Fig Tree Pediatrics
Parent Resource Library
Our guides, care plans, and safety checklists — written and reviewed by Dr. Ali Levine & Dr. Kristen Kammerer, based on American Academy of Pediatrics guidance. Download, print, and share freely with caregivers, schools, and family.
Medications & Fever
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Medication Dosing by Weight
Acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and allergy medicine doses by your child's weight — per AAP standards.
Download PDFFever — A Parent's Guide
What fever really means, treating for comfort, febrile seizures, and exactly when to call — by age.
Download PDFFear of Shots & Needles
Evidence-based comfort plans, numbing options, and our no-needle blood draws.
Download PDFWhy We Recommend Flu & COVID Vaccines
The actual data — including what long COVID looks like in kids.
Download PDFVaccine Guide
The full AAP schedule, what happens at each vaccine visit, every brand we stock, and our thoughts.
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Winter Wellness Kit — Care Guide
Your Skip-the-Trip kit, decoded: when to test, how to swab a throat, what a positive or negative result means, holistic viral care, and the red flags that need us.
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Expecting?
Welcoming Your Baby
What happens at the hospital (tests & medicines, explained) and the ready-for-home checklist.
Download PDFFeeding Babies — Starting Solids
6–12 months: textures, allergens early & often, and choking safety.
Download PDFFortifying Breast Milk
Recipes for 22–28 cal/oz using standard formula powder — use only your prescribed strength.
Download PDFDonor Milk at Home
Storing, thawing, and feeding pasteurized donor milk safely — plus how to order from Mothers' Milk Bank.
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Formula Preparation & Handling
The storage windows, the batch-prep-for-the-day shortcut, and the extra hot-water steps for babies under 2 months.
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Vitamin D
The one supplement almost every child needs: how much by age, why sunny Colorado doesn’t count, and the dropper-label trick.
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Diaper Rash
Irritant vs. yeast (how to tell), the zinc-frosting method, when Lotrimin helps, and when to send us a photo.
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Bronchiolitis & RSV
The day 3–5 hump, the saline-and-suction routine, and how to watch the breathing — not the cough.
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Baby’s First Cold
For babies under one: what a cold looks like, how to help at home (saline, feeds, what to skip), and exactly when a fever or breathing needs us.
Download PDFConstipation in Babies
Under 12 months: what's normal, food and fluid fixes, and when we prescribe Miralax.
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Silent Night Sleep Guide
The complete quick-start and troubleshooting guide for teaching your child to sleep.
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Ages 1–18 • New
Wellness Milestones
Eat, sleep, move, calm, connect & contribute — the whole-child abilities we build toward at every age, from family meals to doing their own laundry.
Download PDFPotty Training
A low-stress, child-paced approach — readiness signs, steps, and when to pause.
Download PDFHealthy Bladder Habits
Accidents, urgency & bedwetting from potty training through the teen years — the retraining routine.
Download PDFConstipation & Bedwetting
The daily bowel-and-bladder routine that unlocks comfortable stools and dry nights.
Download PDFHeadache Journal
A one-page log to bring to your visit — patterns usually appear within 4–6 entries.
Download PDFChild Care Guide
Boulder County centers our families have loved, plus questions to ask on tours.
Download PDFConditions & Care Plans
ADHD Support Plan
Nutrition, supplements & lifestyle foundations — with evidence ratings for each.
Download PDFUnderstanding Hypermobile EDS
A family guide to hEDS — joints, digestion, skin, and what helps.
Download PDFPersonalized Acne Care Plan
The fill-in plan we build together at your visit — routines, medications, and supplements.
Download PDFHow to Use Tretinoin
Getting results with the least irritation — technique, timeline, and sun rules.
Download PDFMental Health & Wellness Plan
The personalized prescription we build together — sleep, screens, movement, therapy, and follow-up.
Download PDFHead Injuries
ER now, call us, or watch at home? The evidence-based (PECARN) answer — plus concussion care.
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Environmental Allergies
Play outside anyway — then wash the pollen off. The coming-inside routine, the clean-air bedroom, and medicines that help.
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Molluscum
The pearly dimpled bumps that go away on their own — why the angry red bump is good news, and when to treat.
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Cough
What each cough sound means, why honey beats the pink stuff, and when breathing needs us the same day.
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Croup
The midnight seal-bark cough: the cool-air trick, why to call us by dinnertime, and the true red flags.
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Belly Pain
Serious or not? The reassuring pattern, the jump test, the probably-fine vs. call-us-now table, and the emergencies to know cold.
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Diarrhea & Loose Stools
What's normal, the low-sugar recovery diet, why cramps can linger for weeks after a bug, and when to call.
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Febrile Seizures
What a fever seizure is, exactly what to do in the first 5 minutes, what to watch for, and when to call 911.
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Febrile Seizure — Fridge Card
A half-page quick-reference to print and post for babysitters and grandparents: the do-this steps and when to call 911.
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Cell Phones & Kids
When, what kind, and the 20-minute parental-controls setup — a practical playbook.
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Family Phone Contract — Middle School
Fill it in and sign it together — circle your choices: where the phone sleeps, use hours, app rules, and the no-blame promise.
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Family Phone Contract — High School
The older-kid deal: earned privacy, social media terms, zero phone while driving, and the safe-ride promise.
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Cyberbullying
Spotting it, the calm-save-block-report playbook, "I already told someone," and helping your kid come back.
Download PDFParent-Teen Driving Agreement
Fill it in and sign it together — rules, restrictions, and the safe-ride-home promise.
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Childproofing Your Home
Anchoring furniture, the "safe space" rule, pets & littles, fireplaces, and the high-stakes list.
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Our Family Safety Plan
Fire escape, meet-up points, equipment checks, medication lockup, and how kids reach you.
Download PDFSummer & Vacation Safety
Sun, water (touch supervision, life jackets, neon swimsuits), heat, and travel.
Download PDFWinter Safety
Layers, the no-puffy-coat car seat rule, helmets for sledding & skating, and cold-weather skin.
Download PDFTalking About Body Safety
Abuse-prevention conversations, age by age — from correct names to consent.
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Air Quality & Kids (AQI)
A Colorado family's guide to smoke days and ozone days — what the colors mean for kids, and the clean-room playbook.
Download PDFA note from Fig Tree Pediatrics: these guides are general education for Fig Tree families and don't replace individual medical advice for your child. When in doubt — and truly, any time — call us: (303) 747-4907. If this is an emergency, call 911.
Fig Tree Pediatrics • 3360 Mitchell Lane A, Boulder, CO 80301 • (303) 747-4907 • www.figtreepediatrics.com
Library updated August 2026
Library updated August 2026