<span itemprop="author">Lauretta Stombaugh, MD

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The power of play during COVID-19

“It is a happy talent to know how to play.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Have you ever been to a trampoline park and watched the faces of the parents there? It’s quite interesting as we regress almost instantly after the first jump. Fa…

How the pandemic affects this pediatrician’s family

It’s the high five I’m unable to give to that five-year-old patient after I check his red throat. It’s the song I can’t sing while I look into a toddler’s ears as they cling to their momma’s neck. It’s the hug I can’t give the mom who just lost her fat…