Causes and Treatment of Pink Eye Pink eye, also known as conjunctivitis, is a sometimes contagious infection with symptoms of both bloodshot and draining eyes. This infection is contagious during certain stages of the illness. Pink eye is one surefire way to get your day-care provider to make a come-get-our-baby-call, but your child may attend daycare again once […]
Nosebleeds: Causes and Treatment It can be very scary the first time this happens. You look at your child and notice that seemingly out of nowhere, for no apparent reason, he has a nosebleed. You don’t remember him injuring himself or scratching his nose. It seems like there is blood everywhere. You are naturally worried […]
By now you should realize that our position on spanking is simple: don’t. But we are also experienced enough to realize that some loving, nurturing, committed parents believe in spanking as part of their overall discipline package. As a pediatrician with thirty years in practice, I am also quite aware that regardless of our advice […]
Helpful methods to break annoying habits The following are the most common childhood habits. Below each habit you will find the four helpers to break annoying habits. THUMBSUCKING Motivators: Point out sore thumb. Compare sore thumb with other thumb. Show buck teeth in mirror. Run fingers over protruding teeth. Busy bored hands. Relaxers: Play soothing […]
Children cheat. But like lying and stealing “cheating” is an adult concept not well understood by the child under six. To an adult, cheating is akin to lying or stealing. But a child who is fabricating his own rules as he grows does not yet understand why rules are not supposed to be changed or […]
How to Teach Children to Apologize Apologizing helps your child accept responsibility for a wrong and provides a tool to make things right again. It helps the child dig himself out of a hole. It clears the air, helps heal the relationship, and gives it a new beginning. To teach children to apologize, try these […]
Disciplining a child who is “differently-abled” is likely to bring out the best and the worst in a parent. Parents try to help a child make up for what’s missing by increasing their love and attention, yet children with special needs trigger special frustrations in parents. Be prepared to run out of patience. We focus […]
Divorce is a set-up for discipline problems to surface. When parents divorce, children often blame themselves or become angry at their mother and father. They often show a complete turnabout in behavior and personality following this family upset. These behavior challenges come at a time when parents are busy putting their own lives back together, […]
Attachment Parenting Discipline is Easier You probably never thought of these attachment tools, such as breastfeeding and babywearing, as being acts of discipline, but they are. Gina, an attached mother of three, told us: “Knowing my children empowers me.” This kid knowledge becomes like a sixth sense enabling you to anticipate and control situations to […]
Discipline is more about building the right relationship with your child than using the right techniques. You want to put into place a guidance system that keeps the child in check at age four and keeps his behavior on track at age forty, and you want this system to be integrated into the child’s whole […]
Attachment studies have spoiled the spoiling theory. Researchers Dr.’s Bell and Ainsworth studied two sets of parents and their children. Group A were attachment-parented babies. These babies were securely attached, the products of responsive parenting. Group B babies were parented in a more restrained way, with a set schedule and given a less intuitive and […]
Safely Traveling When Pregnant If your work (or pleasure) requires travel, you may have concerns about traveling when pregnant. Most routine travel, even air travel, should pose no problem, but check with your healthcare provider just in case. Treat Yourselves to a Fling Before Baby Arrives After baby comes, candlelight dinners intended for two, even […]
