Attendance Awareness: Does your child miss too much school?

You can read this and any Leader article on any smartphone, tablet or computer by visiting baptistleader.org. September is Attendance Awareness Month, and Seeding Success…

Ask the Expert: When to take your child to the emergency department

The opening of the pediatric emergency department at the Spence and Becky Wilson Baptist Children’s Hospital gives Mid-South parents another option if their children need…

Ask the Expert: High Fructose Corn Syrup

It may not be called “sugar,” but high fructose corn syrup is a sweetener we may need to avoid. In this edition of “Ask the Expert,”…

Ask the Expert: The dangers of powdered caffeine for kids

Some children have so much energy, the last thing they need would be more. But, besides drinking caffeinated beverages, some young people may be trying…

Ask the Expert: Paleo Diet

Six Common Questions About the Paleo Diet Dr. Jeannine Hogg, the medical director for Baptist Women’s Hospital’s pediatric hospitalist program, is this month’s Ask the…