Partners in Pediatrics

We are a pediatrics-only clinics serving the Twin Cities.

Parents may be overwhelmed by suggestions that come from friends, family, books and television. Partners in Pediatrics' quarterly newsletter "Your Growing Child" keeps you updated with the latest information to help keep your family healthy.


Partners in Pediatrics publishes a newsletter available in our clinics for our patients and their families. It is full of timely clinic news and pediatric information. If you'd like to see some of our past articles, click on the title in the issue below.

Spring/Summer 2008 Volume 11, Number 1 Introducing Jennifer Junck, CPNP Minding Your Mind Bike Helmets at discount prices Are You Out of your Mind?! Mindless Eating - Why We Eat More and Don't Even Know It Summer's a good time to schedule camp, sports and school physicals!		Winter/Spring 2008 Volume 10, Number 4 Consumer Cold Meds for Kids Much Ado about Nothing What's So Super about the Superbug? Methicillin-Resistant Staphlococcus Aureus

Fall/Winter 2007-8 Volume 10, Number 3 Cyber Bullying Tips on keeping your kids safer on-line Influenza A review of what influenza is and how the influenza vaccine can help keep you and your family healthier		Summer/Autumn, 2007 Volume 10, Number 2 ReadyCare When your child is ill, we're Ready! Flu Vaccinations, 2007 Toddlers who Bite

Spring/Summer, 2007 Volume 10, Number 1 The Female Athlete Triad: —What You Need to Know The Smart Athlete's Guide to Sports Supplements Fuel In, Fuel Out —A Guide to Sports Nutrition for Young Athletes		Spring, 2007 Volume 9 Number 4 Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine —About the disease and who should get the vaccine Rotavirus Vaccine —About the disease and who should get the vaccine New Chickenpox Vaccine Recommendations —Second dose recommended by AAP

Autumn/Winter 2006 Volume 9, Number 3 Is Quick and Convenient the Same as Quality? —Choose the best care for your child Karen Moberg, Dietician —Nutrition Services at PIP Flu Vaccines offered —Be sure you and your family are protected.		Summer, 2006 Volume 9 Number 2 The Why of Well-Child Examinations Why We Do the Things We Do Thanks to our Staff at Partners in Pediatrics —LifeWorks PIP Bits —Influenza season, website offerings

Winter 2005 Volume 7 Number 4 Partners in Pediatrics’ New Phone Policy —After-hours phone management Partners in Pediatrics Welcomes New Providers —Three new providers have joined us Thanks For The Memories —“We've come a long way you and I.”		Spring 2005 Volume 8 Number 1 A Midsummer Bite's Cream —Warm weather brings flying creatures Sun Worshipping should be practiced from afar —From appointments to perscriptions

Summer 2004 Volume 7 Number 2 Generation XXL —Everywhere you go, obesity is being discussed What's your BMI? —What does that abbrevation stand for? Poison Pill Still? —Keep a bottle of ipecac handy? PIP After Hours Care —It’s Here		Fall 2004 Volume 7 Number 3 Top 10 Ways to Make Your PIP Visit Great —From appointments to perscriptions Influenza 2005: —A New Year with new germs Back to School —Choosing a backpack

Fall 2003 Volume 7 Number 1 Rogers Clinic Open —Two New Providers Join PIP Mace Goldfarb Retires: —After 40 Years of Caring for Children Water: Go With The Flow —Then go for the water Colic: A Problem screaming for a solution —Confronting the common crying that babies do pdf Finding Child Care: Consider the basics —From the environment to care givers interactions pdf		Spring 2004 Volume 7 Number 1 Partners in Pediatrics Adds a New Provider —We welcome Dr. Larry Manning to PIP Strength Training —Strengthing the mind and the body New Cutting Edge Scheduling at PIP —offering you a new approach to scheduling

Fall 2002 Volume 6 Number 1 PIP Wins “Champions of Health” Award Partners in Pediatrics recognized for work with Crisis Nursery. Universal Hearing Screening for Newborns Recommended—Hearing checks for all infants Protecting Your Most Important Passenger—New car seat recommendations for infants and children Is there a genetic component to otitis media?—Why some children may be predisposed to ear infections The New Epidemic: The Fattening of America —You are what you eat Influenza Season —Annual recommendations for the flu vaccine		Spring 2003 Volume 6 Number 2 We are proud to introduce our new site…Rogers —PIP opens its sixth clinic Ear Infections: A New Perspective —a new look at an old problem Supersizing Beverages Can Supersize Your Kids—extra large diets bring extra-large kids What You Drink May Reflect Poorly On You —soft drinks and dental caries Infant Massage: A Parent’s Golden Touch —the benefits of a parent's touch Facing Up To Acne—old nemesis, new treatments

Fall 2001 Volume 5 Number 1 Breast Milk: The Gold Standard —Still the best nutrition for infants. America's Favorite Pastime: What Do We Do? —Second part of an examination into the true picture of television. Vegetarian Diet Becoming More Mainstream —A look at vegetarian diet and resources The Accidental Vegetarian —A vegetarian diet for non-vegetarians. Boys Will Be Boys? —A recent study shows that the best firearm is one that is not in arm's reach of children.		Spring 2002 Volume 5 Number 2 When Bad Things Happen —Helping children deal with tragedy. PIP Doc Brings Home Olympic Golden Memories—Sports specialist Gary Nichols treats athletes at winter Olympics. Are Infant Walkers Relics of the Past? —Two word summary: they're dangerous. You Big Bully; Do You Hear What I Hear? —Bullying, hearing loss information from the current childhood literature. The Newborn Screen: Why Are You Poking My Baby’s Heel?—Infant newborn screening revised Fever: Who Goes There, Friend or Foe?—Examining fever in children

Fall 2000 Volume 4 Number 1 After 41 Years of Caring for Children, Dr. Greene Retires—a respected pediatrician retires. Flu Vaccine Will Be Late and Limited—this season's vaccine runs into a roadblock Meet PIP's Dr. Sports—Dr. Nichols brings his love of sports into the office. Second-Hand Smoke is as Bad as Lighting Up —environmental smoke threatens children Protecting Our Children from Environmental Smoke —11 things you can do to make the air children breath cleaner A Weighty Subject—our children's backpacks can weigh upon their health PIP Recognized by Minneapolis Crisis Nurser y—giving something back to the community		Spring 2001 Volume 4 Number 2 Home Trampolines: Unsafe at Any Speed —latest information on a household hazard In-line Skating—facts and tips for a safe journey. Ann Hawkinson 1952-2000 —PIP's caring practitioner remembered Skateboards: Using Your Head For Safety —Be fast, have fun and be safe. Scooters: Injuries Scooting Up —New fad, new concerns Bicycling: Bike Safety Is More Than Just a Spin of the Wheel—a little planning goes a long way Television: It's Not Called a Wasteland for Nothing —More bad news on America's favorite pastime

Fall 1999 Volume 3 Number 1 New Vaccine Against Common Bacteria Approved—new immunization to combat severe bacterial disease caused by Strep strain. Spanking: What We Teach Our Children—a look at a controversial topic. Reading Skills Promote Life Long Successes—Literacy affects all aspects of life Unsolved Mysteries: Showing Restraint—Rules and procedures for child safety seats		Spring 2000 Volume 3 Number 2 PIP Partners with the Minneapolis Crisis Nursery—providing medical services to those in need. Resist the Urge to Promote Bacterial Resistance—understanding antibiotics Taking the Violence Out of Your Child's Life—a safety primer. Urgicare or Not to Urgicare; That is the Question—when do you take your child to be seen when the office is not open.

Fall 1998 Volume 2 Number 1 In Memorium: SIdney Scherling MD —a tribute to a great pediatrician. Oh,no! Again? Not Another Shot!! —a look at childhood vaccinations Four Rs: Reading, 'Riting, 'Rithmatic and Red Throat—a guide to strep throat More Than a Knock on the Head —head injuries and concussions Lice: How Not to Let Them Bug You—everything you wanted to know about lice and probably more than you wanted to know		Spring 1999 Volume 2 Number 2 Do We As Parents Matter Anymore?—do what we do as parents affect the way our children grow? Dr. Jack Strobel Retires After 35 Years of Pediatric Care—a look back at a great pediatrician Taking the Bite Out of Summer —a guide to mosquitoes Circumcision: The Controversy Continues—pros and cons of the number one surgical procedure of childhood Tick Protection is Only Skin Deep—Lyme disease, tick bites and how to protect your children

Fall 1997 Volume 1 Number 1 Breathing New Life into Asthma —a look at the evolving treatment of asthma To sleep; perchance to dream: Is this to be or not to be?—a look at common sleep problems in children Over-the-Counter Medication: More Fantasy than Fact—do all these cold medications help our children? Use and Abuse of Antibiotics: Using Common Sense—a sensible look at antibiotic use The Emerging New Battlefield: The Few, the Strong, the Resistant—the increasing problem of resistant bacteria		Spring 1998 Volume 1 Number 2 Teething: The El Niño of Childhood—teething gets blamed for a lot of things and is responsible for few The People's Guide to Snuffles, Sniffles and Sneezes—a look at common infections in children Automatic Garage Door Openers Still a Potential Danger—child safety starts at home Calcium: Everybody's Got to Have It —how's your calcium intake? Ask PIP—Answers to questions about backyard trampolines and in-line skating