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Dr. Nicole Baldwin is a pediatrician in Cincinnati, Ohio. She has worked in primary care pediatrics since completing her residency at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in 2006. Dr. Baldwin is a wife and mother of 2 amazing children. She draws on her experience as a mom and a pediatrician to bring readers relevant, up-to-date information about parenting, child health and general wellness.

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In-person vs. virtual learning this fall. So much In-person vs. virtual learning this fall. So much to consider. Here are just a few things to think about (visit link in bio or IGTV/FB video for more info).โฃ ๐‘๐ข๐ฌ๐คโฃ Does your child/someone in your immediate family have increased risk for complications from COVID-19 infection? If โ€œYes,โ€ then I would strongly consider distance/virtual learning if possible.โฃ ๐•๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ โฃ How did your child do this spring with distance learning? Some kids did great, others, not so much.โฃ If your child is old enough, engage them in this discussion. Did they like virtual learning? Were they able to learn as much/keep up with peers? Were they disciplined to get their work done or did they find screens a constant distraction?โฃ All of this, along with the plan from your school district for virtual learning opportunities are important to keep in mind when deciding what to do this fall.โฃ ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ/๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐กโฃ In-person school is about much more than reading/writing/math, etc. Most kids thrive when with their peers. Their mood is lifted, they feel connected & they enjoy time spent away from parents. The flip side is that some kids have increased anxiety when in school & actually did BETTER with virtual/distance learning. Itโ€™s important to consider your childโ€™s mental health when making decisions about school in the fall.โฃ ๐‘๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐žโฃ How does your child adapt when their routine is disrupted? Schools may find themselves having to shut down temporarily if cases of COVID-19 rise or if there is an outbreak in the school. For kids and families that donโ€™t adapt easily to change, you may want to consider virtual/distance learning (if feasible) from the beginning as a way to minimize disruptions.โฃ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌโฃ This list is not all inclusive, but I hope it highlights some points to consider when deciding if in-person school is right for your child this fall. โฃ In the end, each of us must do whatโ€™s best for our child & our family. We must also be able to adapt as this pandemic shifts and changes in the coming months. Thank you to all of our teachers and school administrators who are working tirelessly to do whatโ€™s best for our kids!
๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘!โฃ โฃ Taking ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘!โฃ โฃ Taking this time to relax, reflect, and rejuvenate with my family ๐Ÿ’—โฃ โฃ Iโ€™ll be back in the real world sometime next week...but until then, be kind to each other (and wear a mask in public ๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜ท).
๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐จ ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ. โฃ โฃ Today I gave a presentation about medical professionals fighting misinformation on social media. I have been working on this for WEEKS (itโ€™s been on my calendar for MONTHS) and I was beyond nervous!!โฃ โฃ What if I messed up. What if I stumbled over my words. What if no one watched (or cared).โฃ โฃ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฌ ๐Ÿ˜ท!!โฃ โฃ But I did it. Despite the nerves, the anxiety, and the imposter syndrome - I did it. โฃ(And NO, I didnโ€™t have any trouble breathing or talking in a mask for an hour) โฃ So donโ€™t be afraid to push yourself outside of your comfort zone. Youโ€™ve got this!โฃ โฃ #pediatrician #pediatrics #drbaldwinsays #motivation #somedocs #inspiration #vaccineswork #vaccinessavelives
๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐…๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซโ€™๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒโฃโฃ โฃโฃ To all the dads, step-dads, grandpas, great-grandpas, soon-to-be-dads, and father figures - have an amazing day! โฃ โฃ #fathersday #dad #dadsofinstagram #happyfathersday
Even doctors need check-ups sometimes. . . #pediat Even doctors need check-ups sometimes. . . #pediatrics #pediatrician #lovemyjob
๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ ๐ˆ ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ค๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ?โฃ โฃ This is a question on many parentsโ€™ minds these days. Talking with our children about racism and racial bias is not a one time conversation. As parents, itโ€™s important to maintain a dialogue with our kids starting at a very young age. โฃ โฃ When talking with kids about race and racism, itโ€™s important to discuss at their developmental level and realize that we all come at this conversation from our own lens of our race, our experiences and our culture:โฃ โฃ ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ - Donโ€™t shame or hush children when they notice differences. Use that as an opportunity to discuss how we are all different and those differences make us unique. Talk about how we are all valuable no matter how we look.โฃ โฃ ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ง - This is an important time to discuss racial bias, diversity and racism openly. If your children see or experience racism, ask them โ€œHow does that make you feel?โ€ and problem solve โ€œWhat can you do to make sure everyone is treated with respect?โ€ Use teachable moments to discuss inherent bias, structural racism and tolerance.โฃ โฃ ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ฌ/๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ฌ - This is a time when itโ€™s OK (and necessary) to have hard discussions. You can use media messages as a springboard for discussions about bias, fairness, and anti-racism. Know that itโ€™s never too late to have these discussions, even if you have never talked about race or racism before. โฃ โฃ Most importantly DO YOUR OWN HOMEWORK. Conversations surrounding race and racism are often uncomfortable, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ข ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ. Itโ€™s important as parents that we address our OWN emotions and inherent biases surrounding race and we lead by example for our children.โฃ โฃ I will put links in my bio for more resources to help you have open discussions with your kids about race and racism.โฃ
Taking time today to listen, learn and amplify ant Taking time today to listen, learn and amplify anti-racism messages. #blackouttuesday #theshowmustbepaused
As parents, we look forward to the day when we can As parents, we look forward to the day when we can pass the chore of mowing the lawn off to one of our children. โฃ โฃ While giving children chores and teaching responsibility is important, lawnmowers can be very dangerous. ๐“๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฅ๐š๐ฐ๐ง๐ฆ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ, the most devastating of which can be amputation or death, so itโ€™s extremely important to follow these safety tips (for both your children AND yourself):โฃ โฃ ๐Ÿ”ธChildren should be at least 12 years old before using push mowers and 16 years old for ride-on mowers.โฃ โฃ ๐Ÿ”ธAlways wear closed toe shoes and eye protection when mowing.โฃ โฃ ๐Ÿ”ธBe sure to clear the lawn of debris before mowing.โฃ โฃ ๐Ÿ”ธDonโ€™t mow backward if possible and always look for small children prior to backing up.โฃ โฃ ๐Ÿ”ธDo not allow small children to play in areas where you are mowing.โฃ โฃ ๐Ÿ”ธChildren should never ride on mowers as passengers.โฃ โฃ ๐Ÿ”ธOnly use push mowers with a safety control that stops the blade when released. โฃ โฃ ๐Ÿ”ธWhen mowing a slope, mow up and down with ride-on mowers and across the slope with push mowers.โฃ โฃ ๐Ÿ”ธAlways allow blade to stop completely prior to crossing roads/gravel paths, removing grass catcher, or unclogging discharge chute.โฃ โฃ ๐Ÿ”ธDo not allow children to play on lawnmowers, even when not in use.โฃ โฃ Hope these tips are helpful. Stay tuned this week for more summer safety info! โ˜€๏ธโฃ #safety #summer #summersafety #lawnmower #lawnmowers #pediatrics #pediatrician #drbaldwinsays #parenting #safetytips
COVID-19 or no COVID-19, summertime brings risks f COVID-19 or no COVID-19, summertime brings risks for our kids.โฃ โฃ ๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ด...๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ. โฃ โฃ This week I will be starting a new series about summertime safety. Stay tuned!
Summer camp is a rite of passage for so many young Summer camp is a rite of passage for so many young children, however summer camps pose a unique risk for transmission of SARS-CoV2 as traditionally large groups of children from different communities gather & play together, share meals together, & often sleep in close quarters. โฃ โฃ ๐€๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ซ ๐›๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ค๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ:โฃ โฃ ๐Ÿ”…If your child or anyone in your immediate family is considered high risk for COVID-19, then it is best to pass on summer camp this year.โฃ ๐Ÿ”…Day camps or overnight camps with campers from within your local community are preferred over camps that draw from a wider population.โฃ ๐Ÿ”…Camps with primarily outdoor activities preferred over indoor activities.โฃ ๐Ÿ”…Day camps are preferred over overnight camps.โฃ โฃ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐ƒ๐‚ ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ค ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐œ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฌ & ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐€๐‘๐’-๐‚๐จ๐•๐Ÿ:โฃ ๐‹๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‘๐ข๐ฌ๐ค: Small groups of campers stay together all day, each day. Campers remain at least 6 feet apart & donโ€™t share objects. Outdoor activities prioritized. All campers from the local geographic area.โฃ ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐‘๐ข๐ฌ๐ค: Campers mix between groups but remain at least 6 feet apart & donโ€™t share objects. Outdoor activities prioritized. All campers from the local geographic area.โฃ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐‘๐ข๐ฌ๐ค: Campers mix between groups & donโ€™t remain spaced apart. All campers from the local geographic area.โฃ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‘๐ข๐ฌ๐ค:Campers mix between groups & donโ€™t remain spaced apart. All campers are not from the local geographic area.โฃ โฃ As a parent, I recommend you check with your childโ€™s camp to find out what guidelines they have put in place & how they plan to monitor for illness. What do they plan to do if someone does show signs of COVID-19?โฃ โฃ Note that with any activity we do outside of our home, there is risk. Each family must weigh the risks and benefits of their individual situation when deciding about whether or not to send their child to camp.โฃ For more info/links to CDC guidelines, โœ… link in bio. โฃ
This seems to be the #1 question Iโ€™ve gotten lat This seems to be the #1 question Iโ€™ve gotten lately.โฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃ As with everything else, this is an individual family decision. โฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃ If you or anyone in your home is high risk for COVID-19 (including your child) it is safer to keep them home with as few exposures as possible. โฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃ ๐ˆ๐… ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ค๐ž๐ž๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ž๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐š๐ง ๐ข๐ง-๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ค๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ง ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž.โฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃ If you donโ€™t have the option to keep your child home, here are some questions to ask your daycare provider:โฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃ ๐Ÿ‘ถWhat are the cleaning protocols?โฃโฃโฃ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด/๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜บ๐˜ด?โฃ ๐Ÿ‘ถHow many children will be in one room?โฃโฃโฃ ๐Ÿ‘ถWhatโ€™s the ratio of providers to children? Will providers always stay with the same group of children?โฃโฃโฃ ๐Ÿ‘ถWhatโ€™s the drop off/pick up strategy to minimize contact with other families?โฃโฃโฃ ๐Ÿ‘ถWill they require cloth face coverings for staff & older children?โฃโฃโฃ ๐Ÿ‘ถWhatโ€™s the social distancing strategy?โฃโฃโฃ ๐˜ž๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ?๐˜ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ?โฃโฃโฃ ๐Ÿ‘ถHow will they monitor for illness?โฃโฃโฃ ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ง ๐˜ข ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ? ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ/๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ง ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜Š๐˜–๐˜๐˜๐˜‹-๐Ÿท๐Ÿฟ?โฃโฃโฃ ๐Ÿ‘ถWill the provider have multiple changes of clothes if their clothes become soiled with secretions?โฃโฃโฃ ๐Ÿ‘ถHow will meals be served?โฃโฃโฃ ๐˜ž๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ?โฃโฃโฃ ๐Ÿ‘ถWill playground equipment be used & if so how will it be sanitized between groups of children?โฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃ This list is not all inclusive, but definitely things to consider. โฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃ If your child does become ill, please contact your pediatrician.
Iโ€™m interrupting my regularly scheduled posts to Iโ€™m interrupting my regularly scheduled posts to say something that needs to be said.โฃ โฃ I am DEEPLY disturbed by the recent events in Minneapolis and New York. โฃ โฃ A black man was killed by a white police officer who knelt on his neck while he begged for air as 3 other officers stood by.โฃ โฃ A white woman hysterically called 911 falsely accusing a black man of threatening her because he asked her to leash her dog. โฃ โฃ These instances of racism are not new - they were just captured on video for the world to witness. โฃ โฃ If this makes you uncomfortable- good. It SHOULD make you uncomfortable. โฃ โฃ If this makes you feel defensive, please consider this:โฃ โฃ โ€œ...white privilege is not just the power to find what you need in a convenience store or to move through the world without your race defining your interactions. Itโ€™s not just the subconscious comfort of seeing a world that serves you as normal. Itโ€™s also the ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต in the face of racial inequity. Itโ€™s the ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ. ๐ˆ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐š ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐. Itโ€™s knowing that you and your humanity are safe.โ€œ - Cory Collins, tolerance.org โฃ โฃ I have privilege because of the color of my skin. Itโ€™s not fair - but that doesnโ€™t mean itโ€™s not true. I have remained silent for too long. Speaking up may be uncomfortable, but speaking up is necessary.โฃ โฃ #blacklivesmatter
Summer travel is different in 2020. Many have had Summer travel is different in 2020. Many have had to change plans due to COVID-19 & others are wondering IF they should travel at all. โฃโฃ โฃโฃ As Iโ€™ve said before - ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž, but if youโ€™re still considering vacation itโ€™s important to think about the risks before making a decision:โฃโฃ โฃโฃ ๐Ÿ”ธAre you/anyone you are traveling with high risk for COVID-19?โฃโฃ ๐Ÿ”ธWhatโ€™s the prevalence of COVID-19 in the area you are going?โฃโฃ ๐Ÿ”ธWhatโ€™s the prevalence of COVID-19 in your area? ๐˜๐˜ง ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข, ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜–๐˜›๐˜๐˜Œ๐˜™๐˜š ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฌ. ๐Ÿ”ธAre there travel restrictions at your destination or in your hometown?โฃโฃ ๐Ÿ”ธHow are you planning to reach your destination? ๐˜‹๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด/๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด.โฃโฃ โฃโฃ ๐ˆ๐… ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ž๐œ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ, ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ ๐š๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž ๐š๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž:โฃโฃ โฃโฃ ๐Ÿ”นDrive to your destination.โฃโฃ ๐Ÿ”นBring hand sanitizer/sanitizing wipes/masksโฃ ๐Ÿ”นMinimize stops by packing food/snacksโฃโฃ ๐Ÿ”นOpt to stay in rental homes over hotels. If you do stay in a hotel/condo, opt to stay on the first floor to minimize elevator trips.โฃโฃ ๐Ÿ”นBring your own toys/games for kids rather than using any community/shared toys. โฃโฃ ๐Ÿ”นCheck with the local health dept. at your destination for any restrictions in the area.โฃโฃ ๐Ÿ”นPlan outdoor activities (hiking, fishing, golf, etc.) before you go. Contact each location to see if they are still operating.โฃโฃ ๐Ÿ”นIf going to a beach, opt for smaller/secluded beaches rather than high tourist destinations.โฃโฃ โฃโฃ ๐ˆ๐… ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ž๐œ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ฒ:โฃโฃ โฃโฃ โœˆ๏ธCall the airline to review policies & safety measures.โฃโฃ โœˆ๏ธMaintain social distancing/wear cloth face coverings while going through security. โฃโฃ โœˆ๏ธBring sanitizing wipes for seats/tray tables/arm rests/seat belt.โฃโฃ โœˆ๏ธBe aware that many airlines are requiring masks THROUGHOUT the duration of the flight.โฃโฃ โœˆ๏ธBring your own snacks and water bottles โฃโฃ โœˆ๏ธArrange for transportation from the airport to your destination ahead of timeโฃโฃ โฃโฃ For more info, โœ… link in bio.โฃโฃ
๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ? โฃ โฃ This is a REALLY hard question to answer! 2 months ago it was easy - no way. Hopefully 2 months from now it will be easy as well. Right now we are in a transition period and so I will say โ€œit depends.โ€โฃ โฃ Most states are lifting stay-at-home orders and families are venturing out of the bubble of their home - so it seems logical that Susie should get to have a few friends over to play.โฃ โฃ Hereโ€™s the thing: young kids are not the best when it comes to social distancing. They like to play closely together, often roughhousing or just touching everything! โฃ โฃ What we know to date about SARS-CoV-2 is that children seem to have much milder illness than adults - so a child may not see or feel ill, but could still be contagious. This coupled with the fact that kids just have a hard time maintaining physical distance could be a recipe for disaster.โฃ โฃ ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด:โฃ โฃ ๐€๐†๐„ of your children - older school age children and teenagers *should* be able to understand and maintain social distancing when getting together; toddlers and preschoolers, not so much.โฃ โฃ ๐—ช๐‡๐Ž are they playing with. Has the family been practicing social distancing? โฃ โฃ Are there ๐‡๐ˆ๐†๐‡ ๐‘๐ˆ๐’๐Š individuals in either family? If so, itโ€™s best to forgo playdates for now.โฃ โฃ ๐˜š๐˜ฐ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถโ€™๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ... ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ?โฃ โฃ ๐Ž๐”๐“๐’๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„ is safer than insideโฃ โฃ ๐“๐€๐‹๐Š to kids beforehand about the importance of physical distancingโฃ โฃ ๐’๐€๐๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐™๐„ hands frequentlyโฃ โฃ ๐๐‹๐€๐ activities like a hike or a bike ride to keep kids engaged, but distantโฃ โฃ ๐‹๐ˆ๐Œ๐ˆ๐“ the number of children getting together - ideally only one other child; remember the more children that play together, the greater the risk โฃ โฃ As we begin to expand our circles, remember that the best way we can prevent SARS-CoV-2 from spreading is physical distancing, covering our cough/sneeze, & practicing good hand hygiene
Should you venture to the pool this summer? Here a Should you venture to the pool this summer? Here are a few things to consider:โฃโฃโฃโฃ ๐˜•๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐Ÿท๐Ÿถ๐Ÿถ% ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ฆ - each family must weigh risks vs. benefits. There is currently ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ that SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted through water, so just being IN a pool should be a โ€œlow riskโ€ activity. โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ MY concern is that children tend to congregate with friends, they may cough or sputter when swimming (potentially transmitting viral particles to those within 6 feet if they happen to be ill), and SARS-CoV-2 can live on surfaces such as plastic and stainless steel for up to 3 days. โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ IF your community does allow for pools to be open this summer, consider the following:โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃ๐“๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฉ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ - a backyard pool with one other family is likely safer than large public pools.โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ ๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐š๐ฒ - itโ€™s better to go earlier/later in the day when crowds are smallerโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง - choose outdoor pools over indoor pools due to better ventilationโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ ๐€๐ ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ง - can they maintain physical distance? Can they avoid touching their mouth/nose and be trusted to sanitize prior to eating/applying sunscreen?โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐Ž๐•๐ˆ๐ƒ-๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐š - higher prevalence in your area increases the risk of any activities outside of your homeโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ:โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃ๐Ÿ”…Bring antibacterial wipes to clean any chairs, or bring your own chairs if possible.โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ ๐Ÿ”…Maintain physical distance of 6 feet from non family members as much as possible (both on pool deck & in water).โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ ๐Ÿ”…Bring your own pool toys/towels; avoid using community pool toys/floats.โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ ๐Ÿ”…Bring hand sanitizer & sanitize before eating/before applying sunscreen on your childโ€™s (or your) face.โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ ๐Ÿ”…AVOID eating or snacking while at the pool. If you do choose to eat, bring your own food & wash/sanitize hands prior to eating.โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ ๐Ÿ”…Try to go when crowds are low & keep trips short to minimize exposure to different groups of people.โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ ๐Ÿ”…Wear masks when not able to maintain social distancing. Face coverings SHOULD NOT be worn in the water.โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ . . โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโœ…link in bio for more
๐ˆ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐œ.โฃ โฃ Should I...send my child back to daycare?โฃ โฃ Should I...let my child have play dates?โฃ โฃ Should I...go on vacation with my family?โฃ โฃ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐š๐ฌ ๐ˆ ๐๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐›๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฆ๐ฒ โ€œ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ˆโ€ฆโ€ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ.โฃ โฃ If you have questions, please comment below and Iโ€™ll do my best to address them!โฃ โฃ #parenting #pediatrics #pediatrician #drbaldwinsays #parentingduringcovid19 #momsofinstagram #dadsofinstagram
Weโ€™ve all made sacrifices over the past several Weโ€™ve all made sacrifices over the past several months, some MUCH bigger than others.โฃโฃ I would venture to guess that pretty much ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ is feeling a little stir crazy by now. โฃโฃ โฃโฃ I got my nails done today and *no joke* I feel like ME again (please donโ€™t judge - just being real). My salon required everyone to wear a mask, my temp was taken when I walked in the door and there was hand sanitizer everywhere. I was more than 6 feet from any other clients in the salon and there was a partition between me and the tech as she did my nails. While getting my nails done was important to me, I will not be going to retail stores or any restaurants/bars anytime soon because those things arenโ€™t high on my list of priorities. To each her own. โฃโฃ โฃโฃ As states start to loosen stay-at-home orders and people start to venture out more, I wanted to give you MY thoughts about how to loosen restrictions for yourself.โฃโฃ โฃโฃ ๐…๐ˆ๐‘๐’๐“ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ - ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž, ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž, ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž - ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ค ๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐š ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ค ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ, ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ฒ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐š๐ง.โฃโฃ โฃโฃ If you DO choose to venture out (say to the nail/hair salon, retail stores, or your favorite restaurant), check their policy on the wearing of masks, social distancing, store capacity, reservations, etc.โฃโฃ โฃโฃ Try to go at an ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค time to limit exposure to large groups. Carry hand sanitizer with you and ๐ฌ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ - ESPECIALLY before handling your mask, touching your face, or eating. Be considerate of others and do your best to ๐ฆ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ” ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. โฃโฃ Consider only going out if you REALLY need to (and let me just say - we all have different levels of โ€œneedโ€ to maintain our mental health). Iโ€™m not judging you if walking through TJMaxx lights your soul on fire - Iโ€™m just asking that you do so responsibly. Know that each time you go out, you are accepting the risk of possibly contracting COVID-19, so you must weigh the risks vs. benefits.โฃโฃ Please stay safe friends. We will get through this TOGETHER!
I have been getting many questions from parents ab I have been getting many questions from parents about what activities they should allow their children to do now that states are beginning to loosen restrictions regarding stay-at-home orders.โฃ โฃ Should you send your child back to daycare? Should you go to the pool this summer? Should you make that deposit for summer camp?โฃ โฃ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ...๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ.โฃ โฃ Some things to consider when planning for summer activities:โฃ โฃ ๐Ÿฆ  Can physical distancing be maintained during the activity?โฃ ๐Ÿฆ  Will your child wear a mask (when appropriate) and be able to practice appropriate hand hygiene during the activity?โฃ ๐Ÿฆ  What steps is the facility taking to keep your child safe?โฃ ๐Ÿฆ  What is the โ€œnecessity factorโ€ for this activity?โฃ ๐Ÿฆ  Does your child have any conditions that put them at high risk from COVID (heart disease, compromised immune system, chronic lung disease or moderate to severe asthma, diabetes, severe obesity, chronic liver or kidney disease)?โฃ ๐Ÿฆ  Is your child in contact regularly with anyone who has any of the above high risk conditions?โฃ ๐Ÿฆ  What is the prevalence of COVID19 in your area?โฃ โฃ Each family will need to assess for themselves which activities they feel comfortable with and which they will continue to avoid. Of course I recommend you follow all local and state guidelines and monitor the news for any potential outbreaks in your area. โฃ โฃ If you have a specific question or concerns, you should discuss with your childโ€™s healthcare provider to make the safest decision for your family.โฃ โฃ #parenting #covid19 #parentingduringcovid19 #pediatrics #pediatrician #drbaldwinsays #summer #summercamp2020 #pandemic #pandemic2020
๐†๐ซ๐š๐๐ฎ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐š๐ฒโฃ โฃ A day that so many have looked forward to for years. โฃ โฃ A day that will look very different in 2020 than ever before.โฃ โฃ ๐˜›๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿถ,โฃ First, let me say CONGRATULATIONS! The fact that you may not get to celebrate at a huge ceremony with family and friends doesnโ€™t change the fact that you put in the hard work to get here! Even though you may not walk across a stage to accept a piece of paper doesnโ€™t change the fact that this milestone is worth celebrating! Your life is still ahead of you - the dreams you have worked for and the goals you have set still remain. โฃ โฃ Let me also say THANK YOU! Because of all you have sacrificed - prom, senior trips, senior parties, graduation - you have saved lives. Let that sink in. By missing these experiences, you have kept this virus from getting out of control. You have saved the life of someoneโ€™s grandparent, teacher, mother, or best friend. When you look back on these days - I hope you look back not at what you have lost, but all that you have done to keep others safe.โฃ โฃ So celebrate your accomplishment! Know that you are capable of amazing things and YOU are a hero in this fight!โฃ โฃ Please tag a graduate or share this message so that all of our 2020 graduates know how much we appreciate their sacrifice and how proud we are of all they have accomplished! โฃ โฃ #graduation #graduate #classof2020 #classof2020strong #drbaldwinsays
As many states in the US start to relax their stay As many states in the US start to relax their stay-at-home guidelines, it is important that we all do our part to protect those around us from COVID-19. One of the ways we can do this is by wearing face coverings in public when physical distancing is challenging (like the grocery or other retail stores). The CDC recommends that adults and children wear cloth face coverings to help prevent spread of infection, however face coverings ARE NOT a replacement for hand hygiene or physical distancing. โฃ โฃ Face coverings pose unique challenges in children. They can be uncomfortable or frightening and they can lead to INCREASED touching of the face (which defeats the purpose).โฃ โฃ Here are a few tips for cloth face coverings in kids:โฃ โฃ ๐Ÿ˜ท Children under the age of 2 years should NOT wear face coverings as they can pose suffocation risksโฃ ๐Ÿ˜ท Children over age 2 years should wear face coverings IF they are able and IF it prevents them from touching their faces. If you find that your child touches their face MORE with a face covering on, itโ€™s OK to forgo the face covering and try again the next time.โฃ ๐Ÿ˜ท Be sure to talk to kids about WHY we are wearing face coverings - they help prevent US from spreading infection to others. Itโ€™s a common courtesy like saying โ€œpleaseโ€ and โ€œthank youโ€ or holding the door open for someone.โฃ ๐Ÿ˜ท Have kids practice wearing face coverings at home so they get used to how they feel and how they can breathe/talk with them on.โฃ ๐Ÿ˜ท Try finding a cloth face covering in a fun pattern or color or even have your older child help you make one.โฃ ๐Ÿ˜ท Talk to your children about the importance of NOT touching their face and teach them how to properly put the face covering on and off.โฃ ๐Ÿ˜ท Be sure to wash hands before putting the face covering on, after taking it off, and anytime you notice your child touching the front of the face covering.โฃ โฃ For more tips about cloth face coverings in kids, visit the AAPโ€™s website for parents HealthyChildren.orgโฃ โฃ What strategies have YOU found successful with your children?โฃ โฃ #โฃpediatrics #pediatrician #facemask #drbaldwinsays #parenting #covid19
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