Blog - The Center for Advanced Pediatrics

When Should Your Child See This Specialist?

When you bring your baby girl home from the hospital, you memorize when every well-child visit needs to happen, her upcoming vaccination schedule and a list of things to look...

Drooling, Chewing & Crying: How to get through Teething

Babies have been teething for millennia- and that means that families have been trying to figure out how to help a baby crying the middle of the night for thousands...

When Your Kids Discover the Food Chain…

Your child has put two and two together and discovered that some of his favorite farm animals are making their way to your family’s dinner table. For some kids, it’s...

Skin Problems in Infants and Toddlers

Your baby was probably born with gorgeous skin; soft, smooth, unmarked and just about perfect. You’re expecting that beautiful skin to stay beautiful, at least until the teen years. Unfortunately,...

Happier holidays for your child with ASD

It’s time for family gatherings, games, singing, staying up late and eating unfamiliar foods - all the things that can really challenge a child with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD)....

Visiting our office? Understand our COVID-19 protocols.

In the last month, Connecticut has seen COVID-19 cases surge from zero on November 14th to 2,999 on December 14th. At The Center for Advanced Pediatrics, we’ve seen this massive...

Let’s Enjoy Our Holidays

Even in the best of times, the holidays can be stressful for parents striving to avoid meltdowns, tantrums and inappropriate behavior – and we haven’t even started talking about the...

COVID-19 Vaccination Update

So many of our families are eager to get their children ages 5 and up protected against COVID-19. That is terrific news! Initially, The Center for Advanced Pediatrics anticipated getting...

Tonsils – In or Out?

Not long ago, having a tonsillectomy was a common rite of passage for children. A night or two in the hospital with a few days of not being able to...

Flu Shot Clinics are Here!

The Center for Advanced Pediatrics is happy to announce our Fall Flu Shot Clinic schedule. Getting your child protected from the flu is vitally important to prevent weakening their immune...