survival skills for parents of twins.