Terminology and Types of Common Childhood Rashes You are dressing your 3-year-old child when you notice a rough, pimply red rash on her back and chest. You also find it on her arms and legs. What could it be? Should you call the doctor? You pick your 6-year-old up from school and notice his cheeks […]
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 […]
Breastfeeding Stories to Inspire and Inform Nursing is one of the most natural experiences we can have as women. Breastfeeding can bring unparalleled joy and connection between mommy and baby. Yet many women also experience intense challenges, frustration, and even sometimes pain around the act of breastfeeding. If you were like me, you had a […]
Swaddling Explained When a new mom asks me about whether to swaddle her baby, I think back immediately to my own days as a new mom, eight times. I learned the art of swaddling newborns in nursing school. We taught each new mother how to swaddle. Newborns seem to need the security of feeling their […]
How Long to Breastfeed a Picky Eater? My still-nursing 20-month-old toddler isn’t a great eater. He will only eat the same dozen or so foods, refuses to try anything new, and won’t eat any vegetables. It’s causing tension between me and my hubby. He strongly believes that if I stopped breastfeeding our son, then he […]
Being is a mom is one of the most extraordinary yet exhausting callings in the world. Dr. Bill says, “What a baby needs most is a happy, rested mother.” Easier said than done right? For loved ones reading this (ladies, let us make a pact to send to all your friends’ husbands and older kids.) […]
Endnotes from The Healthy Brain Book Page 42: Omega 3s build brighter brains – at all ages. In our review of scientific studies there seems to be more proof about how sufficient omega-3 fats in the diet increase brain volume and smartness – at all ages – than we could find for any other nutrient. Here’s […]
Brain Health: Freedom from Anxiety and Depression Kristen’s Story: Beauty from Ashes I have always been what others might call a “sensitive” person. I feel things deeply. I am passionate about people, truth, justice and causes I believe in. I love deeply, feel others’ pain and feel compelled to help, which makes me compassionate yet […]
Dr. Bill Dr. Sears, or Dr. Bill as his “little patients” call him, has been advising busy parents on how to raise healthier families for over 50 years. He received his medical training at Harvard Medical School’s Children’s Hospital in Boston and The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, the world’s largest children’s hospital, where […]
Ditching the Crib for an Easier Nighttime Routine Hi Dr. Sears. I am a mama to Sara, almost 14 months old. I need help. She is such a delightful baby, but we are struggling at night. I start her off in her crib and end up bedsharing sometime in the night. It’s becoming increasingly harder […]
Donor Breast Milk and Milk Banks My two-month-old has a cleft palate and my supply is starting to decrease, so I need to find to find alternative ways to feed. Is donor breast milk safe? Donor Milk is the Second-Best Milk for Babies You ask a very important question about donor milk to which there […]
Safest Finger Foods to Start Baby On What are some of the safest foods to start finger feeding? My almost 13-month-old has been eating purée food, puffs, and teething crackers. I want to try finger food again. A few months back she was not ready and the find food resulted in gagging that lasted too […]
