Indeed, a "velcro kid" is basically a child who has difficulty separating from a parent or caregiver, according to Danika Perry, PsyD, a pediatric psychologist at Nemours Children’s Health.

It’s important to remember that clingy behavior is developmentally appropriate and a sign of a child’s secure attachment among the infant, toddler, and preschool set, according to Dr. Perry.

Nemours Children’s Health, Jacksonville (Fla.) named Stacy White, Jr., MD, division chief or interventional radiology. Dr. White will strengthen collaboration between specialties, expand inpatient consultation services and streamline workflows to improve access to interventional radiology services, according to an Oct. 24 system news release shared with Becker’s. He will also work to expand regional operations.

Ashley Anttila, MD, a pediatrician at Nemours Children’s Health, Delaware.

The newly joined health systems are, according to an Oct. 20 news release: Endeavor Health (Evanston, Ill.), Henry Ford Health (Detroit), Nemours Children’s Health (Jacksonville, Fla.), Northwestern Medicine (Chicago), Rush University System for Health (Chicago).

Pediatrics hospitals: Scottish Rite for Children (Dallas), Children’s Hospital of Alabama (Birmingham), Nemours Children’s Health System (Jacksonville, Fla.).