Bed-sharing with Baby A recent article released by NPR was titled “Is Sleeping with Your Baby as Dangerous as Doctors Say?” and has brought a lot of attention to the topic of co-sleeping, also called bed-sharing or sleep-sharing. We love articles that show that mother’s and father’s intuition trump pseudoscience. In my fifty years as […]
2018 Revised Edition! A fully updated version of the Dr. Sears guide to breastfeeding, a perennial parents’ favorite for nearly two decades. Everything You Need to Know About Nursing Your Child from Birth Through Weaning by Martha Sears, RN and William Sears, MD Taking a realistic, contemporary approach, the Searses bring an age-old practice completely […]
“While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.” – Angela Schwindt by Martha Sears, RN This quote came to me in an email from a close friend and colleague in the parenting world, Janet Jendron, President of Attachment Parenting, International. I have known Janet […]
Breastfeeding Rates Are Up and Lives Are Being Saved Our newspapers are so full of dismal news that it’s uplifting to read some good news, especially about babies. The October 2016 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Pediatrics featured a fabulous article about one of the most successful government health programs on our […]
How Nature In Your Daily Life is Therapy Today I got an unexpected (and needed) dose of nature therapy, and it couldn’t have come at a better time after a few weeks of a busy, busy office. It seems like this flu season is finally winding down, and the office didn’t have any kids scheduled […]
Steve Jobs was a Low-tech Parent In preparation for a major topic in our next book on brain health, I ran across a fascinating article in The New York Times (NYTimes.com/2014/09/11) with the title “Steve Jobs was a Low-tech Parent.” When Steve Jobs was running Apple, you would have thought that his home would have […]
Recent Study on the Flu Virus An important study reported in the February 2018 issue of Journal of Infectious Diseases of Children surprised many of us pediatricians when researchers found that people infected with the flu virus can spread the virus even when they are not coughing. Researchers analyzed over 200 exhaled breath samples from […]
Whooping Cough Update In the lead article in the January issue of Infectious Diseases in Children the authors made these important points about the whooping cough, also referrer to as pertussis: Whooping cough is a lot more common than we think and often goes unrecognized and untreated. It is one of the most vaccine-preventable diseases. […]
A study, recently done by the Clean Label Project, found that a large percent of baby foods and baby formula tested positive for toxins. The study tested over 500 baby food products from a variety of products and various brands, and screened them for over 100 toxins. The result was astonishing and quite alarming. Of […]
One of my favorite parts of the holiday season is taking advantage of the chance to give back to others, and this year I’m focusing on how to help families and babies experiencing diaper need. Diaper need is a much more present issue than most individuals realize. In the recent study, Diaper Need and Its […]
New Study: The Bond in Breastfeeding Lasts Beyond Toddler Years Past studies have shown that breastfeeding has numerous benefits, one of which is the unique bond which it builds between mother and child. However, a new study has shown that the bond from breastfeeding may actually last longer than some previously had thought. The study, […]
Tips for Safety on Halloween Are you taking your child out to trick-or-treat this Halloween? A night full of ghosts, goblins, and of course candy, can be very exciting for kids! With so many children and families out and about, we need to remind children of a few Halloween safety rules before heading out for […]
