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COVID-19 resources specifically for kids

We have three COVID-19 resources specifically for kids to share.  Susie Boals, who some of you know as an Episcopal Day School librarian, sent us this resource Coronavirus: A Book for Children.  Itâ…

ADHD resource for families

Dr. Wendy Jones and Sandhills Pediatrics pediatricians recommend this ADHD Parents Medication Guide, an excellent resource from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with easy-to-re…

Car Seat Safety and North Carolina State Laws

Keeping your family safe in the car is one of the most important things you can do to keep your family healthy and happy. All passengers in your car should be buckled up. In North Carolina, children a…

HPV vaccine – Gardasil®

Among human cancers, cervical cancer is unique. It has only one cause: HPV, Human Papilloma Virus.   Every year, 10,000 US women get cervical cancer and 4,000 die of the disease. HPV affects men too.…

Enterovirus D68

Many Sandhills Pediatrics families are concerned about Enterovirus D68 affecting their children — here is information from your Sandhills Pediatrics pediatricians and nurse practitioners — for mor…

Four Months Old and Ready to Sleep Through the Night!

By 4 month of age, your baby is ready to sleep through the night!   Nutritionally, babies have stores to make it through the night once they’ve reached about 12 pounds, so night time awakenings aft…