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Is TV Bad for Babies? The Truth About Early Screen Exposure

Is TV safe for babies? Technology offers entertainment and education, but recent research suggests the need for caution with early screen exposure

Screen Time and Children: What’s the Best Approach?

If you’re a parent in the 21st century, you face a problem the last generation of parents never dealt with: screen time. As with anything in the realm of parenting, there are varying stances on the topic. Do you limit it? Use it as a reward or punishment? And what’s...

Talking to Your Kids About Social Media Safety

There are so many questions to address when it comes to your kids and what they do online, whether on their computer, phone, or tablet. The news is littered with stories of children and teenagers who are bullied on social media, and you no doubt want to protect your...

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Congenital Heart Defect Awareness: Izzy B’s Story

By Abbie Engelhardt, R.N. for Lee’s Summit Physicians Group This is a personal story about my niece and congenital heart defect awareness. I wanted to share this story to raise awareness... congenital heart defects week is February 7- 14.  My sister, Lori and I were...

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Car Seat Safety: Protecting Your Precious Cargo

By Abbie Engelhardt, R.N. for Lee’s Summit Physicians Group Our children are our greatest blessings, so we need to keep them safe. Car seat safety is a great place to start. Specifications for your car seat and state car seat laws are thing every parent must know....

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LSPG Implements New Self Check-In System Called Phreesia.

By Angela C. Covington, Supervisor for Lee’s Summit Physicians Group. Great news! Lee's Summit Physicians Group has started using a new self check-in system called Phreesia. Phreesia is a mobile, self check-in system that allow patients to conveniently and securely...

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Happy Spitter or Acid Reflux?

By Lisa B. Fletcher, M.D. with Blue Springs Pediatrics As an expectant parent, we envision a beautiful, chubby, happy bundle of love that nurses every 3-4 hours and sleeps and smiles in between. And then they start puking on you!!! What’s this you ask? It's making you...

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Screen Time vs. Family Time. It’s a problem.

By Dena Pepple, R.N. for Lee’s Summit Physicians Group. I bought my first smart phone 5 years ago. My first grand-baby was coming, and I wanted to be ready for pictures and FaceTime video that my flip phone did not offer. Shortly after, a niece introduced me to Candy...

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All Staff Training Day… And Food Trucks!

By Jody C. Brown, Director for Lee’s Summit Physicians Group. One of my favorite days of the year here at Lee’s Summit Physicians Group is All Staff Training Day. We close all our offices for the afternoon, order up food trucks and our entire staff converges on “the...

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Happy Halloween from LSPG! Check out these spooky pics.

From all of us at Lee's Summit Physicians Group, we hope you have a safe and fun Halloween. Organizations all over the city are having "safe" trick-or-treating opportunities in their buildings and parking lots. It's always a good idea to go early and with friends. And...

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Employee Spotlight: Angela Covington, Supervisor

By Rhonda Pfaffly, Referral Coordinator for Lee’s Summit Physicians Group. Angela came to work for LSPG in April, 2000 at the ripe old age of 19 and has been a permanent fixture of LSPG ever since. Angela was working at TMC when she was introduced to the Steve...

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