We thought we were golden with our 3.5 year old’s sleep pattern: um, yeah, right! We have had lots of middle-of-the-night wakeups from nightmares and now- growing pains. When our son wails from the pain, I get it. I had them too.  But, what I don’t get is what they are and how to help him.

According to KidsHealth, growing pains usually happen when kids are between the ages of 3 and 5 or 8 and 12. Doctors don’t believe that growing actually causes pain, but growing pains stop when kids stop growing. By the teen years, most kids don’t get growing pains anymore.

What are the symptoms?
Most of the time they hurt in the front of the thighs (the upper part of your legs), in the calves (the back part of your legs below your knees), or behind the knees. Usually, both legs hurt.  Growing pains often start to ache right before bedtime. Sometimes a child can go to bed without any pain, but then might wake up in the middle of the night with their legs hurting. The best news about growing pains is that they go away by morning. MayoClinic reports that some children may also experience abdominal pain or headache during episodes of growing pains. Dr. Greene cautions that if the growing pains occur during the day, or there is limping, redness or any other complaints, you should see your pediatrician.

What causes growing pains?
Kidshealth reports that growing pains don’t hurt around the bones or joints (the flexible parts that connect bones and let them move) — only in the muscles. For this reason, some doctors believe that kids might get growing pains because they’ve tired out their muscles. When you run, climb, or jump a lot during the day, you might have aches and pains in your legs at night. Dr. Greene says the muscles or tendons are still a little too tight for the growing long bones. Muscle spasms lasting from 1 to 15 minutes cause the pain. Many of these children are unable to touch their toes with their fingertips without bending their knees.

How can you help with the pain?
Kidshealth suggests an over-the-counter pain medicine like acetaminophen or ibuprofen. Kids should not take aspirin because it can cause a rare but serious illness called Reye syndrome.

There are three other things that might help you feel better:

1. placing a heating pad on the spot where their legs hurt
2. stretching their legs or having the child stretch like you do in a gym class
3. massage their legs

Dr. Greene suggests that during a pain episode, stretching the foot and toes upward will often resolve the muscle spasm. Gentle massage and moist heat over the painful spot can also help. In most cases the pain can be prevented with simple, daily stretching exercises. These exercises must be continued even after the pain subsides in order to keep the muscles and tendons relaxed and able to accommodate the next growth spurt. Some physicians recommend giving a glass of tonic water before bed. Though he has never seen any studies evaluating this suggestion, he does say that plenty of fluids should make cramping less likely.

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I know I’ve made about 4 of these car seat installation mistakes and I’m pretty sure that I’m not alone. In fact, I know I’m not: studies show that 82 percent or 9 out of 10 car seats are not installed and used correctly. Even more upsetting? Crashes are the leading cause of death for children from 3 to 14 years old. Suddenly, taking the extra 10 minutes to install a car seat correctly in a livery, taxi or your car seems absolutely worth it.

Baby Bodyguards, a professional baby proofing service based in Brooklyn, is an expert on our blog. This month they wrote to tell me that they are most concerned about improperly installed car seats. They do approximately 5  car seat installations a day and they notice the same errors time and time again. They listed them below so we can check ourselves against them. (I am currently guilty of #3, 5 AND 7.  I need to get on this today.)

If you want some visual help in checking your car seat installation, I found these videos very helpful. Do be careful: there are LOTS of youtube videos on “how to install a car seat” that are just plain wrong and dangerous.  If you want to be certain you installation is done right you can call Baby Bodyguards to do a car seat installation or call to arrange a free inspection at a DOT Child Car Seat Fitting Station. For Brooklyn it is at the Brooklyn Woodhull Hospital 760 Broadway, phone: (718) 963-6858.

Here are the most common mistakes they see:

1-Using LATCH in a center seating position when it is not allowed by the manufacturer – most vehicles do not permit you to install a car seat in the center, using the two inner LATCH anchors from the side seating positions. Check your vehicle and child restraint manuals. If nothing is specifically mentioned to allow it, don’t do it.

2-Using LATCH and a seat belt together – you must use one system or the other, not both. Either method is safe when used correctly, so go with the method that gets you the best install.

3- Using LATCH beyond the weight limit. LATCH is only good up to 40lbs unless otherwise stated in your vehicle or in the car seat manual. If the vehicle and car seat manuals defer to one another, err on the side of caution and assume a 40 lb limit.

4-Incorrect seat belt routing on a booster – make sure to read and follow the instructions for how to route the seat belt correctly over your child. Many boosters have arm rests that need the lap belt routed under them instead of over.

5- Loose car seat install – a car seat must be installed tightly enough that there is an inch or less of movement in all directions at the belt path when pushed or pulled on.

6-Incorrect belt path used on convertible seat install – you must use the belt path designated for the type of install you are doing. Usually the rear facing belt path runs under the child’s bottom/legs and the forward facing belt path runs behind their back.

7-Chest clip out of position (usually too low) – the chest clip should be at armpit level at all times.

8-Aftermarket accessories (head positioners, body padding/positioners, strap covers, hanging toys, under car seat mats/upholstery protectors, mirrors, suction cup window shades, seat belt tighteners/ratchets, bunting bags/liners, custom car seat covers, etc.) – if it did not come with your seat or is not specifically allowed by your car seat manual, don’t use it. The less “stuff” involved in your car seat install, the better. Nothing extra should go between the car seat and vehicle seat, the baby and the car seat, or the baby and the harness. Toys, mirrors, and window shades can come loose in a crash and injure passengers. Mats can interfere with an install. Many manufacturers will void the seat’s warranty if aftermarket products are used. There are no safety standards for these items, so even those that claim to be “crash tested” or “meet all federal safety standards” (there are none!) cannot be trusted as safe.

9- Not using the top tether anchor when the lower LATCH anchors are used for a forward facing seat – the top tether MUST be used when a seat is installed forward facing with LATCH.

10- Unfortunately the most common mistake we see, not by our clients, but just general observation, are parents riding around with babies/children with no car seat at all. I cringe every time I see this and just pray that child makes it through the early years without being subjected to a crash.

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Most of you have heard about Baby Bodyguards by now. First, they came and did an excellent “spec” on babyproofing our place, then they wrote a popular post on our blog about window guards for NYC, now they have been raved about on Park Slope Parents. They are getting lots of mainstream press as well.  The Baby Bodyguard family consists of hand picked Pediatricians, Nurses, Emergency Medical Technicians, Firemen, Contractors and Craftsmen, all of whom share the same passion for child safety.

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If your child has allergies or you suspect they might, you should consider this insightful article about allergy testing that came out in the January issue of Pediatrics: Robert Wood of the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and Scott Sicherer of Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York, warn that blood tests and skin-prick testing are not enough to diagnose allergies on their own. Instead, they argue, these diagnostic tests should be used to confirm an allergy. According to an article Johns Hopkins put out last week, Wood says. “Many children with positive tests results do not have allergic symptoms and some children with negative test results have allergies.”

The JH article goes on to say: “Test results….., should be interpreted in the context of a patient’s symptoms and medical history. If a food allergy is suspected, Sicherer and Wood advise, the patient should undergo a food challenge — the gold standard for diagnosis — which involves consuming small doses of the suspected allergen under medical supervision.

Blood tests and skin-prick testing “can tell whether someone is sensitive to a particular substance but cannot reliably predict if a patient will have an actual allergic reaction, nor can they foretell how severe the reaction might be… Many people who have positive skin tests or measurably elevated IgE antibodies do not have allergies, they caution.”

I found this particularly interesting from their research: “Screening panels of food allergens without previous consideration of the history is not recommended, because sensitization without clinical allergy is common. For example, ∼8% have positive test results for peanut, but ∼1% are clinically allergic.¹⁶

Another note of caution: Commercial tests vary in sensitivity and labs may interpret tests results differently.

The researchers helpful summary lays out what they found:

1. Treatment decisions for infants and children with allergy should be made on the basis of history and, when appropriate, identified through directed serum sIgE or SPT testing. Newer in vitro sIgE tests have supplanted radioallergosorbent tests.

2. Allergy tests for sIgE must be selected and interpreted in the context of a clinical presentation; test relevance may vary according to the patient’s age, allergen exposure, and performance characteristics of the test.

3. Positive sIgE test results indicate sensitization, but are not equivalent to clinical allergy. Large panels of indiscriminately performed screening tests may, therefore, provide misleading information.

4. Tests for sIgE may be influenced by cross-reactive proteins that may or may not have clinical relevance to disease.

5. Increasingly higher levels of sIgE (higher concentrations on serum tests or SPT wheal size) generally correlate with an increased risk of clinical allergy.

6. sIgE test results typically do not reflect the severity of allergies.

7. Use of a multiallergen serum test can be helpful for screening for atopic disease if there is a clinical suspicion. If positive, allergen-specific testing may be considered.

8. Tests for allergen-specific IgG antibodies are not helpful for diagnosing allergies.

9. Because test limitations often warrant additional evaluation to confirm the role of specific allergens, consultation with a board-certified allergist-immunologist should be considered.

We have a list of allergist in NYC on our Marketplace- check them out here.

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Parents know that cooking balanced and healthy meals can be the last item on your “to do” list when bills and laundry beckon. There are local classes that help parents to learn simple recipes for the whole family, most notably by Debbie Koenig, and a new and unique cooking series begins this week.  Setting the Table is a four part workshop to learn how to cook fresh, seasonal, and delicious meals for you and your family.  You will learn how to:

** Learn simple and accessible cooking techniques, geared toward young families
** Connect with other young Jewish families living in Brownstone Brooklyn
** Nurture your family through food and Jewish tradition
** Prepare food to freeze and eat on a hectic evening

The class is geared towards the needs of expectant parents and young families living in Brownstone Brooklyn. While meeting others you can also discuss how you can find meaning creating a Jewish atmosphere around your family table. They are listed in our new Marketplace too if you want to know more.

Molly Weingrod is a cook, holistic health advocate, and food educator who will be teaching.

Details:
Setting the Table: A Cooking Class for expectant and new parents
Thursday Evenings 6:30-9:30 pm
December 8, 15, 22, 29
Classes will take place at Congregation Beth Elohim, on Garfield Place in Park Slope.
$120 per couple, $60 per single parent
Limited scholarship funds are available, please contact daniel.infeld@hazon.org for more information.
Register here.

Setting the Table is open to expectant parents and parents of 0-2 year olds, who live in Brownstone Brooklyn.

Setting the Table is a project of Hazon, and is generously supported by UJA-Federation of New York.

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How do exposures in the womb and during early childhood put our children at risk for disease later in life? Join Mount Sinai’s Children’s Environmental Health Center (CEHC) for a half-day workshop that examines the environmental causes of some of the most common diseases: ADHD, autism, breast cancer, obesity and infertility. Learn how to keep your family healthier by preventing these toxic exposures.

WHEN: Monday, December 5

WHERE: New York Academy of Medicine (1216 Fifth Avenue, New York City)

TIME: 9:30am – 12:00pm

Pre-registration is required, guests are encouraged.

To register please contact katherine.southwick@mssm.edu or register online here.

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One of my favorite gifts for new parents used to be the delivery of homemade meals from Brooklyn-based Susie’s Supper Club. They stopped delivery to Brooklyn and NYC to make their delish dishes accessible to the rest of the country with frozen versions of their kid-friendly best sellers.  One of my absolute favorite recipes of theirs, Spinach Squares, and one of their best sellers, will be available frozen and in their new cookbook.

I asked if we could publish Susie’s Spinach Squares recipe here so that we could all make it. Susie agreed, and here it is. I promise you, this is the best way to get spinach into your kids, not hiding it in brownies.

Spinach Squares
Serves 6–8

An SSC favorite, these delicious squares are nutrient packed: spinach is a good source of protein, calcium, fiber, iron, niacin, zinc, and vitamins A, C, K, and B6. Nevertheless, kids love these treats! Two cheeses complement the spinach perfectly, so the issue of  “eating your vegetables” may never come up.

2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
3 large eggs
1 cup (8 fl oz/250 ml) whole milk
1 cup (5 oz/155 g) all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp kosher salt
1 lb (500 g) Cheddar cheese, shredded
1 lb (500 g) chopped frozen spinach, thawed and drained
1⁄4 cup (1 oz/30 g) grated Parmesan cheese

Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a 9-by-13-inch (23-by-33-cm) rimmed baking sheet or baking dish with parchment paper. Pour the melted butter into the prepared pan and spread to coat evenly.

In a large bowl, beat the eggs until well blended. Whisk in the milk, flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the Cheddar and spinach and stir until combined. Pour the spinach mixture into the prepared pan and spread in an even layer. Sprinkle the Parmesan evenly over the top.

Bake until the top is lightly browned and the juices are bubbling, 30–40 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool until just warm to the touch. Cut into 2-inch (5-cm) squares and serve.

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Last year I wrote about my triumph in finding the perfect multivitamin for my children. Yes, some go on a quest to find themselves, but my 3 year quest was to find the ideal kid’s vitamin! SmartyPants gummy is an all-in-one vitamin that has BOTH the Omega-3s and 100% of recommended daily vitamins. Forget that sticky fish oil with that pungent after-taste. Ditch that Disneyfied vitamin dripping in high fructose corn syrup. SmartyPants gummies are delicious gumdrops that are good tasting and good for your kids (and I promise you, they will ask for more!)

After I wrote about SmartyPants, so many of you tried the vitamins (and kept buying!), that SmartyPants knows you are some of their most loyal customers. So, great news for us: they contacted me yesterday to give us all a 50% off discount on the Children’s Multivitamins. Woo hoo! Order your 3 month supply now- or, if you are new to the brand, this is a perfect opportunity to try them out.

The code is ACGB50 for 50% off. There is a limit in the amount for the discount (as with all good things): limit 3 single bottles or 1 three pack per customer.

For more info on SmartyPants Vitamins or to buy some, you can go here.

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I dropped by Bija Kids a few weeks ago to host one of our Meetups- and marveled at their new studio design with two open airy spaces that accommodate both yogis and kids.  Lauren Maples, the owner of Bija Kids, mentioned that she was considering offering a drop-in playtime for the cold weather- and, she officially announced its existence in an email letter recently. That’s great news for Clinton Hill and Fort Greene parents who are always looking for more options for indoor play space.

Also new- the studio will have a resident acupuncturist who will be holding office hours starting this week. Sarah Mills, of Moon Rabbit Acupuncture, will be introducing herself to the Bija community through two sessions on Pediatric Acupuncture where you can learn the basics of acupuncture’s effectiveness and some calming breathing techniques.

Lastly, they are offering a class called “Yoga Tools for Parents” which will be an afternoon of “yogic tools and techniques to make bedtime a breeze, transform tantrums into smiles in minutes and kick that chronic runny nose for good.” Really? I definitely could use help for points 1 and 2 above! You will also learn how to “incorporate yoga poses, breathing techniques and games into your daily routine for more moments of connection, joy and peace.”

Drop In Playtime
Starting in November we will be hosting Drop In playtime at our Clinton Hill studio
Mondays 11:30am – 1pm
$5/drop in.
Come connect with other parents and caregivers while your child enjoys our eco-friendly toys including blocks, books and manipulatives.
FREE for Mommy Baby Yoga participants (class is Mondays at 10am).

Yoga Tools for Parents
Saturday November 19
1pm – 3pm
$45/person (adults only)
Join Bija Kids director Lauren Maples for an afternoon of yogic tools and techniques to make bedtime a breeze, transform tantrums into smiles in minutes and kick that chronic runny nose for good. Learn how to incorporate yoga poses, breathing techniques and games into your daily routine for more moments of connection, joy and peace. No yoga experience necessary. Hosted at Kula Yoga Tribeca.

Acupuncture Intro with Sarah Mills
Thursday 11/3 + Monday 11/7
11:30am – 11:45am
$3/suggested donation
Help welcome Sarah Mills of Moon Rabbit Acupuncture to the Bija Kids community! She will be holding office hours at the studio starting 11/14, and offering an intro to Pediatric Acupuncture. Learn the basics about the effectiveness of acupuncture for children as well as some calming breathing techniques.

Yoga Pajama Party
Fridays 11/18, 12/16
6pm – 8:30pm
Ages 3 – 8yrs (drop off)
$25/child and $15/siblings
Parents, enjoy a night out while your child has a night of fun doing pajama party yoga! Each Friday session will include 45 minutes of yoga, storytime, an art project, games and unstructured play.  Please pack dinner, we will provide a special treat!  All children should be potty-trained and able to separate comfortably.

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From reader Mary in Pennsylvania. Sisal-roped pipe!

Whether you live in Brooklyn or Portland, exposed heating pipes in older homes can give kids some nasty burns. The question is: how to do this effectively and also have it look nice? We opted for a clean-looking, minimal solution at our place: fiberglass shell pipe insulation. My husband and I went to the hardware store, unsure of what to use, but found a paper wrapped insulation that is easy to install.  It is called Fiberglass Shell Pipe Insulation and comes in white and in various pipe sizes (1/2″ to 3″) and is shaped in a semi circle. The insulation is slit on one side so you can fit it around your pipe and then secure it on with the sticky side of the paper.  The piping isn’t usually tall enough for childproofing needs, so stack two on top of each other.

Fiberglass Shell Pipe insulation

Hide the seam with artists’ tape (easily purchased from an art store). It is the same color as the piping paper, so it looks sweet! (We have had this installed for 4 years and it still looks great.)

Purchase 1" artist tape to hide the seam

Another method was suggested by a reader, Mary from PA.  Here is her solution: “So after laying a huge guilt trip on my husband, he bought 1/2″ black foam insulation and 100ft of sisal rope to see which one might work best. I wanted to try the sisal rope first because it would look better and because the babies might chew the foam.  We used about 10 yards of sisal rope (not too thin) and it took about 45 min to wrap.  Twice during the wrapping, we stopped and held it in place with a thin zip tie so that what we had accomplished didn’t unravel.  We removed those later. It took a while to wrap the rope but it looks great.   I’ll be curious, though, to see if the cat uses it as a scratching post!” (Mary sent in a photo of her success! It’s at the top)

One of my favorite design blogs, Apartment Therapy, doesn’t like the insulation foam and prefers manila rope and suggests getting 1/4″ manila rope at about 100 feet of it for a 6 foot pipe.  A commenter complained that the manila rope that they installed smelled with the heat and suggested using biodegradable sisal instead. Here is how the manila rope wrapping looked:

Photo courtesy of Apartment Therapy

I think that if you use sisal, you should try and use a thick sisal- it’s less wrapping and it looks better on a tall pipe.

If you are looking for solutions on how to childproof radiators, visit our post here.

Meanwhile, anyone out there like their solution for childproofing their steam pipe and care to give the rest of us your particulars?

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Acetaminophen in concentrated infant drops will no longer be produced by manufacturers- and that’s a very good thing. There were dosing errors as people used concentrated infant drops on older children. It was easy to get it confused: if a child weighs twice as much as in infant, wouldn’t it make sense to give them twice the infant dosage? Of if you give one teaspoon of children’s Tylenol/Acetaminophen to your child- then couldn’t you give them one teaspoon of infant drops for the same result? With that understandable reasoning, the danger begins. Dr. Hugh Gilgoff of LICH Pediatrics explains, “if you use one teaspoon of the concentrated infant drops you will be giving 500mg!  This is an adult dose, and this potential for confusion or a real overdose is the very reason they are now taking the concentrated drops off the market.” Now, there will be just one dose- 160/5 ml.

To clear it all up and explain how and when to use Acetaminophen and Motrin, our Expert Pediatrician for the blog, Dr. Hugh Gilgoff of LICH Pediatrics, clears it all up.
What is Fever?
Fever is a sign of an infection – either a virus or bacteria.  Fever also comes at times as a reaction to vaccinations.  Fever by itself is not dangerous, but you may want to bring your child to see the doctor if you are not sure where the fever is coming from.  If there is a mild cough and cold, it is most likely a virus, and no antibiotics are needed.  But if your child is acting very sick, and is not energetic and/or the fevers are getting higher and lasting many days, you should bring them in so we can diagnose the source of the infection and give medicines if needed.  We usually say fever is any temperature above 100.4 if the baby is less than 2 months old, and then anything above 101.  Higher fevers are not necessarily predictive of more serious diseases, as many viruses can cause high fevers.  True lethargy or breathing fast is always worrisome regardless of the temperature.  I encourage parents to bring down fevers mainly to make the child feel better, and therefore eat, drink and play more.  With a bad bacteria, even when a fever is down, the child will often remain lethargic, but with a virus, they often perk up.  There is not rule that is 100% – that is why computers will never replace a good pediatrician!
Fever Medicines
Fever medicines are safe if used in the right doses.  The real reason to use a fever medicine is to make your child feel better, as they are usually not as happy with a real fever.  You can use Tylenol, and after 6 months, you can use Motrin.  The real name of Tylenol is Acetaminophen.  The real name is Motrin is Ibuprofen.  There may be different manufacturers, and the actual name brand of Tylenol and Motrin was actually taken off the market in certain ages/concentrations, so any generic version is fine to use.
Confusion
There is confusion now because they are phasing out, or taking off the market a certain concentration of Tylenol/Acetaminophen.  This concentration was stronger, and therefore you needed to give less of this liquid to achieve the same strength.   This was called the infant version, and came 80mg/0.8ml and the dropper was graded as 0.4 or 0.8ml.  The way that we dose all fever medicines – both in adults and children and infants, is by the medicines’ strength or milligrams.  The newer infant Tylenol is in fact the same concentration as the children’s liquid.  They are both 160mg/5ml, which means that IF you gave 5ml, which is one teaspoon, you will be giving 160mg.  If you wanted to give 80mg, you would then give half that amount, or 2.5ml.  This 80mg would the SAME 80mg as 0.8ml of the older infant Tylenol.
What was the big deal? What do we change?
If you have the older infant Tylenol dose, you can still use that medicine.  Just make sure that you are using the correct dose.  If you use one teaspoon of the concentrated infant drops you will be giving 500mg!  This is an adult dose, and this potential for confusion or a real overdose is the very reason they are now taking the concentrated drops off the market .
Again, the children’s Tylenol, at 160mg/5ml is ok to give to babies, as long as you give the correct dose, and that dose is based on their weight and not age.  After a 2 month old gets their shots, you can surely give Tylenol, and you can give the dose every 4 hours overnight.  After 6 months old you can use motrin/ibuprofen, and you can use only Motrin, or only Tylenol or you can rotate the medicines every 3 hours.  The Tylenol medicine can only be given every 4 hours, and the Motrin medicine can only be given every 6 hours, but you CAN give one medicine one hour after giving the other if the fever has not come down enough.  You can check drgilgoff.com for doses of the medicines based on your child’s age/weight.
Is a Fever ever Dangerous?
There are situations where the fever shoots up very quickly and a young child can get a “fever seizure”.  These are very scary, as your child is shaking and having a real convulsion for many minutes.  If it is a straightforward, “simple” fever seizure, it is not dangerous.
We don’t give aspirin to children.  Be careful of combination products, like those cold medicines that have Tylenol in addition to Sudafed, as you can’t use these AND give Tylenol on top of it, or you risk an overdose.  We don’t recommend cold medicines in young children anyway, as they don’t work well and can have side effects.
Your child is bound to get some fevers!  It is a right of passage, as kids just love to share their germs!  But hopefully you now feel better equipped to assess and then help treat that fever.

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