Northside Pediatrics, PC

03/06/2026

Cobb County families: check out this free seed option!

These Cobb Country libraries are the place to get your FREE seeds this year! 🍅🌱 Learn more 👉 bit.ly/free-seeds-cobb

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03/06/2026

Today is National Book Day. Dr Hardin loves audiobooks...she listens when she is riding bikes, walking or puttering around the house. Here are her latest 3....and the Harry Potter series is always on rotation every year or two with her and her family. What are your favs? Maybe a trip to the bookstore, library or Amazon this weekend to help you celebrate being a reader (and making your kids readers too!)

03/05/2026

The "birth control pills cause cancer" trope seems to be gaining traction on the web these days. And yes, they are not for everyone which is why before we start any teen on the pill, we have a long conversation about family history and past medical diagnoses of the patient. Some good scientifically based info from our fav evidence based pod:

03/04/2026

Was just talking to a mom today about this. The private school in South Carolina were the measles outbreak really caught fire only had a 44% vaccination rate. She asked how that could happen if vaccines are required for schools? The answer for public schools is religious exemptions (and by the way, no major religion says children should not be vaccinated), and private schools which do not require vaccinations to be a school member.

03/03/2026

Coming soon to a clock near you...Daylight Savings. Great advice from Dr Craig Canapari

I’m Dr. Craig Canapari, here to share simple sleep hacks for your kids and teens as we spring forward this Sunday. Let’s tackle DST without losing sleep! ...

03/02/2026

Congrats to Dr McGlamry who (along with Dr Goodloe) is now a Certified Breast Feeding Friendly Pediatrician!

03/01/2026

Not only is she an amazing doc, Dr Goodloe is a runner who ran her first marathon today (and check out her stats)!!! Some cool special needs racers also were seen and their teams. What fun outdoor activities or exercise did your family do this weekend? See video of mile 7 into 8 in comments on Fb (and ignore Dr Hardin's screaming, lol).

03/01/2026

A difficult but important Sunday read if you have teens and preteens.

Researchers followed more than 400,000 teens until they were adults. It found that those who used ma*****na were more likely to develop serious mental illness, as well as depression and anxiety.

03/01/2026

Something to see on Tuesday at school bus time!

Tuesday morning’s lunar eclipse gives us an incredibly rare opportunity to witness selenelion. This is when the lunar eclipse is visible along with the rising sun.

How is this possible? Atmospheric refraction, or bending light, allows both to be visible at the same time.

02/28/2026

Amazing! And birds are making babies now too so make sure your feeders have seed.

02/27/2026

Happy Friday! As we head into the weekend with some warmer weather, here is a refresher on bike safety for the kids! Hope everyone gets outside and has some fun.

The following is a list of common bicycle safety myths, coupled with the correct information you need to teach your children about safe bike riding.

02/26/2026

Need to make sure our "bar" is still near our stadiometers in both offices (aka the height bar/chart)