Contemporary Pediatrics, Digital Edition, March 2012

Colleen Sloan, PA-C, RDN, unpacks the essential nutrient children are missing in their diets and how providers and parents can start implementing.

Mike Hennessy Jr. shares his thoughts on the holiday health paradox.

Practicing gratitude boosts wellbeing, improves sleep, and reduces stress. Parents can foster it daily by modeling gratitude, helping others, and reflecting on positives.

The most common reactions reported were the following: irritability or fussiness (30.1%), local reactions (21.1%) and fever (13.8%).