My Baby is Constipated – What to Do?
"I started giving my six-month-old some baby foods a few weeks ago. Now, my baby is constipated. What should I do?" Many babies become constipated when foods are first added to their diet. The main…
My Toddler is Touching His Privates!
My son is almost 2 1/2. Ever since he was a newborn, he has been fascinated with sticking his hands in his diaper and feeling his penis. We understand that this is "self-soothing" and don't…
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Dr. Bill’s Five Top New Year’s Health Tips
Top Five Health Tips The New Year is a great time to begin working toward a new, healthier you! So what better way than to get started with a few New Years health tips from…
Dr. Bill Sears
The Inner Mom Voice: The Ultimate Investment of Parenting
Listening to Your "Inner Mom" On Sunday, September 13th, I was watching our daughter, and new mom, Erin, mothering her firstborn, eighteen-month-old Johnny, when an “ah-ha” moment took over my mind with the phrase: “Listen…
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Breast lump in 8 Month Old
Breast Lump in Baby: Cause for Worry? "Three weeks ago my daughter found a knot in the right breast, just behind the nipple, of my 8-month-old granddaughter, the knot feels moveable and does not seem…
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Infant Carsickness
Helping Ease Infant Carsickness "Please help! Our one-year-old gets sick every time we drive somewhere. It started just after she turned one but before we turned her car seat around. We figured that if we…
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Pediatricians Speak Out About Cesarean (C-Section) Births
Pediatricians Speak Out About Microbiome Insufficiencies from Cesarean Births Having attended over a thousand surgical births during my fifty years as a pediatrician, I first wish to point out two important facts: Surgical births are…
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Sleep Apnea and ADHD
Sleep Apnea Resulting in ADHD When 10-year-old Liran first came into our doctor's office, the consultation was initially for "ADHD," which he did not have because his brain wasn't the issue. Within the first few…
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Gift for Grandbabies
Dr. Bill's Top New-Parent Gift for Grandbabies One of the joys of grandparenting is giving that precious little newborn a baby gift that has these features: Safe Very much needed Prized by the family so…
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Childhood Myopia
Outdoor Activity Protects Against Childhood Myopia Outdoor Activity Protects Against Childhood Myopia was the title of an important article in the May issue of JAMA Pediatrics. The head-to-toe health and healing benefits of nature have always…
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Vitamin D Supplements During Pregnancy
Supplements of Vitamin D During Pregnancy May Lead to Healthier Babies Vitamin D During Pregnancy and Baby's Growth A lead article in the July issue of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Pediatrics analyzed…
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Common Springtime Illnesses
Most Common Springtime Illnesses When spring arrives, so do allergies. In fact, the only things that regularly “go around” this time of year are generally allergies and allergy-related problems. Here is a guide to understanding…
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