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Feb 12

5 Things to Say Instead of "STOP CRYING"

Feb 8

Is Your Baby Food Tainted with Dangerous Levels of Arsenic, Lead, Cadmium, and Mercury?

Feb 2

Preventing Cold Weather Injuries

Jan 15

How Much Sleep Does my Child Need and How Can we Promote Healthy Sleep Habits?

Jan 5

4 Ways to Decrease Screen Time in 2021

Nov 4, 2020

Mom's Choice Awards: Diabetes Awareness Month- How to Show your Support

Oct 27, 2020

Interview with Holly Rosensweig of Spiffy Speech-a Speech-Language Pathologist

Oct 23, 2020

Children's Probiotics-Helpful or Not? Part II of II

Oct 15, 2020

Halloween in the COVID-19 Era

Sep 30, 2020

Children's Vitamins and Probiotics-Helpful or Not? Part I of II

Sep 27, 2020

Ahhhh Choo! How to Manage Fall Allergies

Sep 15, 2020

Distance Learning Lunch Ideas during the COVID19 Pandemic

Aug 24, 2020

Head Lice: Creepy, Crawly, Itchy, Yuck!

Aug 18, 2020

Are You Ready for Virtual Learning? Preparing Your Home for the Upcoming School Year during COVID-19

Aug 13, 2020

How to Choose the Right Sunscreen for your Children

Jul 30, 2020

How to Prevent Drowning on your Watch

Jul 22, 2020

Dinner Talk: Family Conversation Starters

Jul 11, 2020

Sweet Summertime: How to Avoid and Treat Pesky Mosquito Bites

Jun 30, 2020

Don't Get Hurt This 4th of July!

Jun 25, 2020

Why I Don’t Recommend Cough and Cold Medication

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Mandi Franklin is a board certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Towson University in Towson, Maryland before getting a Master of Science degree for Advanced Practice Nursing from the University of Maryland School of Nursing in Baltimore, Maryland. Mandi started her nursing career in 2010 and has been a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner since 2014. Since her diagnosis of type 1 diabetes in 1990, Mandi knew she wanted to help and serve others. She uses her experience to provide top notch care to her own patients. Mandi’s special health interests include nutrition, exercise, diabetes, and childhood obesity. When Mandi is not working or blogging, she likes to spend her time outside, at the beach, and enjoying family time.