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First with Kids, by Dr. Lewis First

When to give advice as a grandparent

Perhaps because National Grandparents Day was Sept. 7, grandparents have begun to ask me for advice about how to tell their own children how to parent — which is interesting because parents frequently ask me how they should deal with grandparents who want to offer advice on every facet of ...

Alopecia/Hair Loss

Parents have been asking me some hair-raising questions about what to do when their children experience excessive hair loss. Well, let me see if I can comb out some information on this topic. Believe it or not, we all lose about 50 to 100 hairs a day! This can happen through excessive ...

Tips to handle peer pressure

Parents have been pressuring me to give them some tips to help their children deal with peer pressure. Let me see if I can decompress some of their concerns and provide some information on this topic. - Effects of peer pressure - Peer pressure can have both positive and negative ...

Back to school tips

Parents have been testing me with questions about how to make sure their children get a good and healthy start as they head back to school at the end of the month. Let me take on that assignment and provide five tips on this topic. 1. Make sure your child is in good health by having a ...

Sports overuse injuries

With fall sports season approaching, parents have been tackling me with lots of questions about whether their young athlete could injure themselves from too much practicing their desired sport, resulting in what we call an overuse injury. - What is an overuse injury? - An overuse ...

What is baby acne?

Parents of newborns that are a few weeks old have been asking me about pimples that appear to be forming on their baby’s faces. They are wondering if they could be experiencing acne. Believe it or not, babies can get acne. So, let me tell you what’s zit all about. When your baby is ...