Understanding Formula Choices
When other moms in a mother’s support group recently told my friend her use of formula to supplement her breast milk was like “feeding him fast food when you should b...
August 30, 2018
April 5, 2018Surviving the Teenage Years? Keep Talking and 7 More Tips
Author Cheryl Strayed wrote in an essay that, “Mothering is absurdly hard and profoundly sweet.” This has been the mother of all truth for me – teens take everythin...
March 28, 2018Kids Count on Us for Protection from Serious Diseases
Every weekday in my office I do well-child checkups. These are meant to keep children safe and healthy by assessing their growth and development and protecting them from ...
March 26, 2018Sibling Squabbles? Turn the Tussles into Giggles!
My kids were wild the other night. Just wild. All the hoopla ended with the calm, easy-going middle child in tears. Her brothers had gotten out of control with some “fu...
March 15, 2018All the Cool Cowboys Eat Yogurt
Two of my patients, who are siblings, came into the office recently with their parent for checkups. I was a bit late coming into see them, so I started off with the all t...
February 1, 2018Does My Kid Have Strep Throat? 6 Things to Understand
I have a running joke with a good friend about how many times her children have been tested for strep throat. Many – and they’ve never actually had it! It’s fun to ...