Parents take their newborns to the pediatrician six times during the first year of life. But the baby isn’t the only one receiving a checkup during these visits. Before medical school I double-majored in biology and psychology, and it’s that second major that I find myself leaning on most during well-child visits. From mothers coping […]
Picking the Perfect Pediatric Dentist for Your Child
She carries a wand, she wears a crown, and she loves healthy smiles! We all know and love the tooth fairy—even though she may force you to make regular trips to the ATM, but the tooth fairy could not do her job if there wasn’t a healthy mouth to work with. Long before the tooth […]
New Year, New Family Dynamic
Families going through separation and divorce often struggle with how to talk with each other about all the transitions their family may be experiencing. Often, changes in the family situation take place after holidays, with both parties wanting to wait until after the festivities to make big changes that could cause upset. Here are a […]
Toddler Misbehavior
Naughty or Normal Ah… toddlers. They amaze us with their energy and new abilities such as walking and starting to talk while also frustrating us with their energy and new abilities such as making messes and saying, “No!” to our sweet requests. How we respond to the frustrating behaviors our toddlers uniquely exhibit greatly impacts […]
Breaking SIDS News
The New Safe Sleep Guidelines — What You Need to Know The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently released details from their comprehensive research on how best to keep babies safe, with particular attention to sleep practices and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The recommendation that has most people talking is that parents should room […]
The Emotional Side of SIDS
Parents usually do not bury their children. Children outlive their parents and make way for the next generation. For me, that reality shattered when my third child, and only son, died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) at three months of age. I felt my sanity slip through my fingers the morning I found my […]
A Parent’s Guide to Augmented Reality
Pokemon GO makes tiny monsters appear everywhere from museums and malls to backyards and kitchens. Entire families have cheerfully headed out into their neighborhoods and beyond to collect as many monsters as they can. Keep your family safe with common sense rules for this and the many AR games likely to follow. Permissions Children under […]
Raising Responsible Digital Citizens
Today, there are over 37 million kids ages 3-17 that have access to the internet in the U.S. This reality has been ushered in as internet-connected devices become more plentiful and affordable. While kids have easier access to the internet at home, they increasingly need to access it for school. It is therefore paramount that […]
Kids and Competition
Pros and Cons of Competition Competition and athletics are pervasive in our cultural values especially when it comes to young people. We strongly encourage kids to play sports at every level to help them learn leadership, discipline, respect, determination, responsibility and many other important life skills. We teach that sports resembles “real life” and that […]
A Happier Father’s Day
Turning Conflict into Nonflict As a father of four kids and three step-kids, I often feel like my main job is resolving conflicts. Not just conflicts between the kids, mind you, but conflicts they have with me—and there are plenty of them. As parents, we have an obligation to be role models to our kids. […]
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