Whether you are discussing after dinner cleanup or explaining a complex issue such as an impending divorce, keep in mind talking to a young child is not the same as talking to…
Toddlers
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At a baby’s six month old check-up I advise parents to have their child start drinking from a cup. Some respond with surprise,” A cup? So young? How exciting! Do you mean…
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This monstrosity arrived at my house last week. It’s the neighborhood snow blower my husband and several neighbors purchased together to share. As I stared at the machine, I thought about all…
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You poured out all of your two liter soda bottles, replaced all the potato chip snacks with fruit and signed all your children up for winter sports. Just when you thought your…
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Two Peds in a Pod turns today to guest blogger Dr. Alan Woolf, Director of the Pediatric Environmental Health Center at Children’s Hospital Boston and president-elect of the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology, to…
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A few days ago, I spoke with the faculty of a local early childhood education center about flu vaccine myths. See how you do on the true and false quiz I gave…
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My patient looked up at me. “Do you want to see what I can do?” she asked. Her father mockingly moaned, ”Oh, no.” “Pleeease,” persisted the girl, “just once.” The dad just…
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A concerned parent wrote to us: Can you please read this and comment?www.thinktwice. com. I’m terrified to vaccinate due to sites like these. There seems to be many horrifying stories out there to…
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Eeew! Pictured is the raw chicken I left sitting out in a pot for a day (inadvertently, of course). The putrid mess was teaming with germs and amongst them was probably salmonella.…
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Need ideas on what to pack in your child’s lunch bag? Beware of junk food masquerading as healthy food. Dr. Roxanne Sukol, an internist who writes the popular nutrition blog Your Health is…