posted: Apr. 29, 2025.

With warmer weather and more outdoor activities, the incidence of tick bites often increases during the spring and summer months. Virginia is a state with risk of Lyme disease, among other tick-transmitted diseases. Let’s review what to do if you find a tick on your child. Read more

posted: Apr. 07, 2025.

Check here for an up to date summary on the recent measles outbreak! Read more

posted: Mar. 25, 2025.

Have you signed up for our patient portal yet? What are you waiting for? Gain 24/7 access to your child’s chart by calling us to get signed up today! Read more

posted: Mar. 04, 2025.

HPV vaccines are available year round for our patient who are 11 years old or older! Read here to learn more about HPV. Read more

posted: Feb. 25, 2025.

From infancy until early adulthood, we see our patients for well child visits based on the AAP’s recommended schedule. We use these visits to keep up with managing your child’s health. Regardless of your child’s past medical history, these visits are an important part of our patients’ routine health maintenance. Read here for more information. Read more

posted: Dec. 05, 2024.

Coughing, sneezing, and fevers…oh my! Flu and cold season has arrived and many colds & illnesses are being quickly spread in the community. For mild colds, some symptoms can be managed at home. Read more

posted: Jul. 31, 2024.

Monitoring young children for lead exposure risk is a routine part of a child’s health examination. In our office, we conduct surveys and discuss lead risk with parents to determine if blood work is needed for additional screening. Read more

posted: Jul. 29, 2024.

Although summer is full of fun and time in the sun, prolonged exposure to high temperatures can pose health and safety risks for kids and adults alike. Lets review how to protect our families during the hot summer days. Read more

posted: Jun. 30, 2024.

Warmer weather and later nights means more insect bites for many children. Bug bites can be irritating and annoying, but they can also be dangerous due to illnesses that are spread from insects to people. Let’s review how to prevent bug bites this season! Read more

posted: Jun. 24, 2024.

Happy Pride Month! Let’s review how to support our LGBTQ+ teens as they come out to those around them. Read more

posted: May 31, 2024.

Let’s focus on exercise and physical fitness this summer. Check out this post to view the AAP’s FITT plan for kids and teens! Read more

posted: May 26, 2024.

As the pools reopen this weekend, it is important to review drowning prevention strategies, even with your older teens. Even teenagers who have been swimming for years, should be aware of safety when swimming. Read more

posted: Apr. 30, 2024.

Did you know, learning more than one language can improve a child’s overall communication skills, literacy, and math? It also helps maintain a connection between a child and their heritage or culture. Being multilingual can even make it easier for children to learn new words and languages later on. Read more

posted: Apr. 23, 2024.

Potty training can be a big step for many little ones. It is a learning experience for toddlers and parents to go through together. Keeping the experience positive can make a big difference in a child’s willingness and readiness to start their potty training journey! Read more

posted: Mar. 29, 2024.

If you or your partner are pumping and storing breast milk for your infant, the guidelines around safe use of pumped milk can be confusing at times. Read here to review instructions on breastmilk storage from the CDC and AAP! Read more

posted: Mar. 25, 2024.

Spring time is here, and so are seasonal allergies for many children. For more information on seasonal allergies, check out our post here, or learn more on healthychildren.org! Read more