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Parenting through the pain – Sometimes a little “ouch” is a good thing
Recently I was at the pool watching some adorable, little kids going down the slide. Some looked like seasoned pros ...
Is there such thing as a “healthy tan?”
*Thanks to guest bloggers Drs. Sarah Garwood and Kavya Reddy, on special assignment to www.childrensmomdocs.org. “Mom, it’s just a sunburn ...
Diarrhea Disaster: Managing a Menace
“Seriously!” goes through my head. “Not today, please not today.” Even reading the word makes most of us cringe. There ...
10 tricks for the family road trip – have a lampoon-free vacation
True confession: the night before we left for our national park road trip my husband and I seriously considered cancelling ...
A parent’s guide to sibling rivalry
When I was a school-aged girl, my Cabbage Patch Kids were my most prized possession. One night, I could not ...
Three tricks to turn your kids into rule-followers!
“Because I told you so” never seemed like a very satisfactory answer to me as a kid. In fact, it ...
Are you getting enough iodine?
I’ve been throwing down prenatal vitamins every morning for more than a decade, so I was shocked to realize that ...
How do you choose a pediatrician?
Choosing a pediatrician or family doctor can seem like a daunting task at first – especially for a new parent ...
Bribing Kids to Eat Well: The Next Crusade Against Obesity
Bribe our kids to eat healthy food?! Did I really just read this in a respected medical research journal? I ...