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@emilyjackt Hi, one of ours had torticollis, which I understood to involve something like tight neck muscles. A physical therapist gave us some exercises to do with him. It was not difficult. One exercise I remember involved putting him on his back, shoulder blades against the ground, and very...

What's the current thought on this? General recommendations online are to treat with antibiotics to prevent complications. But antibiotics cause complications. Would it be reasonable, e.g., to wait a couple of days after onset to see if condition improves? (N.B. that I understand that Reddit is...

@knotty Thanks for your input. Perhaps bicycling requires less coordination, etc., than skateboarding, but I don't have a good reason to believe that. Bicycling with training wheels requires less coordination, but it is not good preparation for pedal-bicycling, but many children these days use...

@faithangel2017 They seem risk-averse, anyway.

And for those of you with scooters, do look into that. The AAP article made scooters sound fairly dangerous, too!

@alger How well can your 4-year-old balance on the board? Can your child push and, e.g., foot-brake?

I looked online and several website reference the AAP, and in particular a brief article published in Pediatrics in 2002. The article is attributed to a committee comprising maybe a dozen doctors. A brief search reveals a handful of other articles on skateboards and scooters; due to time...

@paulpaul We made an appointment. Thank you so much for the information!

@promisespromises Thanks for the advice.

We will be near Tampa. Thank you for your input so far!

@follow_the_word Thanks for this information. What do you think about buying an induction range? It seems that good vented range hoods cost upward of $1K (USD), which is a little less than an induction range. So, why not just get the induction range so that we don't have to deal with gas? (We...

I'd like to decide what to prioritize in a recent home purchase, accounting for monetary cost (assuming we're not wealthy) and value to health for us and our children. One member of the household has mild asthma. Hardwood floors: we're refinishing floors (before we move in). Of course we'll be...

Greetings, good people. Cutting right to the point: child under 3 vaccinated for COVID (Moderna) in my home state (not Florida), but will be in FL when he needs his second dose (3-6 weeks after first does). Health Department says it's probably not possible as there are 'issues' in FL; FL...