Dr. Christina Johns
Senior Medical Advisor, PM Pediatrics
Kids stink. Sometimes kids stink in the metaphoric sense, like if they’re talking back or having a meltdown or coming up with the millionth excuse why they can’t fall asleep. But I’m talking about when they stink in the literal sense. You know, stink stink. Some kids do more than others. You know what I […]
I never really know what to say when people talk about “growing pains.” It kind of sounds like some vague non-condition that our old great-aunt said no matter where we were hurting as kids. And it means something different to everyone—is it just in the legs? All over? Does it last for years? Is there […]
It’s not like he’s actually going through puberty NOW. As in today. He’s 11. And a half. In middle school. Almost the youngest in his class. But I know it’s coming. And I need to get my pediatrician parent self together and be ready: for the attitude (arrived already), the body changes (none yet), and […]
