by Danielle Rowland, OTD, OTR/L, CEES | Nov 12, 2018 | Children, Holidays
Holiday Gifts for Kids Christmas is coming! If you’re like me the holidays have suddenly crept up and I have not even thought about shopping! And, to make things more difficult I have kids on my list that already have EVERYTHING! My goal each year is to give gifts...
by Ashley Van Maanen | Jul 31, 2018 | Children, Hegg Medical Clinic, Vaccinations
How to Help Your Child’s Fear of Shots Shots are never easy. Not even for us adults. But there is a way to help your kids get past their fear of shots and make them a little easier for both parent and child. Before the shot: Be honest. Tell kids the shot might hurt a...
by Ashley Van Maanen | May 15, 2018 | Children, Hegg Health Center, Newborns
If you think holding your own baby for the first time was the most earth-moving experience, just imagine how magical it’ll be to hold your grandchild. There’s nothing like it. And, even though we know that not too much has changed since you were in charge a few...
by Paul W. De Jong, MD | Mar 1, 2018 | Children, Hegg Health Center, Hegg Medical Clinic, Raising Awareness
March is National Kidney Month. This especially hits home for me because my 12-year-old son Evan was born with a nonfunctioning right kidney. We found this out late in Erin’s pregnancy. It was not evident on the standard 20-week ultrasound. In fact, the ultrasound...
by Ashley Van Maanen | Feb 16, 2018 | Children, Hegg Medical Clinic
With spring just around the corner, Hegg Medical Clinic would like to remind all of our parents and students to be thinking about scheduling your child’s Athletic Physical. It was decided a couple years ago to no longer offer athletic physicals within the school as...
by Ashley Van Maanen | Aug 2, 2017 | Children, Community Education, Healthy Living, Hegg Medical Clinic
Summer is coming to a close for many kids and their parents. Back to school means more than fresh school supplies and new jeans, don’t forget to prep for staying healthy during this time as well. Here are some tips to stay healthy as school begins to start...
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