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Common Springtime Illnesses

Most Common Springtime Illnesses When spring arrives, so do allergies. In fact, the only things that “go around” this time of year are allergies and allergy-related problems. Here is a guide to understanding springtime allergic…

Seafood for Babies and Children

Benefits of Seafood for Babies and Children Parenting, in a nutshell, is giving your children tools to succeed in life. One of the smartest tools you can give them is to shape their young tastes…

Ways to Prepare for Cold Season

Natural Ways to Prepare for Cough and Cold Season There’s never a convenient time for your child or you to get sick. While missed school (and work!) days are going to happen, there are steps…

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…

10 Ways to Have Healthy Poop

Dr. Poo’s 10 ways to have healthy poop to be proud of By Bill Sears, MD, America’s Pediatrician My early years as a pediatrician and parent were like an on-the-job poo school. One of my…

Vitamin D During Pregnancy

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…

Breastfeeding Benefits for Baby and Mother

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…

Is Bed-sharing with Baby Dangerous?

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…

Autism Rate in America

Autism Rate is Now 1 in 59 for Children in America Autistic children are just as special and important as any other child, yet as with any of our children coming into the world, we…

Revised! The Breastfeeding Book

2018 Revised Edition! A fully updated version of the Dr. Sears guide to breastfeeding, a perennial parents’ favorite for nearly two decades. Everything You Need to Know About Nursing Your Child from Birth Through Weaning…

Wanting What’s Best for Your Kids

“While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about." - Angela Schwindt by Martha Sears, RN This quote came to me in an email from…

Breastfeeding Rates Are Up

Breastfeeding Rates Are Up and Lives Are Being Saved Our newspapers are so full of dismal news that it’s uplifting to read some good news, especially about babies. The October 2016 issue of the Journal of…