The physicians and staff at Pediatric Partners welcome you to our website. We hope that you find the information here helpful.
If your child is a current patient, please register him or her on our site with the "Create An Account" tab above. For detailed directions on how to register, click here. Please remember that while we interact with the entire family, the child is the patient... make the account in your child's name!
| Summer Holiday Information: Labor Day (Monday, September 6th) we will be closed. Please enjoy safe holidays with your families. |
| Welcome Hannah! We are excited to introduce our newest nurse practitioner, Hannah Willette. She will start working at Pediatric Partners after Labor Day. Many of you might remember her from our office years ago when she rotated here as a student. She has since been in practice elsewhere and is relocating back to the area. Please welcome Hannah if you see her! |
| Flu Shot Information: All people over 6 months of age are encouraged to be vaccinated! General Information about 2010-2011 Season Influenza Vaccine: This year's flu vaccine will include both the Seasonal strains as well as H1N1. The first dose of flu vaccine needs to be boosted the first season a flu vaccine is given, then only one dose is needed. The 2 doses of vaccine should be separated by a minimum of 28 days (longer is fine). To decide if your child will need one or two vaccines this season, click here. For more information about the vaccines, click here and find the 2010-2011 influenza links under "Vaccine Information Sheets". IMPORTANT INFORMATION... FIRST FLU VACCINE CLINICS OF 2010: signups now available for those over 2 only... please read below carefully!
We are planning more flu clinics for Thursdays and Saturdays. We are also giving flu vaccine in the office ONLY to scheduled patients and their siblings. Please do not walk into our office at unscheduled visits for a flu vaccine, as we cannot staff appropriately for this.
We will offer Saturdays soon!
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| Monthly Coloring Contest: September is "Eat Healthy" Month! Congratulations to our August "Exercise!" Winners, Kyra - 8 years and Braden - 4 years. You both colored great pictures that made exercise look fun!
Eat Healthy! Healthy eating, along with routine exercise and good sleep, help to ensure a healthy body. Most of us have heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day to have energy and concentration to start the day off, but healthy eating every meal is important. Family meals not only encourage healthier choices, but also allow families to communicate and help build strong relationships. Serve a variety of foods at each meal. Parents can be excellent role models by eating all food groups. Once children are about 3 years old, you can enforce the one bite rule: Taste a Bite Without a Fight. Basically, that means they have to taste a bite (one big enough to chew) before saying they don't like it. If they take an honest bite, parents shouldn't make them eat any more. (Of course sometimes they choose to eat more, and that is ok.) Never force kids who are full to eat more, and if you think your child is still hungry because they didn't eat well, don't allow them to snack. Kids learn quickly that there will be a snack offered and "save space" for that without eating the healthy stuff first. Healthy children in America do not starve themselves. If hungry, they will eat. We have a much bigger problem with obesity, steming in part from parents trying to be sure their kids aren't hungry. Let them get a little hungry, and they tend to eat healthier foods if that is what is offered. Allow kids to help with meal planning and preparation. It teaches them a lot about balancing food groups if done correctly, makes them more likely to eat the meal, and can build family bonds from working together. Teach kids about different food groups early so they can learn to eat a balanced meal. One website that is fun for kids to pick a healthy plate of food is Zis Boom Bah. It allows kids to put various healthy (and unhealthy) foods on a plate and it scores their meal ... have them try to get a 5 star meal! For more great websites for kids and their parents, click here to be directed to our Website Page. Scroll down to "Nutrition" for many options! Click here for official contest rules. Visit our office to see all the posters our patients are making regarding this month's health theme as well as past winners! Past topics are also posted under "Patient Education"--> Other --> Past Monthly Coloring Contest Topics. |
Quick picks: We are on Facebook! Click on "Like" to see all our updates!
| Reminder Calls: As a courtesy to our patients, we provide reminder phone calls prior to previously scheduled appointments. If this phone call is not received for any reason, it does not remove the opportunity or responsibility for your appointment. If your primary phone number is a cell phone, be aware that many mobile phone carriers do not take messages from our automated system. It will be your responsibility to write down your appointment time when the appointment is made. |
 | The Kansas Pediatric Foundation supports TAP.TAM, a literacy program serving Kansas kids ages 6 months to 5 years old. |
| Click here for TAP.TAM site | We are proud to participate in this program since 2005! Kids love getting books to take home to read over and over! |
Reach Out and Read is going to give 1 million books away this summer. Click here to learn more about the Summer of a Million Books campaign. (Note: We give books to children for Reach Out and Read, but get our funding through Turn a Page. Touch a Mind. -- see above.) They are at 946,684 books... close to 1 million! They can make it to their goal by September 6th with just a little help!
New Patient Information:
Our next prenatal class is August 12th. We welcome all new babies! Click here for more information. |
Avoid illness! Please leave siblings who do not need to be seen in our office at home so their fingers don't touch all the germs! Healthy siblings often play around our office, and even though we attempt to clean on a regular basis, the safest place is at home .
