The Baby Sleep Book Everything you need to know about getting your baby or toddler to sleep! Babies need to be taught to sleep through the night, and the Sears family has learned though decades of practice. Find out how you can create a sleep plan that suits the needs of your entire family. Buy […]
Easing Nighttime Thumb Sucking
How Do I Gently Stop Thumb Sucking? I have an almost 2-year-old, who falls asleep with his thumb in his mouth and can sleep with it for a long time. I worry about his teeth. How can I help him to quit his thumb sucking? Thumb Sucking to Fall Asleep Both the nighttime thumb sucking […]
Psychological Impacts of Co-sleeping
Will Co-sleeping Psychologically Impact My Child? Q: Hello Martha. I separated my son’s bedroom at 5 months. He’s 11 months now and still nurses 2x/night. He got sick a couple of weeks ago and I had to keep him in our bed. Now he refuses to sleep in his crib. I honestly don’t mind having him […]
Adjusting Sleeping and Breastfeeding Habits
Q&A on How to Adjusting your Child’s Sleeping and Breastfeeding Habits Q: My Son is 18 weeks, and I will be going back to work in 2 weeks. He is exclusively breastfed. In past months he has taken the rare bottle from Grandma or Dad, but it’s been at least a month now. He is […]
Parenting Tips from Dr. Bill
Dr. Bill’s Top Ten Parenting Tips Parenting, in a nutshell, is giving your children the tools to succeed in life. Here are ten parenting tips that I have tried to teach our children and have used in my medical practice during the past 40 years. 1. Get behind the eyes of your child. Parenting is […]
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 […]
Baby Kicking in the Womb
Unmistakably Feeling Baby Kicking in the Womb If the origin of those faint little flutters were previously in doubt, now there’s no question. You are feeling life. The gentle, butterfly-wing flicks of last month are now becoming definite jabs. If you feel the baby kicking in the womb several places at once just remember little […]
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 […]
Tantrums
“My 19-month-old son has started throwing these screaming tantrums. He does it at night when it’s time to go to bed, or any other time he doesn’t get to do what he wants. It started two weeks ago. It’s become an every day occurrence, what do I do?” Don’t take it personally. You are neither […]
Setting Limits and Time-outs
“Help! My toddler won’t listen to me when I try to discipline him. He terrorizes the other kids, throws things, bites and hits. How can I get him to stop?” Does your toddler seem to want to break every rule you try to impose upon him? Does he go around the playgroup hitting and pushing? […]
Is Junk Food really That Bad?
“My mother in law does not believe that feeding my 9-month-old foods such as real 2% milk, chocolate cake, cheetos and ice cream can cause harm to my child. She believes that if it was good for my husband and me, it’s good for him. What proof can I give her to show her otherwise? […]
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. […]