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Time Warner Cable News: Could Your Child Benefit by Taking a Vitamin or Supplement?

May 20, 2015 Angela Yu
Understanding the ABC’s of vitamins can be confusing, especially when it comes to giving them to your children. Dr. Janice Pride-Boone, a pediatrician with St. Mary’s Clifton Park Pediatric Center, spoke to Time Warner Cable News about this topic. From the report: According to Pediatrician Dr. Janice Pride-Boone, if kids eat a variety of foods, five servings of fruits and vegetables, there’s no need to take a vitamin. However, many kids don’t even come close to eating what they need. She warns parents to be aware of the lack vitamins, specifically vitamin D. “Many children are vitamin D deficient, particularly children who are breast-fed for that first year, you need vitamin D, so you need supplements,” said Pride-Boone. Click here to see the full story.
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Time Warner Cable News: Parents Can Pass Stress on to Children

May 6, 2015 Angela Yu
Dr. Janice Pride-Boone, a pediatrician with St. Mary’s Clifton Park Pediatric Center, spoke to Time Warner Cable News about whether parents can pass their stress on to their children. Here is one of her quotes from the report: “It’s very common for our emotions to spill over and affect that child for years. A mom who is anxious and depressed, there’s a huge body of knowledge that documents that anxiety and depression can be passed on until the child turns 18.” Click here to see the full story.