Pediatrician

What Pediatric Emergency Room do you recommend?

A month ago my daughter tumbled right into a concrete park bench. It seemed minor at first, but quickly turned serious when she had a big bump on her forehead, couldn’t stay awake and was vomiting. Jump forward 5 hours and everything was okay, but at that moment, I didn’t really know what to do. […]

What Houston Area Pediatrician Do You Recommend? You Asked Us!

by Jill Jarvis 13 Comments

Here is the list of Houston parent recommended pediatricians! If you have more suggestions, let us know! Note that this is a starting point only and BigKidSmallCity is not responsible for your good or bad experiences, or your medical care. If you are looking for pediatric dentists, go HERE. If you are looking for a […]

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I know just what it’s like to be overwhelmed by work, life and family. I spent a lot of years traveling for work, missing big milestones for my kids and feeling bad about everything.

I started this website to make a list of all the events happening around Houston and then pick one to enjoy with my kids. And instead of thinking of all the things I was missing, I started to enjoy the things we were doing together.

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