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Letting Baby Cry It Out

Should a Baby “Cry it Out”? Over thirty years ago in all of our writings, we strongly cautioned new parents to avoid the “let your baby cry it out” crowd because sleep-training was becoming fashionable and often harmful.  We even added another Baby B to our list of attachment parenting tools – beware of baby-trainers.  […]

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January 7, 2019 January 9, 2019 Dr. Bill Sears

Vitamin D During Pregnancy

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Supplements of Vitamin D During Pregnancy May Lead to Healthier Babies Vitamin D During Pregnancy and Baby’s Growth A lead article in the July issue of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Pediatrics analyzed the results of 24 studies involving over 5,000 pregnant mothers. The study concluded that those who took supplements of vitamin […]

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August 7, 2018 August 7, 2018 Dr. Bill Sears

How to Have a Healthy Balance with Technology

How to Set Boundaries and Help Your Kids Have a Healthy Balance with Technology Do you struggle with modeling or helping your kids have a healthy balance with technology use? A study published in June 2018 by researchers at the University of Texas asked subjects to take a series of tests that required full cognitive […]

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July 18, 2018 July 18, 2018 Dr. Bill Sears

Breastfeeding Benefits for Baby and Mother

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The Natural Benefits of Breastfeeding and Breast Milk Mothers and babies are the top national treasures in every country. And breastmilk is every country’s top natural resource. Science agrees. The incidence of nearly every serious disease you don’t want your child to get is lower the longer a baby is breastfed. From head-to-toe, a breastfed […]

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July 13, 2018 July 16, 2018 Dr. Bill Sears

Is Bed-sharing with Baby Dangerous?

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Bed-sharing with Baby A recent article released by NPR was titled “Is Sleeping with Your Baby as Dangerous as Doctors Say?” and has brought a lot of attention to the topic of co-sleeping, also called bed-sharing or sleep-sharing. We love articles that show that mother’s and father’s intuition trump pseudoscience.  In my fifty years as […]

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June 7, 2018 July 18, 2018 Dr. Bill Sears

Being a Low-tech Parent

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Steve Jobs was a Low-tech Parent In preparation for a major topic in our next book on brain health, I ran across a fascinating article in The New York Times (NYTimes.com/2014/09/11) with the title “Steve Jobs was a Low-tech Parent.”  When Steve Jobs was running Apple, you would have thought that his home would have […]

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April 2, 2018 April 2, 2018 Dr. Bill Sears

A Person’s Breath Can Transmit Flu

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Recent Study on the Flu Virus An important study reported in the February 2018 issue of Journal of Infectious Diseases of Children surprised many of us pediatricians when researchers found that people infected with the flu virus can spread the virus even when they are not coughing. Researchers analyzed over 200 exhaled breath samples from […]

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March 8, 2018 March 8, 2018 Dr. Bill Sears

Whooping Cough Has Increased

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Whooping Cough Update In the lead article in the January issue of Infectious Diseases in Children the authors made these important points about the whooping cough, also referrer to as pertussis: Whooping cough is a lot more common than we think and often goes unrecognized and untreated. It is one of the most vaccine-preventable diseases. […]

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February 23, 2018 March 8, 2018 Dr. Bill Sears

The Bond from Breastfeeding

New Study: The Bond in Breastfeeding Lasts Beyond Toddler Years Past studies have shown that breastfeeding has numerous benefits, one of which is the unique bond which it builds between mother and child. However, a new study has shown that the bond from breastfeeding may actually last longer than some previously had thought. The study, […]

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November 10, 2017 November 10, 2017 Dr. Bill Sears

Halloween Safety and Health Tips

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Tips for Safety on Halloween Are you taking your child out to trick-or-treat this Halloween? A night full of ghosts, goblins, and of course candy, can be very exciting for kids! With so many children and families out and about, we need to remind children of a few Halloween safety rules before heading out for […]

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October 27, 2017 October 29, 2018 Dr. Bill Sears

Childhood Habits Result in Cardiovascular Disease

Early Childhood Health Habits and Later Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Pediatricians are becoming increasingly concerned that cardiovascular disease is occurring at a younger and younger age. Cardiovascular disease is now so common at younger ages that it no longer is listed in medical textbooks under the category of “adult onset diseases”. A review article in […]

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October 26, 2017 November 1, 2017 Dr. Bill Sears

New Peanut Allergy Guidelines for Babies

New Research on Infant Food Allergies Once upon a time, it was customary to advise mom to avoid certain foods in her diet while breastfeeding, especially if there was a family history of food allergies. New research, though still in its infancy, suggests otherwise and has resulted in new peanut allergy guidelines for introducing peanuts […]

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October 26, 2017 March 8, 2018 Dr. Bill Sears
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