Kerry Fierstein

07/24/2021

This cutie has been starring in Baby Basics videos since he was a newborn. Perhaps that’s why he steals the show. This is his first video to go viral!

05/28/2020

Gorgeous baby + good pediatric advice = must see viewing!

This week's episode of Baby Basics outlines what you can expect to be covered at your newborn's first visit to the pediatrician. As well as answering questio...

11/28/2018

Take the stress out of meal time. Your job is to provide the food. Your child’s job is to determine which choice and how much.

To do: Make plates colorful and fun. Two strawberries a cucumber, a cheese stick and some crackers are a complete meal and can make a funny face!

Make mealtimes fun - have pizza for breakfast or pancakes for dinner. Have a picnic in the den for lunch. Create dips our of apple sauce, tomato sauce, ketchup. Put Parmesan cheese in a child sized shaker.

Give them control - Make a buffet and let your child fill the plate. Cooks are invested in their meals - so let them help you prepare dinner.

Not to do: Don’t offer filler snacks like goldfish. Don’t let them drink all day long.

Most important: Don’t care if they eat - it gives them too much power. Normal, healthy children will eat enough to sustain themselves - more at one meal, less at another and it’s all OK!

11/21/2018

Make sure that Measles isn’t on your Thanksgiving menu. Outbreaks of measles in Rockland County, Brooklyn, and Ocean County, New Jersey may be more treacherous than traffic. Be wary of celebrating with relatives from affected counties who don’t vaccinate. Most children get the measles vaccine as part of the MMR around age 12 months and 48 months. Travelers to high risk areas may get vaccinated early. Check with your pediatrician.

11/18/2018

Walk-in Flu Vaccine today at PHA 9AM-12PM. Last one of the season.