The goal is that reading with a child will become a routine and will foster a love of reading on its own.
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The goal is that reading with a child will become a routine and will foster a love of reading on its own.
When it comes to child development, a healthy life includes not only what’s for dinner but what’s on the screen, according to Dr. Michael Rich, who’s considered the world’s first “mediatrician.”
In honor of March being national nutrition month, Vice President for Women’s and Children’s Health at Mission Hospital and Medical Director for Mission Children’s Hospital, Dr. Susan Mims, writes a post about pediatric nutrition. (Photo courtesy of the Western Carolina Medical Society)
The nonprofit Songs for Kids Foundation began an eight-month tour of children’s hospitals in 180 cities with a performance at Mission Hospital’s pediatric unit Thursday afternoon.