Parents have been heading my way with lots of questions about that soft spot on a baby’s head; why is it there and when it will go away? I have a soft spot for fielding these concerns so let me share some information on this topic. The soft spot on the top of a newborn’s head between ...

Parents have been asking me a whole lot of questions about the tiny hole they sometimes find over the lower back of their babies. Let me see if I can make things simple about these things we call sacral dimples. Dimples or pits at the base of the tailbone just above or in the buttock ...

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 ...