Tips From a Pediatrician

Start your journey to a healthier family. Regular visits to a pediatrician help monitor your child's development and provide a foundation for optimal health. Hear more from Dr. Amanda Chavez, a pediatrician with Children’s Memorial Hermann Pediatrics Sugar Land.

Compass Pediatric Meal Plan

Pediatric Meal Plans

Use these meal plans to live a healthier lifestyle.

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Pediatric Activities

Encourage movement with these three on-demand activity videos—created with your child’s health in mind.

Compass Pediatric Downloadable Resources

Pediatric Resource

Optimize your child's health with this downloadable pediatric resource.

Childhood Milestones

Children’s Meditation

Use this meditation to help your child reset, focus and cultivate mental calmness.

Squeeze and Let Go Nighttime A Bulldog's Quiet Place

Featured Articles

  • A baby sucks it's thumb following a temperature check.

    What You Need to Know About Kids and RSV

    RSV—Respiratory Syncytial Virus—is common. That doesn’t mean it should be taken lightly, especially while COVID-19 lurks.

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  • Children eating their lunch

    How Do You Solve Picky Eating?

    We sat down with Dr. Chavez to talk about why this phenomenon occurs, caregivers’ influence in food exposure, strategies to help your children at the dinner table and the signs to look for when you suspect your child’s picky eating is part of something more serious.

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  • Probiotics for Kids and What Parents Should Know

    Probiotics for Kids and What Parents Should Know

    As a parent or caregiver, you may feel overwhelmed with increased information about the latest trends in nutrition and wellness for your children, including probiotics. Probiotics are live microorganisms that can have beneficial effects to your health. From birth, your child’s body has teem...

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  • Child having trouble focusing

    Fact or Fiction: ADHD in Kids

    If your child struggles to focus or sit still, you might wonder if they have a condition that is frequently mentioned and sometimes misdiagnosed: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD.

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