The overwhelming problem of weight gain in our pediatric/adolescent population spurred me to create a "Chips for chips" program with our families. In this program, the family purchases poker chips and assigns a monetary amount for each chip level. Instead of the child eating the chips in the "goody" bag after a baseball or soccer game, they exchange it for a poker chip. At the end of the week, they "cash" in the chips to purchase books, go to a movie, go bowling, or whatever the child and family work out together. Parents have been very receptive to trying this idea, and the child does not feel like he/she was left out.
Deb Browne, RNP, CPNPManhattan Beach, Calif.
Synthesizing CDC immunization recommendations with Mary Koslap-Petraco, DNP, PPCNP-BC, CPNP, FAANP
March 27th 2024Mary Koslap-Petraco, DNP, PPCNP-BC, CPNP, FAANP, provided a review and reminder of the CDC immunization recommendations and schedule during her session at the 45th National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) National Conference on Pediatric Health Care in Denver, Colorado.