Throw Away the Binkie

Did you know that May is National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month?  I really think that this should be a topic of interest to parents year round, but this is a good month to be reminded of the ...

Just home from the office and on call. Once again, I keep on learning and laughing with my patients.  I saw a mom, dad and their two young boys last  evening. The boys were about 4 and I I...

How many times have you cooked dinner only to have your child tell you, I don't like that! It is a common theme in many families...it doesn't matter whether Mom or Dad fixed the meal.. our children...

I am going to start right off by saying, I don't have daughters, so maybe that is why this seems strange to me, but, why are little girls already getting mani/pedi's with their moms?  I don't I...

Allergy season is literally in full bloom with flowers, trees and grasses all contributing to the sneezing, itchy eyes, runny noses and coughs which are seen in allergic children....

I have been visiting my mother for an "early Mother's Day" celebration and she and I spent an evening reminiscing about all of the advice she has given me over the years....

Last night, a patient called me and wondered if their daughter had appendicitis. I always thought it would be the easiest diagnosis, and that we would call the surgeon and whisk the patient off to a...

While I am on the subject of vaccines it is important to remember that it is not only infants and young children who receive vaccines.  Children (and even adults) continue to need vaccines and...

April 20-27 is National Infant Immunization Week.  Although there are infants and children in this country being immunized every day, this is the week to remind parents, caregivers and health a...

Just when you thought your child was a good sleeper, you are now being awakened by them with a tap on the shoulder and them saying "I'm scared mom". ...