Mistakes & Misconceptions About Formula Feeding
Whether you’re expecting your first child or you’ve been around the baby block a few times before, there are always a lot of questions when preparing for parenthood. Questions about feeding often top that list. Experts agree that breast milk and/or formula should be the primary sources of nutrition for infants 6 months and younger. […]
Forgiveness: We All Merit a Second Chance
People generally tend to enjoy and appreciate “new beginnings,” especially children. New year, new friend, new shoes…. fallen snow, waiting for footprints and angels like an artist’s blank canvas. Nowhere is the impact of a new beginning more powerful than after a mistake, a transgression or behavioral outburst. Think of a time when someone forgave […]
Dr. Graebe Personifies Lifelong Learning
Dr. Rick Graebe, a behavioral optometrist in Versailles, is nothing if not dedicated to lifelong learning. Over the more than three decades of his career, he has relentlessly pursued best practices for his patients, even if those practices sometimes challenged conventional wisdom. Take one of Dr. Graebe’s specialties – Vision Therapy, which is a kind […]
Best Defense for Pertussis: Vaccination
Pertussis, or whooping cough, is still around. Worldwide each year, there are about 24.1 million cases of it and about 167,000 deaths from it. Outbreaks still occur in the U.S. and the disease could potentially be deadly even here. The bacteria that causes whooping cough is Bordetella pertussis. It clings to the cilia that line […]
Teens & Suicide
Warning Signs and What Parents Can Do Suicide is the second-leading cause of death in teens nationwide and Kentucky, and the trend is only growing worse. Based on a recent review of child fatality data, rates are increasing with spikes in suicide numbers among children ages 10-14. According to a youth risk behavior survey in […]
The Power of Family Storytelling
You’re re-telling one of your children’s favorite stories about something that happened when you were growing up. It’s one of your children’s favorites, and they have heard it dozens of times. You reach the end of your tale only to hear them say, “Tell it again!” Reminiscing and telling stories about your own childhood can […]
2019 Spring Break Staycations
You don’t have to travel far to have a Spring Break adventure. If your family is staying local for Spring Break, check out these spots for some fun “stay-cation” ideas. COLLINS BOWLING CENTER 205 Southland Drive, Lex. (859) 277-5746 / collinsbowling.com Hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-1 a.m. Friday & Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 a.m. Sunday, Noon-11 p.m. […]
Moore’s Career Path: A Happy Accident
How did Daphne Moore become a Vision Therapist at Dr. Rick Graebe’s optometry office in Versailles? Mostly by accident. A 2014 graduate with a psychology degree from St. Catharine College, now closed, Moore was searching online for school counselor jobs when another position – Vision Therapist – caught her eye, so to speak. After a […]
Warts: Common But Not Worrisome
I have had warts on my hands and feet before. A lot of people have, especially as children. Warts are benign, extremely common growths that appear on the skin. Common warts (Verruca vulgaris) are caused by a few members of the large human papillomavirus (HPV) family. Warts appear as flesh-colored (or darker) growths on the […]
Pediatric & Adolescent Associates: 60 Years of Caring for Children
Much has changed since Pediatric & Adolescent Associates first opened its doors in 1959. The office grew from one location to two, and from one physician to 15. But some things have stayed the same, according to Martina Denny, PAA’s practice administrator. “The most important things are that the physicians are providing excellent medical care […]
Improving Outcomes in Pregnancy Complications
The rates of maternal mortality and preterm birth continue to rise dramatically in the United States. According to the CDC and March of Dimes, more than 700 women die of pregnancy-related causes in the U.S. every year, and more than 1,000 babies are born prematurely every day. It’s impossible to point to one specific cause […]
The Power of Unconditional Love
Recent research suggests that the secret to a successful and happy life is a person’s Emotional Intelligence. Employers prefer people who work well with others and have empathy to those who are merely smart.The best way to instill emotional intelligence in children is to give them unconditional love. We’ve all heard of unconditional love, but […]
Early Warning Signs of Visual Problems
Struggling with reading is a common indicator that your child may need an eye exam. But what if the results of that eye exam are normal? Could the issue still be vision-related? Absolutely. Standard eye exams don’t test the visual system in total, something that Dr. Rick Graebe, a behavioral optometrist, does routinely at his […]
Stranger Anxiety: Not a Strange Phase
One behavior that makes my job as a pediatrician tough at times is when an older infant or toddler is just not happy to see me. The reactions when I approach him can run the gamut from a worried look to shrieks of sheer terror and a valiant attempt to hide from me. This is […]
Safe Sleep in Cold Weather
Temperatures are regularly dropping below freezing, especially at night. It’s tempting to bundle your baby up against the cold, but it’s not the safest idea. Overdressing and overheating your baby increases the risk of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome.) Overheating can destabilize a baby’s breathing pattern and inhibit his ability to resume breathing normally. Here […]
Staying Calm As a Parent
Calm is a superpower. Activating it doesn’t involve gamma rays, being bitten by a radioactive spider or melding with an alien. Just begin with the intention of being calmer. Start small, with one thing, and build from there. Calm requires effort and planning, and the discipline to continue, even – and especially – when it […]
Listen Up: Get an Annual Hearing Exam
As you begin to write or review your New Year’s resolutions, consider adding an annual hearing exam to your healthcare plan this year! While we typically remember to go to the dentist twice a year, or schedule an annual physical with our doctor or get your flu shot, most Kentuckians do not visit an audiologist […]
Mom-Approved Pediatricians 2019
We’ve Made It Our Goal to Find the Best Pediatricians And we asked the experts – our readers. Moms know better than anyone else which doctors go the extra mile for their patients. So we polled our readers, listened to what they had to say and compiled our list of Mom-Approved Pediatricians. Next up in […]
Long Journey to Career as Vision Therapist
Elizabeth Tincher’s journey to Dr. Graebe’s office in Versailles, where she is in her first year as a Vision Therapist, started with a horrific car accident nearly 25 years ago. Elizabeth was 19 and a student at UK in 1994 when she was nearly killed in the accident that left her with a ripped aorta […]
U.S. Pediatricians Say No to Spanking
Large swaths of the U.S. have traditionally used corporal punishment, especially spanking, on children. The Dutch noted how much of this the Pilgrims used on their children when they lived among them (before they went to North America). Attitudes on spanking may change after the American Academy of Pediatrics released a policy statement in December […]