We enjoyed meeting Pediatric media expert Dr. Don Shifrin, whose interviews have appeared in numerous publications including Good Housekeeping, the Wall Street Journal, and Time blogs. Today he writes about the “fifth season”…
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Preschoolers
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“Red and yellow and pink and green, purple and orange and blue…” Please imagine the “I Can Sing a Rainbow” song playing in the background of this post as you “listen…
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The classic punk rock song lyric “Should I stay or should I go now?” will run through your head many times during parenthood as you wonder when your kid should go to…
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“When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie…” Actually, that’s not amore, but that’s a stye on this child’s upper eyelid. A stye (medical term = hordeolum) pops up…
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We’ve heard some interesting things about cow’s milk over the years. I am going to share with you four myths about milk that I continue to hear from my patients’ parents. Spoiler:…
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Pediatricians associate Back to School with “Time to get your flu vaccine.” At least this pediatrician mom does. As I try to figure out when I can get my own three children…
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Good News. Last year we responded to your concerns about arsenic in food, particularly rice, and shared with you the FDA’s recommendation at that time. We are relieved that after considerable…
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Some kids simply don’t like team sports. Today, childhood obesity specialist Dr. Patricia Cantrell and Youth Fitness Expert Anna Renderer, share a piece from their fitness site on activities which encourage kids…
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“You just don’t appreciate a picky eater until you have one. ” —Overheard at Dr. Lai’s dinner table. Picky eaters come in two major varieties. One kind is the child who eats the…
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As you stand watching your budding baseball star at his five o’clock practice, the rest of your kids start to whine. “Please, please, please,” they say. “Can we go to the snack…
