Parenting and Children’s Healthcare Blog

Dr. Hassan Alzein and everyone here at Alzein Pediatrics is pleased to welcome Janet Gil, MSN, CPNP-PC to the practice. “Janet brings extensive and impressive professional experience along with a bright and friendly personality to our patient families,” said Dr.…

At Alzein Pediatrics, we care for children that have their father’s beautiful brown eyes, or their mother’s gorgeous red hair. Sometimes, that red hair may seem to pop up out of nowhere, until an older relative says, “Oh, your great-grandpa…

When a baby needs to put their arms up to put on a shirt, parents say, “Put your arms up!” When they bump their head, we say, “Ouch! Your head must hurt!” When they have dirt on their ears, we…

For children (and adults) with asthma, every day can bring new challenges. Factors such as the weather, activity levels, allergies, illness and air quality both indoor and out, can affect asthma symptoms and lead to a great day or a…

When your baby was born, you were concerned about bowel movements, probably for the first few weeks. As you settled into a routine, you gave less and less thought to stool, as it seemed everything was moving along just as…

Among the rush of tests and screenings in the delivery room, your doctor will check your newborn son to ensure their testicles have descended. During gestation, the testicles begin development in the abdomen of the fetus, and then descend into…

Your child’s spine – and yours too - consists of 33 stacked bones that run from the base of the skull to the tailbone. From the side, looking at the body in profile, the spine has a gentle S-curve. Looking…

Dog, cobra, eagle and camel all sound like things our kids pretend to be, but they are also yoga poses. At Alzein Pediatrics, we know that while pretending to a crow or a frog is always fun, doing simple, age-appropriate…

Updated guidelines help your family navigate media use Do you know what the current American Academy of Pediatrics media guidelines are? Don’t be embarrassed if you’re grasping at straws right now; just one in five parents are even aware these…

Summer brings heat alerts, storm warnings, and—increasingly—air quality alerts. “For the nearly 5 million children in the United States with asthma, those air quality alerts provide crucial information that help parents plan their day and manage their children’s health,” says…