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Caring for Kids… with Croup

Leslie Poling, MD February 05, 2016February 5, 2018

Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night to the sound of a seal bark and realized that it is coming from your child’s bedroom? This sudden development of a terrible sounding barky cough in the middle of the night is a common presentation of croup. As a pediatrician, I see croup … continue reading

Summertime Safety

Leslie Poling, MD May 01, 2015May 1, 2015

It is starting to warm up outside and that means kids are ready to fill the sidewalks, backyards, pools, parks, and anywhere outside they can think to have fun. With the outdoors come many safety issues. Being a parent and pediatrician makes me a little neurotic when it comes to outdoor safety. My kids could … continue reading

Caring for those pearly whites

Leslie Poling, MD December 13, 2014December 12, 2014

When that first tooth comes in, it is so exciting and a little relieving. Some children are very easy teethers but my kids were terrible. I lost sleep, my kids lost sleep. I felt like I was giving them Tylenol all the time. They were fussy, and I was probably a little crabby too. I … continue reading

I was here first

Leslie Poling, MD October 09, 2014October 9, 2014

You have a young child and now you are pregnant with number 2 (or 3 or 4) and you are a little nervous as to how this new baby is going to affect the older child. There can be a lot of ways that young children deal with the introduction of a new baby sibling … continue reading

Introducing Foods

Leslie Poling, MD March 20, 2014

Getting ready to introduce foods to your baby can be a little overwhelming at first. So many questions: when to start, is my baby ready, what foods can he/she have, are they going to choke, are they going to be allergic? The list goes on and on. I found that with my first baby I … continue reading

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Author Leslie Poling, MD
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Caring for Kids… with Croup

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