For this post, I wanted to tackle some basic myths about child health that are steadfastly believed in or that are associated with common...

There is an old joke about the toddler rules of possession: If it's mine, it's mine If it's yours, it's mine If I see it, it's mine I was...

One of my favorite jokes in the Pediatric Emergency setting was to tell kids with asthma that their parents brought them in for "No good...

When my girls were little, we would get people coming up to us in public to tell us, "You are so lucky to have well-behaved children." ...

Halloween doesn't have to be a scary time for parents. There are a few things we can do to make it safe for our children. Remember that...

We are officially in fall now, and that means the onset of the croup season. Croup is a viral upper respiratory illness that seems to...

I deal with parents having a crisis of confidence very frequently. The question "Did I do this right?" is a common concern. Similarly...

One of the things I learned early on in my career was never to assume that what I was concerned about was what the patient had in mind. ...

Even for an experienced pediatrician, children present a challenge when trying to figure out what is wrong. From newborns to teens, a...

Coming to you from the basement of his home in Connecticut, but seeing children in Nevada and North Carolina. How can that be? The...

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