Town & Country News & Stories

In the blog posts below, our experts weigh in on a variety of pediatric concerns.

General Tips for Parents

• When to Take Your Child to the Pediatrician, Immediate Care or ER

  
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Common Viruses

• What Parents Should Know about Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

  
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• Flu Prevention: Safety Tips for Flu Season

  
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Newborn Health

• Newborn Sleep, Behaviors and Vital Signs: What’s Typical?

  
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Sleeping

• How Much Sleep Your Newborn Needs and Other FAQs

  
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• How to Sleep Train Your Baby

  
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• Trying to Get Your Newborn Down? Try These 10 Sleep Tips.

  
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• Newborns and Nighttime Sleep

  
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Feeding

• What to Know About Feeding Your Newborn

  
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• Feeding Your Baby Through the First Year

  
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• What is Cluster Feeding and Why Do Babies Do It?

  
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• How to Introduce Solid Foods to Your Baby

  
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Picking a Pediatrician

• Picking Your Pediatrician

  
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Physical Health

• Understanding Cough in Children

  
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• Understanding Fever in Children

  
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• Frigid Forecast Health Tips

  
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• Frigid Weather Tips to Prevent Frostbite and Hypothermia in Children

  
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Mental Health

• How to Deal With Back to School Stress

  
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• Separation Anxiety in Children

  
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• How to Help Reduce Holiday Stress in Children

  
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Immunizations

• What You Need to Know About Mumps

  
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• Measles in Kids

  
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News Clips

• Tackling the Toddler Tantrum
• Drink Up! Make Sure Kids Stay Hydrated This Summer 
• Is the Stethoscope Dying? High-tech Rivals Pose a Threat
• What Three Pediatricians Do for Their Own Kids
• Potty Setbacks at Age 4, 5 and 6: What to do When Older Kids Keep Having Accidents
• Chicago's Top Doctors for Kids
  • Featured Town and Country Pediatrics Providers (Chicago Top Doctors for Kids, February 2021) 
    • Danielle S. Cherian, MD
    • David Drelicharz, MD
    • Irene J. Freeman, MD
    • Susan Jane Friedland, MD
    • Jenny Youn Hong, MD
    • Barbara N. Johnston, MD
    • Ellen Papacek, MD
    • Ken S. Polin, MD
• Chicago's Exceptional Women in Medicine
  • Featured Town and Country Pediatrics Providers (Chicago Exceptional Women in Medicine, May 2021)
    • Danielle S. Cherian, MD
    • Irene J. Freeman, MD
    • Susan Jane Friedland, MD
    • Jenny Youn Hong, MD
    • Barbara N. Johnston, MD
    • Ellen Papacek, MD