How Nature In Your Daily Life is Therapy Today I got an unexpected (and needed) dose of nature therapy, and it couldn’t have come at a better time after a few weeks of a busy, busy office. It seems like this flu season is finally winding down, and the office didn’t have any kids scheduled […]
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 […]
6 Healthy Living Tips From the Sears Family I am so thankful for the healthy living tips my parents instilled in me as a child. The word balance comes to mind as I recall savoring those birthday treats (I loved marshmallows!), yet my mom always did her best to sneak in veggies and even whole […]
Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) in Children: How to Prevent, How to Treat When you need to learn about a hot topic in medicine, you consult an expert. That’s what I did. After researching “who’s who” in TBIs, I found Dr. Michael Lewis, the military’s leading researcher in TBIs and author of a new book, When […]
How We Manage Screen Time for Our Kids Do you blurt-out the phrase, “Put your phone down!” about a hundred times a day? Does it seem like you’re constantly having to tell your kids to “get off the phone, and _____________”? You can fill-in the blank with a variety of phrases like “eat your dinner”, […]
The Neuroscience of Nature An exciting field of research, called the neuroscience of nature, validates why movement is the best medicine for our bodies. Remember mom’s medicine for boredom and bad behavior? “Go outside and play!” Dr. Mom was right. Enjoying the health effects of a walk in the woods or playing in the park is […]
Note: This article was written by Dr. William Sears and sponsored by Huggies®. Dr. Sears is a member of the Huggies Parent Council. Bonding—the term for the close emotional tie that develops between parents and baby at birth and in the beginning months— is a critical step in the relationship building process with your […]
Martha Sears Discusses Nursing & Motherhood by Lauren Sears As a kid, I would usually forget that my mom was a nurse. I never saw her in scrubs, or loop a stethoscope around her neck. In fact, I rarely heard about her nursing days. It was more my dad who reminded me of my mom’s nursing profession by […]
Infant Sleep Patterns are Different One of the great challenges of early parenthood is waking up during the night to attend to baby. Many new parents feel exasperated (and exhausted) at the fact that baby will not sleep more than an hour or so without waking up. You should not to try to change baby’s […]
Remember mom’s medicine for boredom and bad behavior? “Go outside and play!” An exciting field of research, called the neuroscience of nature, validates Dr. Mom was right about the benefits of play. Enjoying the health effects of a walk in the woods or playing in the park is especially therapeutic in the modern age of […]
You and Your Baby: A Healthier Pregnancy Immediately after the excitement of seeing the pink line on the pregnancy test, comes the realization that how you live, eat and think can greatly influence the well-being of your growing baby inside. Follow these 7 tips for a healthier pregnancy, for both you and baby. 1. GIVE […]
Choosing the Best Baby Shoe “I have an eleven month old son who is healthy and growing in the 90th percentile. He is almost walking and we would like to introduce him to shoes. However, we have no idea how to begin. Could you guide us as to what to look for in infant shoes […]
