North Bend Medical Center Pediatrics

11/20/2025

10 Ways to Shape Healthy Eating

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11/14/2025

Three core skills to teach infants and toddlers before the age of 3.

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Most toddlers are busy learning ABCs and counting, but what they really need are the invisible skills that shape their brains for life. By age 5, gaps in these foundational skills become much harder to close.

The three core skills that determine lifelong success are focus, language, and confidence.

Focus is a secret superpower. Kids who practice paying attention early struggle less in school later. Simple activities like stacking blocks or drawing without interruption train their brains to sustain attention. Observe quietly, don’t correct or praise constantly, and let their focus grow naturally.

Language builds confidence. Early communication helps children develop social skills, curiosity, and self-expression. Narrate what they do, like “Stack the red block. Look how round it is,” then pause and let them respond. Every word becomes a connection in the brain, laying the foundation for learning and relationship skills.

Confidence emerges when children feel safe to explore, make mistakes, and solve problems independently.

Focusing on these skills before age 3 gives your child a head start in school and life. Foundations matter more than facts.

11/10/2025

❗️Infant formula recall❗️

ByHeart Infant Formula

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Federal health officials are investigating an outbreak of a rare infant disease in 10 states linked to baby formula that was being recalled, officials said.

11/03/2025

Thank you for voting for the Winnie the Pooh theme Halloween costume for our department! #1 🎃

05/07/2025

Child Abuse Awareness

10/30/2024

Coos Bay Library is hosting a 4-H Babysitting Certification Friday, November 8 for tweens and teens interested in babysitting skill building. It's a cool opportunity and includes a free breakfast and lunch for participants (the 8th, Friday is a grading day for the Coos Bay School District).

11/19/2023

Keep your teens up to date not just on vaccines but also mental health checks by scheduling yearly check-ups.

Call 541-267-5151 ext 1315 to schedule.

Teens and young adults often get a number of vaccine-preventable diseases. Learn how to protect your child here. 

09/26/2023

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06/29/2023

Ones of the best ways to cool down this summer is at Mingus Park Pool. Free swimming lessons on Saturdays from 9-12 pm. Contact Mingus Park Pool to register.

IT'S SUMMER TIME AT MINGUS PARK POOL!

Free swim lessons every Saturday from 9 to 12 every half hour. Please pre register your swimmer.

Free family swim 7 days a week until September 1st. 2pm to 4pm. Anyone 6 or under needs to be accompanied by an adult 18 or older.

IT'S COOL TO BE AT THE POOL!!!

03/30/2023

On Saturday, April 8 at 10:30 AM, North Bend Public Library will be hosting a special storytime with North Bend Medical Center. The Storytime theme will be about keeping our bodies healthy and will take place in the Children’s Room of the Library. All children in attendance will receive a free book and a toothbrush.

For more information about this event, contact the library at (541) 756-0400 or email nbservices@northbendlibrary.org.

Contact:
Laura (541) 756-0400
nbservices@northbendlibrary.org
https://www.northbendoregon.us/calendarview.aspx?cid=29364

02/28/2023

Books! Crafts! Games! Cupcakes! 🎉

Join the Coos Bay Public Library on Thursday, March 2 for an evening celebration of Read Across America Day.

All kids and teens under 18 will receive a FREE book!

Books! Crafts! Games! Cupcakes! 🎉
Join us Thursday, March 2 for an evening celebration of Read Across America Day. All kids and teens under 18 will receive a FREE book!

01/07/2023

Thank you to our patients and families for voting for us as one of the favorite pediatric care in the Oregon South Coast!