Listening to Your “Inner Mom” On Sunday, September 13th, I was watching our daughter, and new mom, Erin, mothering her firstborn, eighteen-month-old Johnny, when an “ah-ha” moment took over my mind with the phrase: “Listen to your inner mom.” That’s it! That one simple sentence sums up the long-term effects and investment of mothering […]
Breast Lump in Baby: Cause for Worry? “Three weeks ago my daughter found a knot in the right breast, just behind the nipple, of my 8-month-old granddaughter, the knot feels moveable and does not seem to bother her. We are concerned about this, her pediatrician recommended to just watch it for a while, she did […]
Helping Ease Infant Carsickness “Please help! Our one-year-old gets sick every time we drive somewhere. It started just after she turned one but before we turned her car seat around. We figured that if we turned the car seat to face forward that would solve the problem, but it hasn’t. The car seat is situated […]
Screen Time Recommendations Based on Research Review Pediatricians have for decades advised concerned parents to use screen time wisely, especially for young children. A comprehensive research review of this dilemma appeared in the July 2020 issue of JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers from the University of Calgary Alberta, Canada, and Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute analyzed 42 […]
Coronavirus Insights We all are feeling overloaded with information regarding the coronavirus, some credible and some not so credible, from a multimedia overload. The good news is that the coronavirus, thus far, seems to be at lowest risk in infants and young children. Seniors over the age of 60, especially those with chronic medical conditions, […]
Here are some tips on how to protect your family from the flu! Keep your hands away from your face. Touching your eyes and mouth are a fast-track into your body for viruses. Wash Your Hands. Run your soapy hands under warm water, scrubbing for at least 20 seconds to properly kill those germs Stay […]
Five Tips to Keep Your Children Healthy During the School Year You might think that the school year brings sickness but there are ways to keep children healthy during the school year. Some children might be excited to get back to school but we all know that us parents dislike the germs, sickness and unhealthy […]
Pediatricians Speak Out About Microbiome Insufficiencies from Cesarean Births Having attended over a thousand surgical births during my fifty years as a pediatrician, I first wish to point out two important facts: Surgical births are lifesaving for many babies. The current surgical procedures are much safer. With that in mind, pediatricians are becoming increasingly concerned […]
Sleep Apnea Resulting in ADHD When 10-year-old Liran first came into our doctor’s office, the consultation was initially for “ADHD,” which he did not have because his brain wasn’t the issue. Within the first few minutes of examining him, I said to his mother, “Liran’s learning and behavioral problems begin in his mouth, not in […]
Dr. Bill’s Top New-Parent Gift for Grandbabies One of the joys of grandparenting is giving that precious little newborn a baby gift that has these features: Safe Very much needed Prized by the family so they’ll think of you every time baby and parents use it Does good things for baby and makes life easier […]
Outdoor Activity Protects Against Childhood Myopia Outdoor Activity Protects Against Childhood Myopia was the title of an important article in the May issue of JAMA Pediatrics. The head-to-toe health and healing benefits of nature have always been one of our top teachings at the Dr. Sears Wellness Institute. This article shows not surprising evidence that natural […]
SSRI Antidepressants Taken During Pregnancy Affects Baby Pediatricians have become increasingly concerned about the growing use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant use among pregnant women, especially since animal studies have suggested these medications may increase the incidence of anxiety and depression in their offspring. Could this association be true for humans? A lead […]
