Archive | August 2013

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Helping Kids Deal with Bullies

by Sara Jackson, CSW Primary Children’s Center for Safe & Healthy Families As the summer winds down and your children go back to school, it’s important to remember that school is not necessarily a safe place for everyone. Many children deal with bullies at school and face daily teasing, social exclusion, or physical threats. It […]

The Cardiology department fixes Asher’s broken heart

Mandy and Dustin Kearney didn’t realize anything might be wrong with their fourth son, Asher, when he was born. Compared to all of the other babies in the nursery, he appeared to be the healthiest. All of that changed, however, during a routine visit with Asher’s pediatrician in Vernal just days after he was born. […]

Teaching Your Kids to Walk to School Safely

by Marilyn Morris Child Advocacy Specialist Wow! Can you believe it? Summer is over and another school year has begun. The kids need new school clothes because they grew 12 inches over the summer, the backpack that carried everything last spring has strange smells, and there is the never ending turmoil of what to do […]

Braydon goes to Primary Children’s for Help with Scoliosis and other Anomalies

Written by Carmell Burns Logan, Utah Braydon has been active all of his life. He loves golfing, fishing, hiking, Frisbee, flying airplanes and more. Because of his amazing attitude on life, and the amazing people at Primary Children’s Hospital keeping life as “normal” as possible, Braydon is able to live a full and active life. […]

Primary Children’s helps Bridger with Larsen’s Syndrome

Written by Abby Housely Willard, Utah Our son Bridger was born with a condition called Larsen’s Syndrome, a very rare connective tissue disorder causing multiple joint dislocations. When I was pregnant with him, we did not know anything was wrong except for him having one clubfoot. Little did we know what was ahead of us! […]

Grandpa Was a Pirate

By Marilyn Morris Child Advocacy Specialist “The single most important thing you can do for your family may be the simplest of all: develop a strong family narrative.” - Bruce Feiler, The Stories That Bind Us, New York Times, 3/17/13 Joey is growing up and the world keeps getting crazier. What can you do to […]

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