Find The Right School For Your Child Mar 21 05:27am "I love my new school." The 11-year-old boy who spoke these words - I'll call him Mark - was sitting in my office, looking at me in a new way. He looked confident, relaxed, proud, and excited all at the same time. His mother looked... Read more

Dry Skin Secrets For Children and Adults Mar 06 11:17am OK, I confess: You might not find this topic interesting... that is unless your child has dry skin, or you do. If so, I expect that you'll be fascinated. Every day I see children with cracked, flaking, itchy, irritated skin. If everybody knew... Read more

Is a Drug Rep Influencing Your Child's Doctor? Mar 01 07:38am So here I am walking out of the bathroom, my hands still damp, when who should greet me but X, my ever-cheerful drug rep.  Drug reps are hired to make friends with doctors.  After they make friends, drug reps provide information.  The information... Read more

What to Ask When Your Child is Sick Feb 15 05:40am This case reminds me that healthy kids can get really sick.  I hope it will help you to spot a real illness, if it ever hits your own child. A 4-year-old boy came in with a cough.  He'd been feeling ill for about a week, with low fevers on and... Read more

Politics and Parenting Feb 06 06:26am I've said it before, and I will say it again: Parenting is political.  Parents can't afford to turn a blind eye to politics, no matter how busy they are changing diapers or helping with homework.  That's because politics shapes the... Read more

Unplanned Pregnancy: Hollywood vs. Reality Jan 29 01:17pm A couple of weeks ago I saw a 16 year-old girl in the walk-in clinic.  She had been feeling sick to her stomach, mainly in the morning.  Her period was late.  She thought, and I thought, that she might be pregnant. While we waited for the test... Read more

Children Who Steal Jan 16 01:03pm I got a call today from a very worried mom: Her son had started stealing. He's a 12 year old boy (I'll call him Danny) who is smart, curious, and good-hearted. He also has ADHD. I've known Danny for years. When I first met him, he was... Read more

Dyslexia Can Be Overcome Jan 09 09:03am When you're a kid who can't read, life can be pretty bleak. You go to school, and all the other kids seem smarter than you. The teacher hands out instructions, and everybody else is finished before you've figured out what to do. Homework... Read more

Kids and Their Passions Dec 08 10:21am These days, it's not too unusual to hear about kids who are making it big in the grown-up world. You can read about the teen computer genius who makes millions on the Internet. A talented high-schooler wows us with his basketball skills, and a... Read more

Showing Love Through Food Nov 16 12:06pm These days, there are lots of reasons why it's hard for children to grow up healthy - about 10 billion of them. That's the number of dollars spent each year marketing food to children. TV ads make up a big part of this, of course, but there... Read more