
Back-to-school physicals: A message from your pediatrician
A back-to-school physical is much more than a quick check-up or a form for school sports, it’s a comprehensive look at your child’s growth, development, and well-being.

A back-to-school physical is much more than a quick check-up or a form for school sports, it’s a comprehensive look at your child’s growth, development, and well-being.

While most interactions will continue to be virtual this winter, there are ways to help your child have more engaging and meaningful virtual connections.

Parents need to think creatively and be proactive to ensure that their children don’t get too much screen time during the winter months.

The push in schools to use technology to teach accomplishes both teaching content and teaching the use of technology, which is an important skill. It’s the passive and non-interactive screen time that seems to be less valuable; and too much of that can cause problems.

Limiting screen time is important, but looking at how we use screens with our kids is equally important.