Parents of toddlers have been speaking to me in regard to when they should worry if their toddler is not saying many words. Well, let me say a few words about this topic. It is important for you to know that there is quite a range of variation in speech development in the first two years of ...

With spring here, parents have been getting off the couch asking me what they should be doing to get their children to do the same thing. The indoor use of technology combined with our own lack of familiarity with nature has led us down a concerning path. Children are spending less time ...

Parents have been feeding me lots of questions as to what is the best time for their infant to start eating solid foods. Let me see if I can provide some easy to digest information on this topic. It is not until late in the first year of life that the digestive system has matured to ...

Parents have been asking me some painful questions about whether their teenager could be self-harming themselves — and what they can do if that is the case. First, how do you recognize if self-harm is occurring in your older child or adolescent? You may see scratches, picking of skin, ...

Parents have been all choked up asking me questions about what they can do to prevent their child from choking on something. Let me see if I can air out some information on this topic. Choking is one of the leading causes of unintentional injury or death in children under 1 and the danger ...

Parents of young infants have been keeping me up with lots of questions about when their baby would be able to sleep through the night. I don’t want to fall asleep on the job, so let me provide some information to help you relax a bit on this topic. - How to Define “Sleeping Through ...