Hospital Affiliations

Winchester Hospital
Tufts Floating Hospital for Children
Children's Hospital Boston
MassGeneral Hospital for Children

Location

Our Location

Find us on the map

Hours of Operation

All visits by appointment only. No walk-ins accepted.

Monday:

8:30 AM-6:00 pm

Tuesday:

8:30 AM-6:00 pm

Wednesday:

8:30 AM-6:00 pm

Thursday:

8:30 AM-6:00 pm

Friday:

8:30 AM-5:00 pm

Saturday:

8:30 am-12:00 pm

Sunday:

8:30 am-12:00 pm

Featured Articles

Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Eczema(Atopic Dermatitis)

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a collection of inherited conditions that cause the tissues that connect parts of the body (connective tissue) to be loose. This can cause loose joints, stretchy skin, and delayed healing of the skin. This collection of conditions was reclassified in 2017, so it is important ...
Read More
Self-stimulation—Behavioral Issues in Child Care and Schools

Self-stimulating behaviors may appear as banging the head, rocking, thumb-sucking, teeth grinding (bruxism), nail-biting, masturbating, or pulling and twisting the hair. ...
Read More
Separation Anxiety—Behavioral Issues in Child Care and Schools

Separation anxiety is the distress that children show when being separated from their primary caregivers. It appears around 7 to 9 months of age in most children and can persist over time for children who tend to be shyer or less adaptable to new routines. In typical development, children can easily ...
Read More
Responding to Tantrums—Behavioral Issues in Child Care and Schools

Tantrums are common in young children, with as many as 70% of children between the ages of 18 and 24 months having tantrums and 75% of children aged 3 to 5 years displaying tantrum behaviors. It is not unusual for a child between 18 and 60 months of age to have a tantrum per day, lasting between 90 seconds ...
Read More
Selective Mutism—Behavioral Issues in Child Care and Schools

Selective mutism is identified when a child who is able to speak at home does not speak in public settings, especially child care or school. While some children are shy in new settings, the shyness generally decreases as they become accustomed to the new setting. Children with selective mutism will remain ...
Read More
Physical Altercations—Behavioral Issues in Child Care and Schools

A physical altercation is generally a confrontation, tussle, or display of physical aggression that may or may not result in injury. Physical altercations are distinguished from verbal altercations by the use of physical force or contact. Physical altercations may also be referred to as bullying or fighting. ...
Read More
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder—Behavioral Issues in Child Care and Schools

Children with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are most easily identified if caregivers and child care and early education professionals are aware that they have experienced a significant trauma in their past, including a motor vehicle crash, significant medical procedure, house fire, natural disaster, ...
Read More
Violence—Behavioral Issues in Child Care and Schools

While it is typical for preschool-aged children to display some aggressive behaviors, especially in group care settings, violent behavior is rare. If it happens, however, caregivers should immediately act to keep everyone involved safe. ...
Read More
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder—Behavioral Issues in Child Care and Schools

Children with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) perform repetitive patterns of compulsive behaviors in response to a strict internal rule or because they believe it will serve a purpose, such as protecting them. Compulsions decrease children’s distress level, or children believe that compulsions ...
Read More
Napping Difficulties—Behavioral Issues in Child Care and Schools

Many children have sleep or nap problems at some time. Depending on the situations in which they live, their child care, and/or situations they experience, sleeping or napping problems may last a while or be resolved quickly. The most common cause of nap inconsistencies is being overtired and overstimulated. ...
Read More

Testimonials