Evaluating Head Injuries When evaluating head injuries, it helps to appreciate the difference between a skull injury and a brain injury. The skull acts as a protective helmet for the delicate brain, and the skull is covered with a richly vascularized scalp. Most falls involve injury to the scalp only. The scalp will bleed profusely […]
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Head Injury
Learn What to Do in Case Your Child has a Head Injury The skull acts as a protective helmet for the delicate brain, and the skull is covered with a richly vascularized scalp. It is designed to withstand the hard bumps and bruises of childhood. It helps to appreciate the difference between a skull injury […]
Parent-to-Parent: 21 Survival Tips for Parents of High Need Children
You Will Survive. Your Child Will Thrive. Life Will Go On. Still, it’s hard to imagine even wanting to have another baby after you’ve held this one all day and been awakened three or more times at night. It’s hard to envision someone ever saying to you, “How blessed you are to have such an […]
11 Ways to Teach Your Child to Share
Teach Your Child to Share: Simple Steps From Dr. Bill Children have difficulty sharing, especially young children. This is a normal part of the development process. Knowing and accepting this is the first step in teaching your child to share. Here’s an overview of what’s going on inside that possessive little mind. 1. Selfishness comes […]
At Home “Playschool” Opportunities
A Toddler’s Fascination With Playing With Car Buttons Looking for a little advice: My 17-month-old has recently become obsessed with sitting in the driver’s seat of the car and playing with the buttons and whatnot. He will play happily for ages. We will be sitting in the living room and he will take my hand […]
Discipline Strategies for Attachment Parenting
How to Teach a Child to Behave What is the best way to discipline a 14-month-old? I try redirecting behavior with our son, but it usually doesn’t work. Knowing Your Child Since the word “discipline” means “to teach”, it helps to see discipline strategies in the context of teaching. Disciplining can feel like a full-time […]
Ways To Approach Your Sensitive Child
How Do I Best Handle My Sensitive Child? As my daughter just turned 3 years old she is starting to cry about more and more, her shoe is bothering her, she doesn’t like this dress, it’s any and all types of clothes. This just seems to be a trigger for the majority of her tantrums. […]
Handling an Attached Toddler
How do I help my very attached toddler be more independent? Q: How do you get a very attached toddler to be less clingy? He is almost 2 and the youngest of four and I still find it hard to homeschool, cook, or clean because he is so demanding of my attention (i.e. throws tantrums, […]
Teaching Empathy to Children
Always be Teaching Empathy to Your Children We all want what’s best for our family and to be the best parent we can be for our children. In order to equip your children for life, you love them, teach them to read and write, brush their teeth, nourish them with healthy foods. Well, just as […]
Troublesome Toddler Behavior
“My 28-month-old daughter has started spitting whenever she is upset about something or doesn’t want to do something. I have tried saying, “Spitting is for outside only”, “spitting spreads germs” and putting her in a time-out (which she just continues to spit on whatever piece of furniture she is sitting on at the time). What […]
How to Get Picky Eater to Eat More?
“My fifteen month old is the pickiest eater on the planet. She eats almost nothing, and I am afraid she is going to waste away. How can I get her to eat more?”Picky Eaters Although some children at this age will be good eaters, the general rule is that most toddlers are very picky eaters. […]
2nd Baby on The Way
“Hello, I had a question in regards to a having a second baby. My first born will be 21 months when the second baby arrives. I was hoping that Dr. Sears would have a book in regards to this issue, but I didn’t see one. I would just like to have a reference on hand. […]