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"It's All About the Kids" -- Hear Our Doctors on WCBS Radio 880 am, September 8 to September 28th; "Ask the Experts"Questions, September 19
(Sep 5, 2008)
Tune into WCBS Radio 880am or log on to www.wcbs880.com between September 8 and September 28 to hear Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital physicians discuss children and sports. Just in time for the start of the school year, the program, "It's All About the Kids," presents a series of reports from our orthopedists Dr. Benjamin Roye, Dr. Joshua Hyman, Dr. David Roye, and Dr. Michael Vitale, who will focus on medical issues, psychological implications, safety guidelines and prevention tips as they relate to children participating in various sports activities. On September 19, our physicians will also be available to answer your questions via e-mail or you may submit a question ahead of time.
Topics to be covered include:
Medical
- The value of participating in sports
- Common injuries, including broken bones and skinned knees
- Emergency care
- Steroids
- Challenges of living with chronic disease and participating in sports
- Alcohol and tobacco: the health effects on children and their sports performance
- Turf issues,from leg injuries to concerns about carcinogens in artificial turf
- Heelys, shoes that roll
- Wearing backpacks and the injuries they promote
Psychological
- Do kids really need to play sports?
- Lesson of sports: why winning isn't always winning
- Age-appropriate behavior, and the influences of the media
- Idea of teammate
- Influences of a coach, and just who is coaching your kids
- Team sports vs. individual sports: what’s right for your kids
Prevention
- Helmet safety: from soccer to biking
- How much should parents be involved?
- Year-round sports: can sitting out a season help prevent injuries
- Contact vs. non-contact sports
- Keeping in shape
- Appropriate behavior and avoiding risks
The series will air several times each day over the next three weeks on WCBS 880 beginning Monday September 8th. If you miss any of the program, the entire series will be posted on wcbs880.com, where you can click on the link or simply type in the keyword KIDS.
"Ask the Experts" on September 19
On Friday, September 19, physicians from Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital will be taking e-mails and call-in questions about the role of sports in your children's lives. Their answers will be broadcast on-line at the wcbs880am.com Web site. If you would like to submit a question to be answered, download and fill out the "Ask the Experts" form at right and give it to any Hospital staff member, or click on "It's All About the Kids" at wcbs880.com and submit your question online.
Program Times
WCBS Radio 880am"It's All About the Kids"
September 8 to September 28
Monday through Friday
7:13 am; 9:13 am; 11:13 am; 3:13 am; 5:13 am; 9:13 pm; 11:13 pm; 12:13 am; 2:13 am
Saturday5:13 am; 7:13 am; 9:13 am; 11:13 am; 12:13 pm; 2:13 pm;4:13 pm
Sunday5:13 am; 7:13 am; 9:13 am; 11:13 am; 12:13 pm: 2:13 pm; 4:13 pm
