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Do you have a favorite child?
When we hear parents talk endlessly about the quirks of one child and the awesomeness of the other, it almost ...
Nipple twiddling while nursing- how to stop the tweeks
I thought twice about writing on this topic– it seemed almost indecent– but many moms have nervously asked me to ...
Enterovirus: taking the myths out of the mystery virus
“Mysterious”, “tip of the iceberg”, “outbreak”, the list goes on. It made me nervous to watch the news and hear ...
What are your family’s House Rules?
Our favorite family dinner is my husband’s homemade pizza, thin crust topped with mozzarella and Parmesan. But when that pizza ...
Did Cindy Crawford go too far: Your child’s risk of PCBs
Cindy Crawford recently pulled her children out of Malibu high school, expressing concern that the school is contaminated with PCBs ...
Parents beware – rhinovirus is here with force!
Rhinovirus has hit St. Louis early this year, and it’s hit us hard. Rhinovirus causes the common cold– a runny ...
Babies after 40: Three moms’ stories
Recently I attended a delivery of a baby a baby born to a mother who was almost 50 years old ...
Start the school year bully-free
Now that school is back in session in most districts, parents are busy with activities and events around getting back ...
Why marijuana should still be taboo
Something has changed in the past five years– pot isn’t really considered a street drug anymore by my patients. Marijuana ...
