Welcome to the GROW Pediatrics Blog!
Here on our blog, you’ll find office updates, announcements, and up-to-date health information. Keeping you updated on current Covid-19 precautions and vaccine availability is important to us, and you can often find that info here, or on our Facebook page.
We aim to post about topics we find most beneficial to our families at GROW- many of which originate from our ‘Most Frequent Call Reasons’ list.
We also like to share news and blog posts from reputable pediatric sources: The American Academy of Pediatrics, AAP’s HealthyChildren.org, and KC Kids Doc, and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
If there is a topic you’d like to see here, we are glad to receive suggestions! Email us at nurse@growpediatrics.com.
For additional information beyond what we have posted here, check out our Resources page!
Helpful Info for Sick Season
’Tis The Season….Respiratory Season Does it seem like your child *always* has a cold? There is a simple reason for that: Toddlers and preschoolers can catch up to 12 colds per year and still be completely normal! When you consider that each cold can have symptoms...
Updates on Covid-19 Risk Guidelines
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated Covid-19 prevention guidelines, based on regional risk levels. Below is a helpful article from NPR on what these changes mean for our children as they start school, as well as Austin Public Health...
NUK glass baby bottles- info on limited recall
Hello dear GROW families; This link contains information regarding the Nuk bottle recall; please note it affects only approximately 100 bottles sold (exclusively by Amazon) in the US;...
Helping Little Ones with Shots
For some children, routine wellness checks can be difficult due to anxiety surrounding vaccines- the dreaded shot! Because we know how crucial routine immunization is for your child's health, we 'd like to provide some resources that can help alleviate the anxiety...
Under 5 Covid-19 Vaccine Widely Available in Austin
Hello GROW community! Our small but mighty team here at the clinic is working doubletime to try to accommodate everyone who is on the wait list for the under 5 Covid-19 vaccine. In an effort to keep our front desk phone lines open for scheduling and checking in...
Moderna Covid-19 Doses Have Arrived
We've begun to call patients from our wait list to schedule appointments for Covid-19 vaccines (6 mo-5 years). If you miss our call, please call back asap to grab a spot! Please avoid calling in to check your spot on the list. If you need to add your child to the...
Covid-19 Vaccine for Children Under 5
COMING SOON! Yes- we are anticipating the approval by the CDC's ACIP this weekend, of the under 5 Pediatric Covid-19 Vaccine. *NO- it has not been approved yet.* Below is further info on the ACIP, the two brands of vaccine, the process of vaccine approval, and even...
Pride Month 2022
Happy Pride month, everyone. This month is a great opportunity for a reminder; GROW welcomes and embraces all identities, all people, all year long. We celebrate our LGBTQ kiddos and families, and will always be a safe place. Now, let's start the celebration!
HEB Organic Strawberry Recall
As a response to many worried parent phone calls today, our nursing staff would like to provide some clarification on the possible contamination of HEB strawberries, which has been in the news the past few days. We understand how scary this can be! Many of our kiddos...