Our office will be closed on Monday, November 11, 2024 in observance of Veteran’s Day. If your child is ill and you need medical advice, please visit our After Hours page for information on contacing the on-call doctor.
Flu, COVID-19, and RSV vaccine update: As of October 16, 2024, we have received flu vaccine and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for patients 6 months and older with private or Medi-Cal insurance. We also have RSV antibody vaccine for infants younger than 8 months old whose mothers did not receive an RSV vaccine at least 2 weeks prior to delivery. To schedule an appointment for flu, COVID-19, or RSV vaccines for your child, please give our office a call at (916) 421-8245. If you need to discuss other concerns with the doctor in addition to receiving a vaccine, please schedule a regular well or ill visit appointment instead. Our doctors strongly recommend flu, COVID-19, and RSV vaccines for all eligible children. Vaccination is the best way to prevent serious illness (hospitalization or death) from the flu, COVID-19, and RSV!
Check out our updated and improved Patient Portal (active as of June 2023)! You will need to create a new portal account to access your child’s health information. Please call our office at 916-421-8245 or stop by the office to obtain a PIN to activate your account. Your identity will be verified prior to receiving a PIN.
October 24, 2024 -- Check out these new and updated articles on HealthyChildren.org RSV Immunizations: New Ways to Protect Babies Beyond Literacy: Shared Reading Starting at Birth Offers Lifelong Benefits How to Share Books With Your Baby Is Your Child Ready to Read? Signs of RSV in Babies (YouTube video) Antibiotics in Food: Should Parents Be Concerned? Your Premature Baby’s Nutrition Needs: Breast Milk, Fortifiers & Preterm Formula How to Prepare for a Visit with a Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician School Suspensions & Expulsions: How They Fail Kids - and Schools Tinea Infections (Ringworm, Athlete’s Foot & Jock Itch Type 2 Diabetes in Children & Teens: Tips fo Manage Blood Sugar & Stay Healthy Chlamydia pneumoniae Infections: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment Managing a Child’s Pain After Surgery: Parent FAQs How to Manage Your Child’s Pain & Prescription Opiod Use: 4 Safety Tips Suicide Prevention: 12 Things Parents Can Do What are Corticosteroids? Steroids and Sports Performance Enhancers: Information for Teen Athletes Your Premature Baby’s Nutrition Needs: Breast Milk, Fortifiers & Preterm Formulas Bell’s Palsy: Sudden Facial Weakness in Children & Teens Whooping Cough (Pertussis): What Parents Need to Know Sample Menu for a 2-Year-Old Child Healthy Children Podcast Episode 16: Ask the Pediatrician: Eczema, Anxiety, Nutrition, Perfectionism & More HealthyChildren.org E-Newsletter September 2024: School Attendance: When Absences Add Up & How They Can Affect Kids
Check out these articles from the Child Mind Institute: How to Talk to Kids About Starting Therapy - Preparing kids and teens for their first appointment How to Work Well With Your Child’s Therapist - A good relationship with the mental health professional treating your child is key to a successful outcome Questions to Ask a Doctor Prescribing Medication to Your Child - Tips for minimizing side effects and getting good results Helping Resistant Teens Into Treatment - And why they need to want to get better to actually get better Getting Family Members on Board With Treatment - Kids do best when all the adults close to them are working together When Are Kids Ready for Social Media? - And how to monitor social media use when kids are starting out When Should You Get Your Kid a Phone? - It’s not just a question of the right age How Phones Ruin Concentration - Multitasking leads to shallower thinking and more time spent working, especially for kids who struggle with attention What are Tics and Tourettes? - And what to do (and not do) if your child develops a tic How to Help Kids Deal with Embarrassment - Don’t minimize their feelings, but do praise them for being resilient How to Know if Your Child is Being Bullied - What are signs of bullying? When does the teasing become torment? How to Help Kids Deal with Cyberbullying - Empowering them with information and strategies to protect themselves Our child is being bullied but doesn’t want us to talk to the school. What should we do? My Child Is Bullying Others: What Should I Do? - How to find out what’s behind the bullying behavior, and foster healthy friendship skills My son says hateful words at school and is now the “trouble kid.” How can I help him? What Is Relationship OCD (R-OCD)? - How this kind of anxiety can make romantic relationships difficult for teens How to Help Kids Worried About ‘Bad Thoughts’ - Child sometimes feel guilty about disturbing thoughts and can’t stop confessing What Is the Best Treatment for OCD? - Exposure with response prevention is gold standard
If you or your child have respiratory symptoms or COVID-19 Patients 2 years and older and accompanying individuals with cough, runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, or sore throat will be asked to wear a mask while in the office. If you need a mask but don’t have one, we’ll provide a disposable mask for you to wear. We thank you for cooperating and wearing a face mask inside our office when requested to do so.
For the latest information on COVID-19 including recommendations for testing, managing exposure to COVID-19, and how long to quarantine, please visit the CDC website (cdc.gov) or call our office. Tips: If you get sick, stay home. If you develop symptoms of COVID-19, get tested. To protect yourself and your family from serious illness (including hospitalization or death) from respiratory viruses, get vaccinated!
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