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Are Parents’ Expectations Too High?
With fall being just around the corner and school already started, as parents we restart our jobs as “chauffeurs” – ...
The road to academic success is paved with sleep
The following is a guest post from Dr. James Kemp, co-director of the sleep center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital ...
Turn off the TV, Mom and Dad!
My two-year-old has recently become more interested in the television and tablet. In some ways it has been a blessing ...
Writing a birth plan: 10 essential tips from a pediatrician and mom of 5
When a laboring mom arrives at the hospital with a birth plan, nurses often roll their eyes and smirk, especially ...
Do Newborns Really Need that Eye Ointment?
Usually yes, sometimes no. Just minutes after I delivered my first child a nurse squirted antibiotic ointment into his eyes ...
How TVs can kill kids. Hint: it’s not the content
No.. it’s not just the less-than-healthy content that kids can watch on TV that is hurting them. TVs that are ...
Preventing Obesity: what does your toddler/preschooler drink?
The news is full of stories about fat and obese Americans. People sit around and laugh at lists of cities ...
When can my child use the public restroom alone?
My 4-year-old now refuses to use public ladies’ restrooms with me. “I’m a boy!” he tells me… So what should ...
Cut the Cord Late: How a few minutes could protect from anemia
You know those yucky brown iron-vitamin drops that pediatricians recommend for breast fed babies? The stuff that stains everything it ...