Dr Livania Zavala

09/03/2025

🍂 Hello, September!
Fall brings cooler temps, back-to-school routines, and new clinic hours.
📅 Our Clinic Hours:
• Mon–Thurs: 8am–8pm
• Friday: 8am–5pm
• Saturday: 9am–2pm (available at our Edinburg and McAllen clinics)

Let’s make sure your child starts the season strong with checkups, vaccines, and care that grows with them.

08/29/2025

📢 Labor Day Notice
Our Edinburg Children’s Clinic and McAllen Day & Night Clinic will be closed on Monday, September 1, 2025, in observance of Labor Day.

We will return to our regular schedule on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.

Have a safe and happy holiday! 🇺🇸

08/27/2025

📢Parents — COVID is back!
🧼 Remind your child to wash their hands & stay safe.
🤒 If your child is sick, schedule an appointment at:
✅ Edinburg Children’s Clinic ( 4709 s Jackson rd Edinburgh, Tx 78539) )956-682-4500)
✅ McAllen Day & Night Clinic ( 717 N ware Rd, McAllen, Tx 78501) (956-331-6063)

08/18/2025

📚✨ READY FOR BACK TO SCHOOL ✨📚 Starting a new school year can be exciting and challenging for children with ADHD. A few small steps can make a big difference:
🗂️Stay Organized - Use planners,
checklists, or simple routines.
🏡After-School Routine - Keep homework, play, and rest predictable.
😴Bedtime - Stick to a regular sleep schedule for better focus.
💊Medication - Take meds consistently
if prescribed.
🧑‍🧑‍🧒Parents — Be patient and supportive!
Tasks that seem easy can be harder for kids with ADHD, but with structure and understanding, they can shine this school year!

08/18/2025

📚✨ Happy First Day of School! ✨📚
Parents, remember to:
✔️ Schedule your back-to-school appointment
✔️ Make sure your children get a good night’s sleep
✔️ If your child has ADHD, restart their medication one week before school starts

📅 Don’t forget to schedule any ADHD appointments on Friday at our McAllen location:
📍 717 N. Ware Rd, McAllen, TX 78501
For physicals, you can also book at:
🏥 Edinburg Children’s Clinic – (956) 682-4500
🌙 Dr. Zavala Day & Night Clinic – (956) 331-6063
Appointments available with Dr. Zavala, PA Ontiveros, NP Gutierrez, NP Lerma, and NP Garza.

08/08/2025

📆BACK-TO-SCHOOL PHYSICAL REMINDER:
Don’t forget to schedule your child’s physical for Back-to-school📝 It’s important for your children to get their physical and vaccines done before school starts ! Make sure you children have a good night sleep. Parents if your children have Adhd make sure you give your children Medication a week before school starts. Make sure you schedule follow up on Friday in the McAllen location( 717 N. Ware Rd, McAllen, Tx 78501) . And for any physical you can set an appointment at the 🏥Edinburg Children’s clinic (956)682-4500 or 🌙 Dr.Zavala Day and Night Clinic (956)331-6063 Book with Dr.Zavala, PA Ontiveros, NP Gutierrez, NP. Lerma, and NP Garza

04/16/2024

Obviously sticking a device in front of your child in order to entertain them for a period of time is effective in diverting their attention.
But you could be doing long term damage to your child if this is a frequent practice.

Reference our last post for a suggestion on creating a response system for boredom!😁

As always do your own research and find what works best for you!🤔👍

04/16/2024

As strange as it may sound, it is important to encourage boredom by ensuring the child is not reliant on their electronics.

Boredom can provide opportunities for independence, creativity, and productivity.

Remember to always do your own research, and find what works best for you and your family.

Have a great week! 👍😊

02/02/2024

According to Dr. Buchalski, a university professor, these tools apply to any situation. However, these tools are especially useful for creating a healthy form of communication in any household.
Specific to children with ADHD, it is important to understand that their brain is wired differently, thus they process information differently, which can potentially make them act differently.
However, children with ADHD are just as well able to understand others around them, with a bit of patience.

11/01/2023

One of Dr. Zavala’s favorite resource is called ADDitude. (Visit ADDitudemag.com)This website provides biweekly updates of new research, as well as parenting tips and much more! Best of all, the email subscription is totally free!
The most important part, though, is finding a resource that speaks to you, and is reliable. Staying up to date with the latest advancements on ADHD is essential to ensuring that your child and family are as happy and healthy as possible!

04/02/2023