I get a lot of questions about hitting and biting from parents. Unfortunately, I often get these questions after the behavior has been going on for months. Parents seem to think that if their child bites their shoulder while being carried or hits their face it is just normal kid behavior, but when that action spills over into play group, with siblings or in daycare the worry begins.
Nipping this behavior in the bud before it spills into other
In the late summer and early fall mosquitoes are abundant and so are those pesky, itchy bug bites. But sometimes the bug bites can cause severe illness, too.
Even in a dry summer like the one we have had, millions of mosquitoes emerge each evening around dusk and each morning near dawn to feast on the animals and people out and about. Mosquitoes are indiscriminate feeders and will bite anything with blood flowing. Sometimes, these bitten
Ahh, spring! It is finally upon us and with it comes warmer weather, budding trees, bike rides and bugs. Mosquitoes don't make their debut until next month but spiders are here already as are fleas on our pets.
We react to bug bites with itching, swelling and redness because we are allergic to the bug's saliva or stinger. Some of us are more allergic than others and as a result, our whole face or arm or leg might swell as a result of the bug
