Sunshine Pediatrics

During these past five years as a Dad I have seen my daughter grow from a baby to a five year-old that likes to sing and spin around, jumps like a popcorn on a hot skillet, and enjoys asking me questions about anything. It has been an amazing period in my life. Lately, I noticed that she is more aware of her environment, she has become a sponge for knowledge, she likes to learn new words and numbers, she is capable of vocalizing each of her favorite songs after listening to it on the radio, mostly from animated movies she watched before. She has developed further in just the past six months, her vocabulary has increased, sometimes I even have a hard time explaining unexpected questions from her, I am enjoying this change and I am having fun in the process. Now, mind you that I have a full time job and a two-hour commute (back and forth). She goes to pre-K school, every day, for four hours. I keep an eye on the assignments she brings from school, I ask her teachers about her progre...

Writing skills for online students     Depending on your online program, you may face assignments that require writing composition. This is a difficult subject to learn on your own as feedback is needed in order to make progress. If you can afford it, find a tutor. Your future school may provide help and resources on improving writing skills. You could take a writing course at your closest community college, you can do this one semester before you actually enroll into the program. Do not underestimate the need for writing skills, you will need it later for your next employment where you will be expected to express your ideas clearly in written form. You may try to assess your skills by writing a paper on any subject, the article needs to be longer than seven hundred words. Put it away and come back next week and read it. Does it make sense to you? Do you find grammar errors, run-ins, ideas poorly expressed? Below you will find four recommendations you can follow to im...

Stress is normal but... The stressful lives in the cities leave little room for creativity and self-satisfaction.  Activities for most people are directed at efficiency and productivity in an environment that makes clear that the trade-off is money and not a real belonging to the success of any enterprise. Money cannot buy everything, and what it buys is meaningless if the cost for obtaining it deprives us of our sense of humanity. On the other hand, today people are affected by the consequences of the recent financial crisis. We are feeling unsafe and insecure without access to basic needs such as jobs, health care, a pension fund, and recreation.   Stress is part of our lives, it has always been. Our bodies are capable of handling stress and making it part of the tools that enable us to advance in both boring and demanding tasks. When we perceive an event as stressful our bodies react with a complex of emotional, psychological and physiological responses than in the anc...

Let’s face it, we all need fresh vegetables in our diets for healthy bodies. The food we harvest from our own outdoor summer gardens is cheaper, tastes better, and is less likely to be genetically modified than the food we buy at the store. Then the winter sets in, and our beautiful garden dies off. We are forced to by our produce in the grocery store. These edibles have probably been shipped halfway across the country or even imported. This produce may have been picked several days ago, may have been picked too early to taste good, or may have even been genetically modified to stay fresher while being shipped. Maybe this is you standing in the produce isle wishing for spring planting season, or maybe, you don’t even have the luxury of a summer garden in your urban dwelling and you just wish you had an opportunity to grow your own fresh produce. Why not grow your garden indoors? It’s not as impossible or as expensive as you think to create an indoor garden. Some people don’t grow a ...

Today we will be looking at YouTube Red to determine whether or not you should look into signing up for it. Red is basically YouTube's attempt at an ad-free video streaming service similar to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu Plus, and others. They're also creating their own original series to drum up more potential subscribers to its service. While this does seem similar to what Netflix does it isn't. YouTube Red while doing it's own original series does offer the normal YouTube experience. But, it does enhances it with features not on normal YouTube. Whether this is good or bad it depends on your point of view.  What YouTube Red Offers To look at some of the good things here is a short list of what YouTube Red offers and points stated on their  Red  page.  Uninterrupted Music.  Ad-Free & Offline Video. Original Shows. Originals from creators you love. Better ways to watch and listen.  A new way to support creators. See where your music ta...

A brain Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) is a tangle of abnormal blood vessels connecting arteries and veins in the brain. A brain AVM can look a little like seaweed on the bottom of the ocean, where all the vessels are tangled up with each other. Symptoms usually occur as early as 10 years old, right up to 40. Over time, brain AVM’s damage brain tissue. Once a person reaches middle-aged, the AVM usually doesn't cause any problems. Researchers believe that AVM’s are present from fetal development, but can stay dormant for many years, and may never show themselves. Normally, the heart sends oxygenated blood to your brain through arteries. Arteries slow blood flow by passing it through a series of progressively smaller networks of blood vessels, ending with capillaries, which slowly deliver oxygen through walls to the surrounding tissues. The organ depleted blood then passes into small blood vessel's and into larger veins that drain blood from the brain and returns it to...

While the pace of technological advance has been impressive, the ability for people to do almost anything they want to wherever and whenever they want to has created a need for constant entertainment that people use to live without. Because of this, many people have trouble focusing on what they’re supposed to be doing whether it is at school, at work, or even during recreational activities. This inability to concentrate that created a significant amount of stress in the lives of people everywhere and can impact someone’s quality of life both at home and in their careers. With this in mind, what are some ways that people can improve their ability to concentrate when they need to do so? Improving concentration can make people more time-efficient, helping to alleviate many of the worries that have plagued them in the past. 1. It Starts with Breakfast Yes, everyone feels tired when they wake up in the morning. People may feel like skipping breakfast for those extra fifteen minutes of...

It's likely true that no television series is perfect. Some shows, however, have managed to be great enough to build a loyal following, and in turn they crush the followers that love them. This has happened many times over the years, many times involving a romantic pairing. Here are some examples of this. Beware of spoilers. How I Met Your Mother Full disclosure, I was never a big fan of this series. It could be funny at times, but often I found the humor overrated and Neil Patrick Harris' character to be one of the most unlikeable I've ever seen. Still, the series garnered a loyal group of viewers. Many of the aforementioned viewers were not very pleased at all with how the show wrapped up. Most of the events of the final season were basically crammed into two days, the marriage between the popular couple of Barney and Robin fell apart, the mother that the whole series was based around died and the unpopular couple of Ted and Robin was reunited. [1]  No, not a very ...

In a world of materialism and sensory overload it can be easy to get overwhelmed by the ups and downs of life. Mindfulness can help to develop a more balanced state of mind as well as enriching our experiences. Being mindful is an attitude. It consists of awareness and emotional detachment. We need to be aware of the world around us and the reactions (both physically and mentally) that these create. With an awareness of the things around us we learn to accept situations without becoming too emotional attached. We can develop good habits of reacting calmly to situations without getting stressed. We learn to let go and observe objectively so that we can accept and enjoy each moment. What is Being Mindful? To understand mindfulness we need to look at three aspects. The breathing, the physical actions of the body and mental thoughts of the mind (along with the emotions they bring).  The breath is what ties us to our living existence. It connects our body and mind. Yet usually ...

The first date is approaching and you are looking forward to it with a mixture of nerves and excitement. You’ve been talking through an online dating site for what feels like ages and the messages have been thick and fast. Suddenly you wonder what you will have to talk about on your date. Will there be awkward silences and will you find plenty in common? What should you wear and what if there’s no chemistry? Don’t panic, we have plenty of tips to get you through the first date. Don't go for dinner If you  go for dinner  there is the potential that you could be stuck wishing you could make your excuses and get away. Instead, do something that takes the pressure of a bit. Perhaps you can go for a drink first or try an activity like bowling. A game of bowling won’t take long and if you need to make your excuses then you will be able to switch back your shoes and make your excuses.   Don't be on your phone constantly How many times have you been sat watching cou...

“Addiction is a family disease. One person may use, but the whole family suffers.”-Unknown At any given moment, there are around 12.5 million spouses who suffer because the people they love the most are addicted to drugs. A drug addiction has the power to destroy any relationship but it is even more powerful in the destruction of a marriage. In fact, statistics show that 7.3% of all divorces are caused by substance abuse. That is a scary statistic. Nothing breaks down trust and communication more in a marriage than the presence of a drug addiction. Most of the time, one spouse becomes the enabler as a way to keep the peace; that is, until keeping the peace is no longer an option and the marriage ends. There are eight different ways you can help your spouse if he or she is addicted to drugs but you should still focus on helping yourself cope with the addiction in the process. Learn As Much As You Can About Addiction Addiction is a disease, much like cancer or diabetes. The more...