Dr. Kim's Kids (Winnsboro Pediatrics)

04/13/2026

It’s Drop Everything and Read Day!

Today is Drop Everything and Read Day. Celebrated every April 12 in honor of Beverly Cleary’s birthday, this national event encourages families to pause their busy schedules and make reading a priority. The idea comes straight from Cleary’s beloved Ramona books, where D.E.A.R. time—“Drop Everything and Read”—was a cherished classroom ritual.

When Beverly Cleary was a young girl, she couldn't read at the same level as her classmates.

The school librarian befriended her, gave her new books, and encouraged her to keep on reading.

She went on to sell over 91 million books in 20 countries. DROP EVERYTHING AND READ!

04/13/2026

Parents’ Meme Monday
Thanks to the original meme makers out there!

04/12/2026

Sunday blessings from this sweet princess—arriving just as Artemis II blasted toward the moon with a pioneering woman aboard… clearly, the universe got the memo that it belongs to her because girls can do anything.

04/12/2026

Hib scares me. I started my pediatric residency in 1985. The first vaccine against it was introduced that year but it wasn’t very effective in children under 18 months of age. It wasn’t until the introduction of the conjugate Hib vaccine in 1987 that we made headway against this awful bacteria. Some time ago I read that in 1985 4000 children in the state of Texas got invasive Hib disease. 10 years later only 4 children got it and they were unvaccinated.
The fear and real possibility of invasive Hib and pneumococcal disease is why I got so competent doing baby spinal taps. Boy did we do a lot of them! Before the vaccine Hib was the leading cause of bacterial meningitis in children under 5 years of age. Across the board the Hib vaccine series has reduced invasive Hib disease by over 99%.
To think that it’s coming back is quite frightening to me.

Doctors are sounding the alarm on the potential comeback of a deadly bacterial disease that mostly affects babies and young children.

04/11/2026

Today, March 11th, is National Pet Day. Pets give our children so much joy and reduce stress. I daily see your child’s demeanor change when I ask about their animals. Even the little ones relax when I ask if their pet has a wiggly long tail or a short waggly one (even if their pet is a lizard.) Pets certainly make my job easier.

04/11/2026

Screenshot Saturday! As always thanks to the original creators. You rock!

04/10/2026

In general, the goal is to switch from an unhygienic, unsafe or annoying habit to a more acceptable one.

04/08/2026

A is for April being Autism Acceptance and Awareness Month.

When we say science is self correcting it means it is not static body of knowledge. It allows for evidence to update or replace previous flawed findings. Look how our knowledge of autism is shifting as we learn more. awareness

04/07/2026

Today is World Health Day. This is not just a date it’s a commitment. As we look at the amazing pictures of our planet taken by Artemis ii I can’t help but think of this year’s World Health Day theme: Together for health: stand with science.

04/05/2026

For those future rainy days. This is on my bucket list!