Parents are often screaming for solutions that will help them handle their toddler going through the stage we call the terrible ‘twos’ —especially when the twos expand into the threes, the fours, maybe even the teens and adulthood. Yet the terrible twos really need not be terrible and ...

Parents have been sounding off to me with lots of questions about heart murmurs in their children. Allow me to get to the heart of the matter and provide some information on this topic. A heart murmur is simply a noise heard by a stethoscope between the beats of the heart due to the flow ...

With Valentine’s Day upon us, I thought this week I’d share with you some specials gifts you can give your children that will show them you love them and that will last longer than the traditional annual greeting card. First, use plenty of positive words with your child, not just on ...

Parents have been asking me some pointed questions as to how to better help their child deal with getting a blood test or injection. Let me see if I can make this topic a lot less painful for children and parents. and children. - Some positive ways to help prepare your ...

With winter here, i have found myself cooling off a lot of parents who have questions about their children’s safety when ice skating — both indoors and outdoors. Almost 20,000 children are being seen for skating injuries on a yearly basis, so this week i’ll glide through a few skating ...

Parents have been coughing up lots of questions about whether or not their child who has had a cough and fever for several days could be experiencing a walking or mild pneumonia. Let me see if I can walk you through some information on this topic. A pneumonia is an infection of the lungs. ...