How can I help my baby with her upcoming immunizations?
/I know the immunizations are important, but I don’t want my baby to suffer. What can I do?
Read MoreHow can I help my toddler with her upcoming immunizations?
/I got my baby through her first sets of immunizations but now that she's an active toddler I don't know how to help her . . .
Read MoreTeething time--so much advice, but what really works?
/Our baby is having a hard time with teething, and I'm getting more advice than I can handle. Does anything really help?
Read MoreHow can we get our kids to have fun on a hike?
/We've always loved the outdoors, but for the past year we have stopped hiking at all because our kids are such a pain when we try . . .
Read MoreConstipation: the poop on poop
/Left untreated, constipation can lead to long term difficulties with passing bowel movements. A child may even develop encopresis, the involuntary leakage of bowel movements. Fortunately, treating constipation in preschoolers can prevent problems later on!
Read MoreShould sick babies come to our playgroup?
/We have a baby playgroup that meets once a week. In the past couple of months some of the babies have had colds. It’s uncomfortable to tell other parents…
Read MoreHow can we make blood tests easier for our child?
/Our three year old has a medical condition that will require him to have a number of visits to his doctor’s office and the hospital outpatient clinics. He has had, and will have, lots of procedures and exams and we are dreading it…
Read MoreHow can I help my child with her fear of going to the doctor?
/We love our pediatrician, and we used to look forward to check-ups. That was until our last visit, which was a nightmare. We had had to make a sick visit a month earlier because Angela had a fever and we wanted to make sure…
Read MoreIs it safe for our newborn baby to sleep in our bed?
/Parents all over the world share their beds with their babies. Until recent years, some people thought that babies slept better if they were in their own cribs but no one questioned whether "co-sleeping" was a health risk for a baby…
Read MoreIs our baby eating too much?
/Our baby Kate has been eating solid foods for two months now (she's seven months old) and she loves to eat. Almost every day she goes through several jars of baby food and at least a half cup of cereal. And that’s on top of 24 ounces of formula a day. She's on the 90th percentile for height and weight and we feel like…
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