Dr. Johnson Celebrates 40 Years With The Children’s Clinic
As of July 7, 2015, Dr. Johnson has been with The Children’s Clinic for 40 years!
Pictured is Dr. Johnson with his wife, Kathy, who he hired to be his nurse 40 years ago. Four years later they were married!
Thank you Dr. Johnson for your 40 years of caring for our children!
Fourth of July
The Children’s Clinic will be closed July 3rd – July 5th for the Fourth of July holiday. We will re-open Monday, July 6th at normal office hours.
Please have a fun and safe holiday. Below are helpful links for summer safety.
Physical Fitness for Kids
Studies show that the lifestyle learned as children are much more likely to stay with a person into adulthood. For this reason, physical activity should be a regular part of family life.
Parents play a key role in helping their children become more physically active. Exercise along with a balanced diet provides the foundation for a healthy lifestyle. The most important things parents can do is encourage healthy habits in their children early in life.
What you can do…
- Take a walk or bike ride as a family.
- Play music and dance while doing chores
- Spend the afternoon at the playground
- Go for a hike
- Set family fitness goals
- Encourage children to sign up for a sport activity
- Set positive examples
- Give your children toys and equipment that encourages physical activity (jump rope, balls, etc)
- Turn off the TV. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no more than 1 to 2 hours of screen time per day.
- Don’t overdo it.
- Choose age appropriate activities
- Plan ahead and provide a safe environment
Swimmer’s Ear Research
Did fun at the pool leave you with a sore ear?
If you have swimmer’s ear, you may be eligible for an ear drop research study.
Ear exam and study drops at no charge for eligible participants.
Contact Jamie Barker at 870-935-6012 for more information.
Kid Friendly April Fools Day Pranks
No one loves April Fool’s Day as much as kids! Below are a list of kid-friendly pranks.
- Turn all the photos in your home upside down.
- Put a few drops of food coloring in your milk. Make sure your kiddo is watching when you pour their cereal.
- Spill “milk” over your child’s electronics. You can make your “milk splatter” here.
- Stick googly eyes on all the food in your refrigerator.
- Stuff toilet paper in the toe of one of your kid’s shoes and insist one of their feet grew overnight.
- Put a surprise toy dinosaur in the mailbox and ask your child to check the mail.
- Switch the inside bags of two boxes of cereal
- Pick up your kids from school wearing a funny wig
Eye Allergies
With the beautiful blooms of spring comes the dreaded allergy season. Part of allergy season is itchy, watery eyes. How can you tell what is simply an eye allergy or something that needs medical care?
Eye allergy symptoms include:
- Itchy eyes (you will notice your child frequently rubbing their eyes)
- Increase in tearing
- Red or pink eyes
- Mild swelling of the eyelids
- No sticky, mucus discharge
- No pain or fever
- Other allergy or hay fever symptoms may accompany the eye allergies (sneezing, running/itching nose)
If your child has these symptoms you can wash the allergens off the face by using a wet washcloth to clean the eyelids. You can also use an antihistamine such as benadryl.
If your child wears contacts, you may want to switch them to glasses temporarily to allow the eyes to heal faster.
You should contact us during office hours if:
- You think your child needs to be seen.
- Blisters on eyes or inner lids
- Eyelids are swollen shut
- Discharge that is not cleared after taking allergy medications for 2 days
- Discharge that is mucus or sticky
Seasonal Weekend Hours
The Children’s Clinic weekend clinics have changed. Appointments are available Saturday ONLY.
Saturday clinic will continue to be appointment ONLY. You may call from 8 am – 10 am on Saturday for a sick appointment.
Callers will be given an appointment time until all appointments are taken. Appointments are from 9 am – until last appointment scheduled.
Due to the season, we have had to implement an end point –our last appointment will be 430 and once that appointment has been taken, we will forward our phones even if it’s prior to 10am.
As always, our phones are answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The Nutcracker Ballet
The Children’s Clinic is a proud sponsor of The Nutcracker Ballet.
The Nutcracker will have performances December 5-8 at The Foundation of the Arts. Tickets may be purchased here.
Growth Charts
Growth charts consist of a series of percentile curves that illustrate the distribution of selected body measurements in children. Pediatric growth charts have been used by pediatricians, nurses, and parents to track the growth of infants, children, and adolescents in the United States since 1977.
CDC recommends that health care providers:
- Use the WHO growth standards to monitor growth for infants and children ages 0 to 2 years of age in the U.S.
- Use the CDC growth charts for children age 2 years and older in the U.S.
Growth charts are not intended to be used as a sole diagnostic instrument. Instead, growth charts are tools that contribute to forming an overall clinical impression for the child being measured.
Amber Sloan
Amber Sloan, APRN has been a part of The Children’s Clinic family for 9 wonderful years, however she will be moving to The Pain Center with Dr. Savu. She will be greatly missed by The Children’s Clinic, her patients, and her patient’s families. We wish her the best in her endeavors.