Parents have been nickel and diming me as to what to do when their child swallows a coin. Let me see if I can cough up some information on this topic. It turns out that as children explore the world, usually between the ages of 6 months and 4 years, it is almost inevitable that they will ...

With summer here, I find myself getting grilled by families asking about safety precautions they should be taking when they barbecue outside. I don’t want any backyard fireworks to occur, so let me provide some information on this topic ¯ Keep your children away from a grill and the ...

With summer here, parents are constantly bugging me about what they can do to protect their children and themselves from those bothersome mosquitoes and other summer insects. Let me try to bite into this problem and provide a few solutions that, hopefully, will not sting. The best ways ...

With summer upon us, parents are hot to ask me about sun protection for their children. Let me see if I have any bright ideas on this topic. First, it is important to remember that there is no such thing as a healthy suntan. One blistering sunburn on a child’s sensitive skin will ...

With the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival here, it has been standing room only with parents’ questions about when they can send their teens or older children to a summer concert — and what safety precautions should be reinforced if they do. Let me see if I can take the educational stage ...

Parents have been asking me to step to it and provide some information on intoeing in their infants and toddlers. Let me put my best foot forward about this topic. Definition and causes Intoeing is a condition in which the feet curve inward instead of pointing straight ahead. It can ...