Essential Summer Pool Safety for Kids
- posted: Jun. 21, 2024
It’s officially summer! And while that means lots of time spent under the sun, at the beach, and by the pool, this is also the time of the year when Read More
Baby Sleep Strategies for Avoiding SIDS!
- posted: Jun. 21, 2024
Parents often ask us how to avoid SIDS, or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, the tragic situation where an infant may die in their sleep from no apparent cause. In this Read More
Medical Blogs Helping Children With Anxiety in East Alabama
- posted: Jun. 21, 2024
We believe that no child should have to live with debilitating mental health conditions like depression or anxiety. These three testimonials talk candidly about how Preferred Medical Group has been Read More
How to Identify Depression Symptoms in Children
- posted: Jun. 21, 2024
Depression in children is an often over-looked topic. Parents want the best for their kids, and children can often be hesitant to talk about their feelings. In this interview Dr. Read More
Identifying Anxiety & Other Mental Health Issues in Children
- posted: Jun. 21, 2024
Among the psychological concerns for children, anxiety ranks only behind ADHD as the most prevalent issues that we see in our pediatric offices here at Preferred Medical Group. Dr. Ritu Read More
How much screen time should my kid have??? — Pediatrician Recommendations
- posted: Jun. 21, 2024
Some of the most frequent questions we get in our pediatrics department here at Preferred Medical Group is about kids and screen time. Should my kid play games on my Read More
Summer Skincare for Kids
- posted: Jun. 21, 2024
REDUCE THE RISK OF SKIN CANCER (& FIGURE OUT WHAT SPF ACTUALLY MEANS!) Thanks to Muscogree Moms for publishing this article!BY ROGER KIRK, NURSE PRACTITIONER AT PREFERRED MEDICAL GROUPThis article was Read More
How to Swaddle a Baby (For Beginners!)
- posted: Jun. 21, 2024
Delivery nurses make it look easy. It’s not. Swaddling can be frustrating and confusing, especially when you’ve got a crying baby in your arms! In this video Roger Kirk gives Read More
Summer Hydration Tips for Parents: Keep Your Kids Safe!
- posted: Jun. 21, 2024
As the temperatures rise, it’s super important to stay hydrated. Did you know that if you feel thirsty you’re already 2% dehydrated? It’s true! Dr. Chandra stopped by NBC 38’s Read More
Fight the Flu: Get your Flu shot!
- posted: Jun. 21, 2024
Age: Everyone over 6 months of age should get the flu shot. If your child is between 6 months- 8 years and is getting the flu shot for the first Read More
Masks in the time of COVID-19
- posted: Jun. 21, 2024
Through January, as this pandemic has evolved there have been mixed recommendations about wearing masks from the CDC and WHO. This is because we are still learning a lot about Read More
Let’s Clear the Air about Flu!!
- posted: Jun. 21, 2024
Now that the temperatures have finally dropped below 70 F, we’re all thrilled it’s officially fall. But we also know what that means for our friendly neighborhood viruses: welcome Flu Read More
Infant Constipation
- posted: Jun. 21, 2024
Infant constipation Concerns for babies being constipated is one of the most common reasons we see infants in clinic. It can be major source of anxiety for parents. Constipation means different Read More
SENIORS 2020
- posted: Jun. 21, 2024
Congratulations to all of our 2020 graduates! We are so proud of you! Graduation is a major milestone in our lives and unfortunately, your senior year was interrupted by the Read More
COVID-19 Update
- posted: Jun. 21, 2024
Greetings friends, neighbors, associates, moms and dads! Can you believe it is June? The year is slipping by, even though March felt like it had 300 days and April lasted Read More
Take Care of Yourself
- posted: Jun. 21, 2024
In the past 12 weeks we have learned new words and phrases: ‘flatten the curve”, zoom meetings, pandemic, Carole Baskin, social distancing and more. Between working from home, Zoom meetings, Read More
