How to Raise a Confident Child Self-esteem is your child’s passport to a lifetime of mental health and social happiness. It’s the foundation of a child’s well-being and the key to success as an adult. At all ages, how you feel about yourself affects how you act. Think about a time when you were feeling […]
Most Common Antibiotic Side Effects in Children #1: Diarrhea Not only do the antibiotics kill the bacteria causing the ear infection, but they also kill the friendly bacteria, called flora, that live in your child’s intestines. These friendly bacteria normally regulate the consistency of the stools and help with digestion. Eliminating these bacteria can cause […]
Sixth Month of Pregnancy Physical Changes Toward the end of the sixth month of pregnancy, most women continue to feel delighted in being big enough to look pregnant. They usually feel relatively well. Nevertheless, as you round the bend into the last trimester, you may begin to get a hint of the discomforts to come. […]
Seven Potty Training Tips There are toddlers who refuse to announce their productions, hold onto what they have, and resist any attempt to potty train them. If you are frustrated because you are still buying diapers and the potty-chair remains unused, read on for potty training tips. Later toilet-training, like late walking, may be your […]
Learn About What Thrush Is, How to Treat it and Breastfeeding With Thrush You are laughing and playing with your baby. She is laughing back at you; her mouth open wide. You notice a white patch on the inside of her cheek that wasn’t there before. You explore her mouth further and find the white […]
Bathing Baby Techniques There are many different techniques for bathing baby and making bath time enjoyable and effective for both your baby and you. For most newborns, bath time is actually more like more playtime as they do not get very dirty (barring any “accidents”). It is exactly for this reason that many new parents […]
What is the Best Way to End Night Feeding? This is one of the top questions we get from our friends, from the parents of our little patients and our website followers. The night weaning information you are about to read is gleaned from Dr. Bill’s experience in fifty years of pediatric practice, Martha’s experience […]
Physical Changes in the Fifth Month of Pregnancy As in the fourth month, both you and your baby grow rapidly during the fifth month of pregnancy. You will probably gain around five pounds, and your baby’s weight will nearly double. Naturally, you will feel these physical changes. During this month, women often exclaim: “All of […]
When is the recommended age that kids drop their nap? My two-and-a-half-year-old fights me most days. Help! Most moms need their toddlers to take longer naps or take naps for longer than some kids want to. As a veteran mom and nap-needer, I have pondered the nap question a lot over the years, having had […]
Is Naptime Cuddling Setting Up a Good or Bad Habit? My two-month-old has no problem sleeping alone in her bassinet at night. However, the only way she’ll nap during the day is in my arms or in my lap. Am I setting up a bad habit by allowing naptime cuddling, and will she grow out […]
What Causes Diaper Rash and What You Can Do When your beautiful baby is born, her skin is often perfect in every way. It is softer and smoother than it will ever be again. You are dismayed when she wakes up and her bottom is red and irritated with diaper rash. What happened! What did […]
Co-Sleeping Is Not Necessarily Bad Our first three babies were easy sleepers. We felt no need or desire to have them share our bed. Besides, I was a new member of the medical profession whose party line was that co-sleeping with babies was weird and even dangerous. Then along came our fourth child, Hayden, born […]
