Keeping kids safe is top on the minds of most parents, but sometimes hazards are just not that obvious. Introducing foods to infants and toddlers can be great fun, but it also brings opportunities for danger. A little knowledge about how to avoid choking can go a long way in avoiding serious emergencies. I wrote [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Newborns and Infants’
September 3, 2009
Ear Hygiene 101: Cleaning Your Kids Ears–Are Q-Tips Safe?
A friend once told me with great disdain, while watching me wiggle a cotton swab deep in my ear canal with great satisfaction, “I never use Q-tips to clean out my ears.” Apparently a doctor once told him never to put anything smaller than his elbow into his ear, and he took these words as [...]
July 16, 2009
Is Milk Harmful During an Illness?
As the ad jingle goes, milk it does a body good. But many parents ask me if they should stop giving their sick child cow’s milk. Myth or truism? Here’s the lowdown. Snotfest: It is true that milk may increase the thickness of mucous during a cold or other respiratory infection. It will not, [...]
July 10, 2009
When Will My Child Walk? Tips on Childhood Motor Development
Rolling over, sitting, and walking are all important motor milestones in the life of an infant. And the exact timing of reaching these milestones vitally important… to the psyche of parents. The mother of my four-month-old patient was ecstatic when she rolled over (all by herself!), and then devastated when she seemed uninterested in trying [...]
June 23, 2009
Keeping Fit as Parents: When Can You Use a Jogging Stroller
Many of the active parents in my practice, eager to stay fit in this new phase of their lives, want to know when they can go jogging with their new baby. A pediatrician friend of mine recently asked my opinion on the subject. He also forwarded me an email he got from their pediatrician.
May 16, 2009
Drool Factory: Is My Baby Teething?
When is my baby going to teeth? Nearly every parent begins to wonder if their four month old child is going to get a tooth *any minute* now. Well, don’t hold your breath!
May 4, 2009
Top Child Health News of 2008, Continued
Part 2: Here is my synopsis and opinion on the 2nd half of the top 10 most read online pediatric and adolescent medicine stories of 2008. The previous post is here. When Are Temper Tantrums in Preschool Children Cause for Concern? Most toddlers and pre-schoolers have the occasional, or even frequent, tantrums but are generally healthy. In [...]
April 25, 2009
Are Cloth Diapers an Option For Working Parents? Tips From The Experts: Working Moms!
“Why can’t we seem to interest him in the toilet?” the parents of a 26-month-old patient recently said to me, “We were assured that he would be potty trained at least 6 months earlier than kids who wear disposable diapers.” Parents choose to swaddle their little ones in cloth rather than disposable diapers for many [...]
A Pediatrician's Insights on Child Health, Parenting and Doctoring Kids
May 21, 2009
A Spoonful of My Own Medicine
The first time I meet the parents of a newborn, I always give them a little lecture. In order to be a good parent, I say, you have to take care of yourself first. You cannot be a good parent (or a good partner, or good at your job) unless you are well rested and [...]
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