Thomaston Pediatrics

Thomaston Pediatrics Thomaston Pediatrics was established July 29, 1985, bringing modern, board certified, pediatric healthcare to Thomaston, Georgia for the first time.

06/23/2026

I just wanted to mention an office visit I had yesterday that is still on my mind. A 4 month old check up, the baby was so social, looking at me, smiling, interacting well, and was blessed to have such a good, caring and loving mother. I love when these 2-4 month old babies are that interactive, it reflects several good things about their care at home. These days it seems that I am seeing more babies with Autism, developmental delays, things of this nature, so my “antenna” is always up when I’m checking these babies. I’m not only checking the physical things during the exam, but I’m also making mental notes about the psychosocial development of the baby as well. It’s very important to pick up these babies early when these issues exist. Anyway, I’m always telling the mothers how important it is to interact with the baby, talk, sing, read to the baby, this helps foster the baby’s psychosocial development. It’s truly one of those things that you get out of it in proportion to what you put in it. There is so much more to taking care of a baby than changing its diaper and/or sticking a bottle in its mouth. Unfortunately, I see the whole spectrum in my practice, there are those babies that are blessed with a loving and caring home environment, and then there are those that are not as fortunate, it’s sad, even after providing care for 40 plus years, the latter situation still bothers me so much, but in contrast when I have an experience like the former it brightens up my whole day!

I just wanted to wish everyone a very happy Father’s Day. A good father is so important to the development of a child. ...
06/19/2026

I just wanted to wish everyone a very happy Father’s Day. A good father is so important to the development of a child. I spend most of my days interacting with the mothers of the children, and many of these mothers are just amazing the way they love and take such good care of their children. They do the grunt work, the hands on work of taking care of the child, but many times in the background there is a loving father that just simply meets his daily obligations and responsibilities, day in and day out, to make life better for his family. Many times it goes unnoticed, he doesn’t draw attention to himself or complain, he just simply shows up, he’s there, and he provides whatever is needed for his family. I want to acknowledge these selfless fathers that put their family first. May God bless them..

06/18/2026

With the kids being out of school, it’s a good time to briefly discuss these ADHD meds. Most children should get a break from their meds when they are not in school, such as on the weekends, holidays, summer break,etc. Some kids do need to stay on their meds all the time, usually those with certain developmental disabilities or issues, autism, those children that have potential to harm themselves or others when not treated, these are all examples of those kids that don’t get a break. In most cases we try to get a break from the meds because the body has a way of developing tolerance to the meds, meaning that as time goes by, we have to continue to increase the meds to get a good therapeutic effect. This brings us to the topic of side effects, the side effects are dose dependent, meaning the higher the dose the more likely a possible side effect could occur. So, the idea is to use the lowest dose possible in order to be safe! The main side effects I see are blood pressure issues, heart rate issues, and weight loss. This is why I check the kids prior to prescribing the meds each time to make sure we are being safe. Safety is the most important thing to me, even more important than a good therapeutic response. We as physicians take an Oath “to do no harm”…. Thank you

06/15/2026

I wanted to share something that I was reading in one of the pediatric news journals, an online activity called the Benadryl Challenge. Apparently, this has been going on since at least 2020, on and off, it’s an activity where adolescents ingest large amounts of Benadryl hoping to get high and hallucinate and videotape the effect. Children have died doing this in the past few years, teens in Texas, Ohio, Oklahoma to name a few, and most recently 3 in Connecticut. The amounts of Benadryl are 10-20 times the normal dose. As crazy as this sounds, there are several documented cases of not just fatalities but several medical ill effects such as seizures, heart rhythm abnormalities and induced coma. Anyway, obviously what contributes to this being so widespread is because parents are not supervising or even aware what their older children are doing online. It’s just sad these things are occurring. I wanted to mention Benadryl is OTC but it is not an innocuous drug. It can cause some significant side effects even at normal doses. We see significant drowsiness, hyperactivity ( “off the chain” behavior) and sometimes just limited effectiveness. Benadryl is referred to as a first generation antihistamine and crosses the blood brain barrier giving us central nervous system effects; whereas second generation antihistamines such as Zyrtec and Claritin do not cross the blood brain barrier, are much safer and more effective, and they are also OTC. Just some food for thought as we go through the summer season and have the need for antihistamine use.

Christopher and Kaiden are officially orange belts! They both started karate exactly one year ago this month, two of the...
06/13/2026

Christopher and Kaiden are officially orange belts! They both started karate exactly one year ago this month, two of the first students that we initially sponsored, and I am so proud of them! They have not only developed some pretty impressive skills, but their motivation, discipline and confidence levels are off the charts as well! A couple of sweet little boys learning some valuable stuff!

06/08/2026

Lately, I have done a fair number of sports physicals on the school aged children and I wanted to mention that it is not just a formality. I take it very seriously when checking a child for sports participation because we need to be as safe as possible. There are many stories in the news about catastrophic events occurring with young athletes while participating in sports. It’s so horrific, I hate to even mention it, but I just read a recent story of a young football player dying during practice. I’m posting this today because sometimes the parents are surprised when I tell them additional tests need to be done prior to participation. They are under the impression it’s just a given that I’ll sign off on it, and even sometimes the parents will be a little annoyed that extra consideration needs given. This is so important though that we be safe and thorough, the consequences of not doing the right thing can be catastrophic. If the child is significantly overweight, or has an unusually high BMI, or a significant family history, or a borderline or elevated heart rate or blood pressure, just to name a few pertinent issues, they may need additional testing or consideration. We may not be able to safely clear that child. So, I know most parents appreciate the thorough evaluation I give the children, they want their child to be as safe as humanly possible. As a pediatrician, I appreciate the trust the parent has in me and will always do my best with regard to the safety of the child during sports activities. Thank you

05/19/2026

Good afternoon, I just wanted to mention that Thomaston Pediatrics will be closed Monday, May 25 for the Memorial Day holiday. We will reopen Tuesday May 26 for regular office hours. We will be open every day this week Monday through Friday. Thank you and I hope everyone has restful and safe holiday weekend as we kick off summer! Thank you

Happy Nurses Day 2026! I’ve got a good one right here! Rebecca is not only a great nurse with the technical part of the ...
05/06/2026

Happy Nurses Day 2026! I’ve got a good one right here! Rebecca is not only a great nurse with the technical part of the job, but she’s compassionate and loves the children!

04/24/2026

Good morning, I hope everyone is doing well, happy that it’s Friday and looking forward to the weekend! The young lady makes a good point about being a “soft target”, this is exactly what predators look for!! Also, check out this lady’s “wet raccoon” video where she explains how to not be a soft target.. I hope everyone stays safe out there

04/23/2026

Good morning, another short video to help promote safety. “Lie to Survive “, makes sense to me, the lady makes a good point, you do what you need to do to be safe

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403 W Gordon Street
Thomaston, GA
30286

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Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

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