Help for Growing Pains in Your Child’s Legs
What are growing pains? When I was a resident training for a couple of months at a famous orthopedic hospital, I also had a 4-year-old son who complained some nights that...
September 19, 2019
September 16, 2019Getting Kids to Talk After School: Beyond "How Was Your Day?"
At the end of a long day at school, there’s nothing a kid wants to answer less than, “How was your day?” And yet, that’s what all of us parents ask. Why doesn’t...
September 5, 2019Flu, Stomach Flu, or a Cold?
I had dinner with my favorite group of mom friends the other night, and one of them asked me an interesting question.
August 22, 2019Swaddling and Safe Infant Sleep
Swaddling can help calm a fussy baby. And after years of taking care of babies and raising 3 of my own, I’m pretty good at getting just the right snug wrap! But done th...
August 19, 2019What’s Okay to Eat While Breastfeeding
My first baby cried day and night. No matter what I did – walk, sing, carry, soothe – he cried. And cried loudly!
August 8, 2019How to Practice Positive Discipline
Nobody ever said being a parent was easy. Kids can behave in ways that drive us nuts – after raising my three I know this for sure!