Want to hear the latest on babyproofing your house? Click on this New York Times article HERE. There are some surprises. Using plug-in outlet covers? Most adults don’t plug them back in. Video monitors? There are reports of kids getting strangled on the cords. But some old suggestions are still valid. The best way to [...]
Have you heard that we need more Vitamin D? There have been several reports published in the past couple of years, recommending Vitamin D supplements. (Click here to read my previous comments.) But now, we read in the news that the Institute of Medicine is about to publish a rebuttal to some recommendations for super-high [...]
Excellent parenting books are available from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Click Here to see the entire list. The “classic” in this series is “Caring for your Baby and Young Child, Birth to Age 5″. The advice is reasonable, easy to read and follow. (It’s not alarmist, unlike the “What to expect …” series which [...]
We have received our next shipment of H1N1 vaccine. This batch is for infants and toddlers, younger than their 3rd birthday; it’s a shot, “without preservative.” I’ll offer it to infants and kids scheduled for their regular checkups, but you may call for an appointment just for the flu shot. We’ve only received 100 doses [...]
Are you worried that your child might be color blind? Kids usually begin to identify colors by age 3 or 4. A 4 year old child who can identify some but not all colors might be normal, but it’s worth knowing if he has a physical impairment in recognizing colors. He’ll be frustrated if the [...]
Most children are potty trained during the daytime well before the age that they become dry at night. Children older than 4 years old who still wear pull-ups in the daytime are uncommon. But children who require pull-ups until age 6, or even older, are not unusual. This is not surprising, because the skills required [...]
Yes they do, sometimes as young as 6 years old. Boys are slightly more likely to suffer a first migraine under age 10; girls tend to suffer their first migraine in adolescence. Migraine headaches may be one-sided, and they are often associated with visual disturbances, nausea and vomiting, and sensitivity to light. Often, the best [...]
