Connecticut Children's Blog

Many factors in life can disrupt routines, create stress – and make sleep more difficult.  How can you keep your child’s sleep on track? Connecticut Children’s behavioral sleep psychologist Lynelle Schneeberg, PsyD, joins the Growing Healthy blog with tips. Want more articles like this from pediatric experts you trust? Sign up for our newsletter. Subscribe First, […]

Winter darkness and colder weather can cause your child’s mood and health habits to take a dive. To help, start with the basics! Connecticut Children’s pediatric psychologist Melissa Santos, PhD, shares her top five tips. Want more articles like this from pediatric experts you trust? Sign up for our newsletter. Subscribe   1. Eat right. […]

You ask, we answer. In each edition of “Ask a Pediatrician,” Connecticut Children’s pediatric experts respond to a question from our community. Many parents wonder if their child can get both immunizations at once. Connecticut Children’s Physician-in-Chief Juan C. Salazar, MD, MPH, FAAP, answers. Want more articles like this from pediatric experts you trust? Sign up for […]

Resilience is the ability to overcome serious stress or difficulty, and bounce back stronger than ever. In this series, Connecticut Children’s pediatric experts share keys to resilience, and how to help your child be resilient.  We hear it all the time: Kids are resilient. But what does that mean, and why does it matter so […]

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, Connecticut Children’s and its partner pediatric practices have worked around the clock to provide a safe environment for patient care – including making sure that kids are getting the vaccines they need. To share an important reminder to parents, Catherine Wiley, MD, division head of Primary Care at Connecticut […]

This post was last updated on December 30, 2021. Your family has probably been focused on COVID-19 lately. But did you know it’s also peak season for another virus in kids? It’s called respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. On one hand, RSV is nothing new. If your child is over the age of 2, they’ve probably […]

While vaccines keep us healthy, they’re linked to a genuine fear for one out of five people: “needlephobia.” And that can present some unique challenges when it’s time for immunizations like the COVID-19 vaccine and annual flu shot. To help your child overcome any fear of needles — or better yet, prevent them from feeling […]

By: Vanessa Laurent, PhD, and Lynelle Schneeberg, PsyD As the days grow shorter and the hours of sunlight decrease, your child may feel sad or sluggish from the gray skies. For some kids and teens, this feeling may be a more serious problem known as Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD.  Connecticut Children’s pediatric psychologists explain. […]

The FDA authorized Pfizer-BioNTech’s and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6 months to 4 years, and experts for the CDC unanimously approved the use of both vaccines – a moment that parents, pediatricians and health leaders are celebrating.  Connecticut Children’s Physician-in-Chief, Juan Salazar, MD, MPH, and Medical Director of Infection Control, John Schreiber, MD, […]

So your family is ready for a change of scenery, and the adults and older teens are fully vaccinated. But what if your younger child is still waiting on their COVID-19 vaccine? Before you make any spring or summer travel plans, Connecticut Children’s infectious disease expert John R. Schreiber, MD, MPH, has guidance. (Originally published in May of […]