Hartman Pediatrics

04/22/2026

We’re starting off the week with a flood of newborn visits and we couldn’t be more excited! Whether it’s starting the parenthood journey with new parents or helping our existing families grow by welcoming new additions, newborn care is one of the most rewarding parts of our job.

04/16/2026

Getting kids to drink water isn’t always easy. Here are some tips that may help!

Kids typically get enough water between drinking water and foods that have moisture in them like fruits and veggies. You can also make water available during meals and snacks, as well as making it easy for them to access the rest of the day. It’s just like food - you make it available, and they choose whether or not to eat.⁠
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These ideas may add some fun and help you get your child drinking water.⁠ ⁠
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If your child is experiencing constipation or dehydration these may help too, but it’s also important to check in with your child’s healthcare provider. ⁠
A little novelty can go a long way. You don’t have to have to spend money or get a huge selection of new cups and straws, I just wanted to show you options. Keep in mind that some of these things are choking hazards for the little ones, so only get things that are safe for your child. ⁠Additionally, always add a silicone straw tip to any metal straws for safety purposes.⁠
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If you ALWAYS do one kind of fun thing, it will lose its novelty very quickly. So, mix it up, and save the fun things for when you really need to help your child get more interested in water. ⁠

04/09/2026

Milk can be an important part of toddler nutrition, but did you know that there is such a thing as too much milk?

04/05/2026

Happy Easter! We hope you have a wonderful day celebrating with family.

03/27/2026

Things that scare parents but pediatricians don’t stress over….and the real things that scare pediatrician moms.

03/21/2026

Recall on ibuprofen… please check your bottles for the lot number and expiration date and discard if necessary.

03/10/2026

Head injury basics!

03/10/2026

Did you know the color of your snot does not tell us much of anything at all other than your immune system is working?

03/10/2026

How’d your household survive the time change?

03/06/2026

Get ready to spring forward this weekend!

03/01/2026

How’s your Saturday going? 😆

01/24/2026

Friendly reminder that our office utilizes pre check-in through the patient portal for your visits. this cold and flu season has been quite significant resulting in increase in sick visits to the office. We are unfortunately experiencing lines at the check in desk at times due to the increase in visits. Using pre check-in to update your information and add insurance cards before the visit speeds up the in person check in, getting your child to a room faster and in turn decreasing your time spent waiting. Please add your insurance cards in pre check-in by clicking on edit by the insurance name. You can expire old insurance and add new insurance as well. Also remember your insurance card is your form of payment for your healthcare and we need a copy of all cards every visit. The easiest way to do this is in the pre check-in. Please do not add a separate portal message with your insurance cards unless you forgot to add them in pre check-in. This makes it more difficult to know when you get here if we have your card or not. If you did not provide a card in pre check-in the front desk will ask you for the copy in person. This is her job. Please be kind. It is necessary to have a copy of the card every time you come, just like you have to present your debit or credit card every time you go to the grocery store or your library card every time you check out books even if you were just there. Thank you!