Summer is in full swing, but as temperatures rise, it’s important to take extra precautions to keep you and your family safe. It’s vital that parents continuously take precautions to protect their children from heat-related illness and know what signs to look out for to...
By Ruben Rucoba, MD This past Friday, June 26, the state entered Phase 4 of its re-opening plan. Now, Illinois residents can plan on attending indoor dining, museums, zoos, gyms and health clubs, movie theaters, as well as other previously shuttered venues and attractions. But as...
By: Deborah Gulson, MD Now that it truly feels like summer outside, it’s time to enjoy the great outdoors! There's no better way to get fresh air and socially-distanced exercise than to go for a bike ride. Bicycling provides excellent cardiovascular exercise, balance skill development and...
By: Dr. Soma Mukherjee Summer is just around the corner and even though there will be some significant changes this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some things will remain the same. Enjoying a picnic is a great way to spend some quality time with your family....
By: Dr. Beckie Bergman Part 1 of this blog, published on Tuesday, covered at-home water and pool safety. Today, we are focusing on water safety when out and about, water safety and teens, and how to identify and help someone who is drowning. As the beaches start...
By: Dr. Beckie Bergman With warmer weather finally arriving, we are all starting to get into summer mode, and it seems like the perfect time to review some water safety. A lot of this may seem like common sense, but the current pandemic is adding a...
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Like all of you, we at PediaTrust have watched the events of the past week with a mixture of anger and sadness: anger at both the pointless death of...
By: Susan Sirota, MD Most of you have been sheltering in place for over two months and you are well aware that being “stuck” at home with little ones or big ones has not been easy. Many of you have found yourselves with no break from...
By: Jordan Kaufman Did you know that all it takes to practice mindfulness is a few minutes a day, an open mind, and a dedication to incorporating self-care in your daily routine? This week, Jordan Kaufman, daughter of Dr. Jonathan Kaufman from Pediatric Associates of Barrington...
In Tuesday’s blog, Cat Pierotti, one of the PediaTrust’s nurse practitioners, discussed the link between asthma and allergies. Now that spring is finally here, many of our patients are suffering from seasonal allergies and others are seeing their asthma symptoms flare up. If your child...