5 Tips to Lower Your Risk of Getting COVID A question we get every day in the Sears medical practice is “Doctor, what can I do to lessen my family’s chance of getting COVID?” Nearly every newscast promotes the scary term “vulnerable,” meaning those at the highest risk of getting the sickest from COVID. The […]
A Schedule or a Go with the Flow Approach “Martha, what is better for the kids’ learning environment, a schedule, or a more go with the flow approach? Routine Makes the Brain Happy To schedule…or not to schedule. That is a good question! We like “routine” rather than “schedule”. What works well in a school […]
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’s COVID-19 Update March 24, 2020 The lessons I have learned from the COVID-19 pandemic have made me a healthier person, husband, father, and doctor. By following the preventive-medicine measures in my previous post, here are the lessons for life our family has learned: 8 Lessons for Life 1. Preload Payoff By keeping our […]
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 […]
Five Tips to Keep Your Children Healthy During the School Year You might think that the school year brings sickness but there are ways to keep children healthy during the school year. Some children might be excited to get back to school but we all know that us parents dislike the germs, sickness and unhealthy […]
Causes of Night Waking for Babies As a pediatrician, one of the reasons I am becoming increasingly cautious about insensitively using the cry-it-out approach to get babies to sleep longer is that doctors and parents assume that a night waking baby has bad sleeping habits and they miss underlying painful causes of night waking. Suspect […]
Is Snoring a Health Concern? My 4.5 old snores, it started consistently about 3 weeks ago. I’ve noticed she has her mouth slightly open and tongue thrusted. She has a humidifier and I’ve checked her breathing at night and it’s been normal. Changing her sleep position doesn’t stop her from snoring. Is it okay to […]
At what point does bedwetting become a concern? Hello, I have a three-year-old daughter who potty trained early and has been potty trained since she was two. However, she still wets the bed often at night while she’s asleep. I know this is common for her age. Her father and I are divorced and she […]
Will Night Nursing Cause Anemia? Question: I still co-sleep with my 2-year-old daughter and nurse throughout the night. She is in the 25 percentile in weight and her pediatrician told me that what I am doing is very wrong and that I should have night weaned her a year ago. My doctor said that her […]
Is it safe to travel on an airplane with a baby? Is it safe to take a 2.5-month-old healthy baby on the plane for a long trip? We have two stops and the longest flight is 9 hours overnight. If it’s safe, do you have recommendations on how to keep him happy during this time? […]
