Parents of new infants can’t wait to ask me when the right time to take their newborn baby out into public places is. Well, let me go public on this one and provide some information on the topic. Where can you take new baby? To no surprise, it’s perfectly fine to take your baby out […]
Parents have been making a lot of noise recently regarding questions they have about sneezing and whether it’s good or bad that their child sneezes so much—so let me sound off on the topic of sneezing. Why am I sneezing? Sneezing is the body’s way to remove something that is irritating your child’s or your […]
Parents have been driving up to me with questions about new recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics regarding car seats. One question I get asked is, just how long should a child be placed rear-facing? 3 Types of Car Seats There are three basic types of car seats, rear-facing, convertible, and booster seats. Choosing […]
Happy Mother’s Day Every day as a pediatrician, I get to hear from a lot of moms (including my own) which brings me to Mother’s Day—a time to celebrate mom for the special person she is. This week, therefore I thought I would share with children and dads some of the gifts mom really would […]
National Child Care Provider Appreciation Day Parents of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers have been eager to ask me questions about the benefits of child care. May 10 is National Child Care Provider Appreciation Day, so I’ll provide information on the benefits of high-quality child care. The American Academy of Pediatrics recently came out with a […]
With the legalization of marijuana for medical and recreational use in Vermont and other states, I thought this week I would smoke out some concerns about its use in pregnant mothers, and mothers who breastfeed. Recently the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a clinical report on the implications for infants and children of marijuana […]
Parents don’t have to be lovers of livers to ask me about hepatitis and whether their child can get it. So let me help everyone live-r it up, so to speak, and provide some information on this topic. The liver is an important organ in our body. It’s on the right side of our abdomen […]
Parents have been painfully concerned that they do not know how to prepare their child for elective surgery. Let me see if I can take the pain out of those concerns and provide some information on this topic. The first step in preparing your child for a surgical procedure is to make sure your child […]
Recently parents have been asking me a mouthful of questions about their child having something called celiac disease. Let me see if I can help them, and you, digest some information on gluten and celiac. Gluten is the term used for a group of proteins found in grains including wheat, rye and barley. Gluten is the second most consumed ingredient in our […]
Parents cannot resist asking me if their child would benefit from an antibiotic when they are sick. So let me prescribe some advice about why we do and do not like to use antibiotics. Just over 40% of outpatient prescriptions are for antibiotics and yet half of these turn out to be unnecessary. Why? Antibiotics […]
