Five tricks to a peaceful home – with kids
It’s hard to say my home is peaceful—we have five kids ages 9, 7, 4, 2, and 2 months. But 2 years ago we made intentional changes in our parenting that have brought peaceful moments to our daily...
View ArticleHolidays are fun… and let’s stay safe too!
The holidays are here and what an exciting time of the year for kids and adults alike! Holidays are times to enjoy spending with family and friends. During this time, many of us decorate our homes and...
View ArticleThe Medical Risks and Benefits of Raw Milk
I am a cheese snob—I lavish a rich cheese and a dark red wine at the end of a long day. Some of the best cheeses are made from raw milk, but I haven’t eaten them in nearly a decade, since I became a...
View ArticleWinter’s Most Dreaded: Identify and avoid these six common childhood illnesses
Winter has arrived, and along with it comes cold and flu season. Doctors’ offices, ERs, and hospitals fill up with kids this time of year as we all do our best to keep everyone healthy. Here is some...
View ArticleKids, sleep and melatonin
We call our 2-year-old “the sleep bandit.” Every night we get our kids through the bath, in pajamas, and finally, after multiple stories and lots of kisses and snuggles, we close the last bedroom...
View ArticleSocial Media: The 11 apps your kids may be using
Do we know what our kids are doing online? I think most of us want to say ‘Yes’ and at least believe that we do. But if you think texting, Facebook, Twitter, Pintrest and Instagram are all that our...
View ArticleEnterovirus D-68: Is it more dangerous than we thought?
If you weren’t afraid of this rapidly spreading cold virus before, you might be now. This persistent and now prevalent virus continues to make headlines. The has intensified its focus on enterovirus in...
View ArticleThe website every parent needs to read
We are the last generation to grow up without constant digital stimulation available at our fingertips. More than 200 million iPads have been sold since it was released four years ago. By comparison,...
View ArticleTeenagers and Driving
October 19-25, 2014 is the National Teen Driver Safety Week. Getting a driver’s license or even a permit and getting behind the wheel is an exciting phase for most teenagers. However, parents are...
View ArticleMake Your Child’s Medical History Accessible to Healthcare Providers
Working in the emergency room, I frequently see children brought in by caregivers other than their parents (grandparents, aunts, babysitters, coaches, teachers, and neighbors – to name a few). Parents...
View ArticleFast Food and Your Kids: What do you really get in that drive-through “kids...
“I’m hungry, mom. Can you please get me some chicken and French fries?” This high pitched plea rang out from the back seat of the car with a clear emphasis on the PLEASE. Sometimes, I strongly dislike...
View ArticleWhen your child will only poop in a pull up, not the potty…
A parent brought up this common potty-training issue in the live parenting chat I do on STLToday: “My 3 1/2 year old son will urinate in the toilet but will not poop. We put a pull-up on him and THEN...
View ArticleGetting your family ready for the summer
School’s out and summer is here– are you excited for fun family time or afraid of the chaos? For most parents it is both, so my fellow mom-pediatricians and I have put together some tips to help you...
View ArticleLawn care safety: Protecting the most important thing in your yard
Nothing says summer more than the hum of the mower and the smell of a freshly cut lawn. Unfortunately, that also means a steady flow of children coming to ERs across the country with various lawn care...
View ArticleWhere to Place the Second Car Seat? A Simple Question that Stumped a Dad and...
“When we have our second baby,” my wife asked me, “Where is the safest place to put the second car seat?” This should have been a simple question. I am an informed dad, and I am a doctor. I have...
View ArticleATV- Is your kid really ready to be on it?
With summer break in full swing, fun activities for the kids outside the house are surging. But sadly, so are the number of accident and injury related emergency room visits. Just in the last 2 weeks,...
View ArticleTraveling Without Vomit: How to treat motion sickness in kids
Nothing makes travel miserable like a vomiting child, but the good news is that even the worst motion sickness is treatable. If your child is car sick, air sick, or sea sick, the right drugs combined...
View ArticleWhen do kids start drinking alcohol?
Most parents don’t realize how much their children drink– research shows that only 10 percent of parents think their teens drink, yet 52 percent of teens admit to drinking alcohol. But parents admit...
View ArticleRecognizing risks of sexual abuse in young athletes
Earlier this week, Marvin Sharp, an Indianapolis gymnastics coach, who trained two members of the 2008 U.S. women’s Olympics team, was found dead of an apparent suicide in his jail cell, where he was...
View ArticleLessons Learned from Eyeglasses
Two months ago, my daughter was referred to an ophthalmologist and it turned out she needed eyeglasses. Not a big deal; impaired vision is the most widespread disability in the world, and I’ve been...
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