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Articles

  • Physical Activity Guidelines for your Infant and Toddler
  • Safe equipment and safe surfacing prevent playground injuries
  • "Sex Education" for the 3 to 7 year old child
  • 'Tis the Season for Holiday Safety
  • Learning to Listen
  • Whose Bedtime is it Anyway?
  • CPR Basics
    Drowning and Near Drowning
  • For Teens ONLY:
    Fifty-Five Reasons not to start Smoking!
  • Information for Parents
    SIDS Resources on our site
  • Guidelines for Dessert
    Not Unless you Finish Your Dinner
  • Guides for Giving Medication
  • 1 -year Developmental Checklist
  • 10 Family Guidelines for Living
    with a hyperactive child
  • 10 Guidelines for Divorcing Parents
  • 10 Signs of a Healthy Kindergarten
  • 10 Steps for Grandparents of Stepfamilies
  • 10 Things I Wish I'd Known About Learning Disabilities
  • 10 Tips for Raising Children of Character
  • 10 Tips for Talking with Kids About the News
  • 10 Tips for talking with kids about tough issues
  • 10 Ways to Tune out the TV
  • 101 Ways to Soothe a Crying Baby
  • 12 Prom Tips for Dads
  • 12 Prom Tips for Dads
  • 14 Ways to Show Love for Your Child This Valentine's Day
  • 2 - year Developmental Checklist
  • 20 reasons why your child needs you to be an active father
  • 20 Ways to Bring out the best in your Children
  • 2005 "10 Worst Toys" List
  • 2006 Top Baby Names
  • 25 Ways to Raise Kids Who Love to Learn
  • 3 - month Developmental Checklist
  • 3 -Year Developmental Checklist
  • 3 Tips To Getting Your Children To Organize Their Old Toys
  • 30 common Myths about Children debunked!
  • 30 million children need emergency care each year - They can't all belong to someone else
  • 4 Things to Avoid When Talking to a Teenager, and What You Can Do Instead
  • 4-year Developmental checklist
  • 5 -Year Developmental Checklist
  • 7 - Month Developmental Checklist
  • 75 Hints for Mom and Dad
  • 80 Organizations Support 10th Annual TV-Turnoff Week
  • A Best-Kept Secret of Your Teen: They Really Do Care What You Think
  • A Checklist for Parents and Teenagers
  • A Developmental Checklist for Two Year Olds
  • A Good Beginning!
  • A Good Beginning: Harmful Influences For Your Unborn Baby
  • A Guide for Car Seat Selection
  • A Guide for Choosing the Right
    Car Seat
  • A Guide to Commonly Prescribed Antibiotics
  • A New Pediatric Disease: Complacency
  • A New Pet in the Family
  • A Night Out for Mom and Dad
  • A Nontraditional Families Recipe for Failure
  • A Parent's Job Description
  • A Parent's Response to bullying
  • A Parent's role in preventing eating disorders
  • A Parents Job Description
  • A Prayer for Children
  • A Quick Guide to Four Disabilities
  • A Sick Child and a Demanding Job
  • ABC's of Infant Formula
  • Abnormal Head Shapes in Infants
  • Accidental Iron Poisoning
  • Acetaminophen or Ibuprofen: Which is a better fever-reducing medication?
  • Action Points for Committed Fathers: Know Your Kids for Safety's Sake
  • Action Points for Committed Fathers: Teaching Respect
  • Action Points for Committed Fathers: Your Child's World
  • Action Points for Fathers: Life Challenges
  • Ad Spotlights Teen Abuse of Medicinal Drugs
  • ADHD and Your School-Aged Child
  • Adolescent Suicide:
    What are the Warning Signs?
  • Adoption - Where do you start?
  • Adults and Baby Talk
  • Advice for Parents: My Child Has Burn
  • Advise Teens: Sharing Prescriptions is Dangerous
  • After the baby comes home
  • After the Immunizations... what to do if your child has discomfort
  • Age for Starting Solid Foods
  • Aggression in children
  • All I Really Need to Know I Learned From Noah's Ark
  • Allergies And Asthma On The Go
  • Allergies in Children: Information for Parents
  • American children not drinking enough milk
  • American Youngsters Yawning Through Class
  • An Effective Way to Reduce Teen Smoking
  • An Open Letter to Parents
  • And How are the Children?
  • Anger Management Strategies for Kids
  • Answers to questions about ADD/ADHD
  • Antibiotic Use Continues to Decline
  • Antibiotics: Questions to Ask
  • Anxiety Disorders in Children
  • Appreciating Develoipmental Milestones
  • Archives of Interactive Quizes
  • Are Fast Food Restaurants Okay for Our Kids?
  • Are Speech and Language Problems Holding Your Child Back?
  • Are Tanning Beds Safe for Teenagers?
  • Are There Benefits to Daycare?
  • Are You a Healthy Eater?
  • Are you an Askable Parent?
  • Are You an Emotional Eater?
  • Are You Contributing to An Eating Disorder in your Child?
  • Arguing and Back-Talk
  • Arguing and Back-Talk
  • Articles and Q & A's on Biting and Hitting
  • Articles and Q & A's on Separation Anxiety
  • Articles and Q & A's on Temper Tantrums
  • Articles and Q & A's on Toddler Appetite and Eating
  • Articles and Q & A's on Toilet Training
  • Articles and Questions/Answers on Children and Sleeping
  • Articles on Time Out and how to use it!
  • As Memorial Day Kicks off the Summer, remember to be safe
  • Ask your neighbor.......
    if there is a gun in the house
  • Asking Your Teen about Relationship Violence
  • Asperger's syndrome:What is it and what do you do about it?
  • Attention Deficit Disorder (Short Attention Span)
  • Attention Moms: Strategies for Transitioning to At-Home Parenting
  • Autism -- Act Early To Make a Difference
  • Avoid Heat Related Injuries
  • Avoid the Hyper-Parenting Trap
  • Baby Brain Power Activities
  • Back Seat Bikers
  • Back to School Basics
  • Back to School Tips
    ...from the American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Back-to-School Resources on Kidsgrowth.com
  • Bad Eating Habits Start Near Age 2
  • BANISHING BABY BOTTLES
  • Banning Foods Makes Them More Desirable
  • Be Prepared Before You Visit Your Child's Pediatrician
  • Be Ready for the Emergency Room
  • Be sure to ask the right questions
  • Be the Best Father You Can Be
  • Bear in the Little Square Box
    How Television Affects our kids physical well-being
  • Bear in the Little Square Box
    How Television Affects Our Youth's Mental Well-Being
  • Become a "Spud Buster" and Improve your Child's Health
  • Become a Child Advocate!
  • Become a Kidsgrowth.com Advocate!
  • Become a Kidsgrowth.com Child Advocate
    Support Pax
  • Becoming a Dad
  • Bed-Wetting (Enuresis)
  • Bedwetters
  • Behavior Modification with the Family Chip System
  • Benefits of Having Kids
  • Bike and Helmet Safety
  • Biting, Pushing, Pulling Hair
    Helping Children with Aggression
  • Blankies are innocuous stress relievers
  • Body Mass Index
  • Body Mass Index
  • Books for KIDS about ADHD
  • Books for Kids about Bullies!
  • Books for Parents and Kids about ADHD
  • Books to Help Young Kids With a Family Move
  • Breakfast: The Most Important Meal of the Day
  • Breast Feeding . . . Your Best Choice!
  • Breast feeding and the working mom
  • Breast Milk Collection and Storage
  • Breastfeeding Longer Is Beneficial
  • Breastfeeding: How to tell if you baby is getting enough milk
  • Breastfeeding: Information for the new mother
  • Bribery vs. Reinforcement
  • Buckle-Up America
  • Building the right "self" for Life
  • Building your baby's brainpower
  • Bully Proofing Our Kids
  • Calcium Supplements for Children Who Don't Eat Milk Products
  • Calm Parents . . . Calm Baby
  • Calming Fears, easing stress
  • Can I Borrow the Car?
  • Can We Prevent Infants from Waking at Night?
  • Cancer: How to Talk about It
  • Candy Cigarettes May Lead to the Real Thing
  • Car Problems: Fighting, Car-Seat Wars and More!
  • Car Seats for Hard-to-Fit Children
  • Carbon Monoxide - The Silent Killer
  • Caretaking Parents, Entitled Kids
  • Casual Remarks
  • Causes of Misbehavior
  • Celebrating Memorial Day With Kids
  • Census Bureau Says 7 Million Grade School
    Children Home Alone
  • Chicken Pox Vaccine
    What Parents Need to Know
  • Child care and child socialization
  • Child have a fever? Stay C.A.L.M.!
  • Child Passenger Safety Week Emphasizes Using Right Restraint to Save Kids’ Lives
  • Child's Play: It's not just for Fun
  • Childcare - How to Find Good Childcare and How to Prepare Yourself for Childcare
  • Childcare - The Right Person and Discipline in Childcare
  • Childcare- Keys to Good Childcare and Kids Need Time and Attention
  • Childhood Injury: It's no Accident!
  • Childhood Obesity
  • Children and Limits
  • Children and Stress: Are You Pushing Your Child Too Hard?
  • Children and Stress: Are you pushing your child too hard?
  • Children and Terrorism
  • Children and the Aftermath of Katrina: From fear to hope
  • Children Grieve in Their Own Ways
  • Children Left in Cars at Risk for Burns and Heat
  • Children Need Body Mass Checkups!
  • Children Need Preventive Maintenance, Too!
  • Children riding in pickup trucks
  • Children Sleeping Less Than Recommended
  • Children's Sleep Habits
  • Choosing a Baby Sitter
  • Choosing a Sport for your Child
  • Choosing a summer camp for your child
  • Choosing a Thermometer
  • Choosing Your Battles
  • Code of Conduct for Children's Sporting Events
  • Colic ‚ Does Your Baby Have it? What Can You Do About It?
  • Combat Computer Strain
  • Common Concerns about Speech Development: Part 1
  • Common Signs of Slow Development
  • Communicating with health care providers about developmental and behavioral topics
  • Communicating with Your Teen
  • Communicating with your teen: Door Openers and Door Slammers
  • Communication Tips for Parents
  • Constipation and Soiling in the Preschooler
  • Controling Sibling Rivalry
  • Controlling Childhood Obesity - ABC News
  • Cooking Turkey Is a Family Affair…with the Right Food Safety Tools
  • Cool Tips for Beating the Heat
  • Corporal Punishment in Schools
  • Cost of Raising Kids
  • Creating a "Backtalk-Free" Home
  • Crying in the Car Seat
  • Dads and Daughters
  • Dealing with Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Dealing with Chronic Kidney Disease - Part 2
  • Dealing with Sibling Rivalry
  • Dealing with Tantrums
  • Dealing with Temper Tantrums
  • Debunking Myths About Violence
  • Developing a trusting relationship with your infant
  • Developing Your Baby's Language Skills
  • Developmental Milestones of Early Reading
  • Diagnostic Guidelines for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Diapers and your Baby's First Year
  • Did You Have a Mean Mom?
  • Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis Vaccines
    What Parents Need to Know
  • Discipline
  • Discipline: A Parent's Guide
  • Divorced or Separated Parents can make holidays bright for children
  • Do (over the counter) medications really expire?
  • Do not "toy" around with safety
  • Do Parents Care if their Kids are Fat?
  • Do you have a Parenting Plan (part 1)?
  • Do you have a Parenting Plan (part 2)?
  • Do you Have a Parenting Plan?
  • Do you have a strong family?
    A Checklist for Parents and Teens
  • Do You Know Where Your Child Is?
  • Do You Live in One of America's Fattest Cities?
  • Does Diet cause Hyperactivity?
  • Does Divorce Damage Your Kids? 10 Tips for Survival
  • Does my child have A D D ?
  • Does my child of ADHD?
  • Does your teen know what to do in the event of a car accident? Do You?
  • Dog Days of Winter!
  • Dog Doo to Do!
  • Don't Let Lessons Lull into a False Security
  • Don't Wait too Long to Prepare for a New Baby
  • Down Syndrome Demystified
  • Drowning: Cause and Prevention
  • Drug Information for Parents: Amoxicillin
  • Drug information for Parents: Ceclor, Cefzil , and Keflex
  • Drug Information for Parents: Septra and Bactrim
  • Drug Information for Parents: Suprax
  • Drug Side Effects can be Deadly in Children Under 2
  • Drug-Resistant Staph Infections Reaching Epidemic Levels in Some Parts of U.S.
  • Drugs and Other Substances in Breast Milk
  • Drugs Highly Toxic To Toddlers
  • Eating misbehavior
  • Eating Out With Children Can Be Fun
  • Eating Right: A Guide for
    Breast-feeding Moms
  • Eating Slump in Toddlers
  • Effective Time Out
  • Effects of Divorce on Children
  • Ego-Builders to Use with Your Teen
  • Eight Steps to Sensible Eating
  • Eliminate Whining!
  • Emergency Room Tips
  • Evaluating Vaccine Information on the World Wide Web
  • Every kid will get sick. No child escapes!
  • Examining Eating Disorders
  • Exercise: Kids Go For It
  • Experts Offer Free Advice About Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Eye Injuries in the Home
  • Eye on Safety Makes Halloween Less Scary
  • Facts on Sports and Smoke Free Youth
  • Failure to Thrive
  • Family Meetings Build Stronger Ties
  • Family Support in Community Pediatrics: Confronting New Challenges
  • Family: Your child's best anti-drug
  • Fathering in the First Weeks of Parenthood:
    A Checklist for New Dads
  • FDA Urges Parents to avoid certain cold medications
  • Feeding Infants and Toddlers Under Two Years
  • Feeding Suggestions for the First Year
  • Feeding Tips for Parents of One-Year Olds
  • Feeding Your Infant
  • Feeding your One-Year old Child
  • Fever is a Friend, not a foe!
  • Fever often is Friend, not Foe
  • Fever Phobia
  • Fight Antibiotic Resistance with Sensible Approach to Winter Colds
  • Finding Joy in your Children
  • First Aid Tips for Parents
  • First Grade- Is Your Child Ready?
  • First Graders and Proverbs
  • Five Important Reasons to Immunize Your Child
  • Five Resolutions Every Parent Should Make
  • Five Truths about Teen Smoking
  • Flying with Children and Ear Pain
  • Flying with Young Children
  • Follow these steps to avoid homesickness at camp
  • For Getting Baby to Sleep Sticking to a Plan Is What Counts
  • For Getting Baby to Sleep, Sticking to a Plan Is What Counts
  • For the Love of Children, Follow these Guidelines
  • Foresight makes camp more fun for your kids
  • Formula Feeding Tips
  • Fortified Cerals can help fill clacium gap
  • Fostering Appreciation in Children
  • Four Big Tips for Parents of Teens
  • Four Styles of Parenting
  • Frequently Asked Questions about Breast Feeding
  • Front Air Bag Blamed In Child's Death
  • Gauging a child's illness
  • Germ Warfare: Common Cold and Flu Culpirts
  • Get Active With kids This Season
  • Get Rid Of Baby Walkers And Bath Seats
  • Get Your Child To Cooperate!
  • Get Your Toddler to Cooperate!
  • Getting a Father to Help More with the Baby
  • Getting a Father to Help More with the Baby
  • Getting a Father to Help More with the Baby
  • Getting Along
  • Getting Children away from the Television
  • Getting Help When a Child Becomes Sick After Hours
  • Getting kids out of the crossfire
  • Getting Kids To Bed
  • Getting Kids to Wear their Glasses
  • Getting Kids to Write Thank You Notes
  • Getting the Best out of Managed Care
  • Getting the Lead Out
  • Getting your child ready for kindergarten!
  • Gimmee-Free Holiday Shopping
  • Gimmie-free Holiday Shopping
  • Give Your Child the Gift of Self-Esteem
  • Giving Children Medicine at School
  • Going Visiting with your Baby
  • Good Sportsmanship for Mom and Dad
  • Good Teens Start With Good Beans
  • Grandparenting in Today's world
  • Growth Milestones - 10 Years
  • Growth Milestones - 12 Years
  • Growth Milestones - 14 Years
  • Growth Milestones - 16 years
  • Growth Milestones - 18 Years
  • Growth Milestones - 2 Weeks
  • Growth Milestones - 4 Years
  • Growth Milestones - 8 Years
  • Growth Milestones - EIGHTEEN MONTHS
  • Growth Milestones - En Español - Cinco Años
  • Growth Milestones - En Español - Cuatro Años
  • Growth Milestones - En Español - Cuatro Meses
  • Growth Milestones - En Español - Doce Meses
  • Growth Milestones - En Español - Dos Años
  • Growth Milestones - En Español - Dos Meses
  • Growth Milestones - En Español - Dos Semanas
  • Growth Milestones - En Español - Nueve Meses
  • Growth Milestones - En Español - Quince Meses
  • Growth Milestones - En Español - Seis Meses
  • Growth Milestones - En Español - Tres Años
  • Growth Milestones - FIFTEEN MONTHS
  • Growth Milestones - FIVE YEARS
  • Growth Milestones - Five Years
  • Growth Milestones - FOUR MONTHS
  • Growth Milestones - FOUR YEARS
  • Growth Milestones - NINE MONTHS
  • Growth Milestones - PRENATAL INTERVIEW
  • Growth Milestones - SIX MONTHS
  • Growth Milestones - Six Years
  • Growth Milestones - THREE YEARS
  • Growth Milestones - TWELVE MONTHS
  • Growth Milestones - TWO YEARS
  • Guarding Children's Health
  • Guidelines for Raising a Well-Behaved Child
  • Guidelines for using Time Out with Children and Pre-teens
  • Habit ReversalTraining
  • Hair Tests reveal Ecstasy Use on the Rise
  • Halloween and Hounds
  • Halloween Safety Tips
  • Hand washing is vital to Healthy Day Care
  • Handling criticism while breastfeeding
  • Handling Unwanted Advice
  • Hanukkah
  • Happy Holiday Season Depends on Family Financial Planning
  • Have a Safe and Happy Holiday
  • Have you Played a Board Game Lately?
  • He Never Acts This way in School
  • Head Banging
  • Health and Safety Precautions: A Back to School "Shopping List" for Parents
  • Health Insurance Coverage For Every Child - What every parent can do
  • Health Tips for College Students and their Parents
  • Healthy Baby: 7 - 9 Months
  • Healthy Eating and Physical Activity: What Should my Child Eat?
  • Healthy Eating for Kids
  • Healthy holiday eating for kids
  • Healthy Sexuality in Children
  • Healthy Sexuality in Children, part 2
  • Help for Parents and Kids in Crisis
  • Help Take the Fear out of Moving
  • Help Wanted: Mother!
  • Help With Hospitalization
  • Help Your Child Do Better in School
  • Help your Teen Lose Weight
  • Help! My Child Lies
  • Helpful Hints for your Child's First Day at School
  • Helping Children Cope With Holiday Stress
  • Helping Children cope with school challenges
  • Helping children deal with Teasing
  • Helping Children Deal with Teasing
  • Helping Children Grow Socially
  • Helping Children Manage Their Weight
  • Helping Children of Divorce
  • Helping Children Swallow Pills
  • Helping Children to Share
  • Helping Children Understand Other Cultures
  • Helping Children weather a natural disaster
  • Helping Children who are Bullied
  • Helping Create a Positive School Attitude
    10 Timely Tips for School Success
  • Helping Kids stand up to peer pressure
  • Helping Our Children Deal with Shocking Events
  • Helping our Children Feel Safe: Tips for Every Parent
  • Helping Your Baby Adjust to Strangers
  • Helping your Child Cope
  • Helping Your Child Cope with Anger
  • Helping Your Child with Immunizations
  • Helping Your Children through the Grief Process
  • Helping Your Children to Be Money-Savvy
  • Helping your Overweight Child
  • Helping Your Teenager Cope with Cliques
  • Helping Your Teenager through the Grief Process
  • Herbal Medicine and Your Child
  • Herbal Medicines May Hurt Children
  • Here's to the Kids who are Different
  • Hib Vaccine
    What Parents Need to Know
  • Hidden Messages to our Kids
    What our actions really mean!
  • Hints for Choosing a Child's first bicycle
  • History of Father's Day
  • Holding Babies Makes Getting Shots easier
  • Holiday Decorations can lead to fires and injuries
  • Holiday Meltdowns are Predictable and Important
  • Holidays and Meltdowns
  • Honey, Turn that TV Off!
  • How a Child's Brain Develops
  • How are Our Boys Doing?
  • How do children learn what is right and wrong?
  • How does your state measure up?
  • How Fathers Mature
  • How I Grow in your Care: Birth to Eight Months
  • How I Grow in your Care: Eight to Eighteen Months
  • How Many Cigarettes Did Your Child Smoke Today Without You Knowing It?
  • How much at Risk is your Teenager
  • How Much do you Know about Adolescent Tattoos?
  • How Much Smokers Pay for Cigarettes
  • How not to Verbally or Emotionally Abuse your Child.
  • How To Avoid the Hyper-Parenting Trap
  • How to be an Imperfect Parent
  • How to be the Ultimate Parent!
  • How to Best Control Family Television Viewing
  • How to choose a pediatrician
  • How to Choose a Safe Car for Your Teen
  • How to Control Biting
    in a daycare or preschool setting
  • How to decode your teen
  • How To Discontinue the Bottle
  • How to get your point across... to your teenager!
  • How to Have a Good Relationship with Your Child's Teacher
  • How to help stop your child from whining
  • How to Help Teenage Girls Blossom
  • How to Help the Grieving Teenager
  • How to Help your Baby Sleep Safely
  • How to help your child stop whining
  • How to Live with an Adolescent
  • How to Put an Infant to Sleep
  • How to Raise a Healthy Baby - 3 to 4 months
  • How to Raise a Healthy Baby: 1-2 Months
  • How to Raise a Healthy Baby: 5 - 6 Months
  • How to Raise a Healthy Baby: The Newborn
  • How to Raise a Healthy Baby
    10 - 12 months
  • How to Raise a Well Behaved Child
  • How to Respond when your Child Asks about Death
  • How to Start your Baby on Solid Foods
  • How to Talk so your Teen will Listen
  • How to Talk to Your Kids About Anything
  • How to talk to your kids about death
  • How to tell if your child is really sick
  • How to tell whether or not you are ready to have children!
  • How to use the AeroChamber ®
  • How to Use Time Out
  • How we grow as Parents!
  • How Your Home Influences Your Child's Ability to Learn
  • Hurricanes: Coping with Children's fears
  • I already have one of these
    Teaching kids to respond politely for a gift
  • I am Officially Tendering My Resignation as an Adult.
  • I Caught them playing Doctor
  • I Hate You!
  • I Want my Blankey!
  • If your child has been Poisoned.......
  • If Your Child Needs Surgery
  • Images of a Mother
  • Immunization Cards
  • Immunize Children Against Prejudice
  • Important Family Records
  • Improving the Father-Daughter Relationship
  • In the Child's Voice ( Birth to 8 Months)
  • In the Child's Voice (18 months to 3 years)
  • In the Child's Voice (8 months to 18 months)
  • In the event of Bioterrorism
  • Increase Communication with your Pediatrician
  • Index of Sleep Resources
  • Infant Swimming Classes: A Good or Bad Idea?
  • Infantile Colic: Which treatments work, and which do not!
  • Influence Your Child's Brain Potential
  • Inhalant Abuse Information for Parents
  • Inhalants - A Middle-School addiction that kills
  • Injury Prevention
  • Innocence Lost: Helping your child cope with tragedy
  • Innocent Messages to Young Children may be Harmful
  • Instill a Lifelong Habit of Reading
  • Iron: Helping Your Child Get Enough
  • Is Autism on the Rise?
  • Is breast milk always best?
  • Is it okay to search my kid's room?
  • Is it safe to sleep with your infant?
  • Is My Child Okay?
  • Is Working After School Good for Teens?
  • Is your child at risk for an eating disorder (results and resources)
  • Is your child at risk for smoking?
  • Is Your Child Being Retained a Grade in School?
  • Is your child cheating
  • Is your child getting enough sleep?
  • Is Your Child Ready for Kindergarten?
  • Is Your Child Ready to be Left Alone?
  • Is Your Child Spoiled?
  • Is your child's school safe?
  • Is Your Teen Drug Dependent? Would You Ever Know?
  • Is your teen having trouble sleeping at night?
  • It's Time for the Big Talk
    Now what?
  • Just a Few Clicks Away
  • Just Say YES
  • Keep A Cool Head On Hot, Humid Days To Avoid Heat Stroke
  • Keep a current immunization record
  • Keep Sugary Drinks Out of Sippy Cups
  • Keep the Consequences Logical
  • Keep Your Child Watered All Year Long
  • Keep Your Kids Safe and Sound This Halloween
  • Keeping Kids Safe - Without Scaring Them
  • Keeping Kids Safe on the Internet
  • Keeping teens on the right track all summer long
  • Keeping the Kids Clean and Germ-Free
  • Keeping Up With Vaccines
  • Keeping Your Baby Safe
  • Keeping Your Child Substance Free
  • Keys to Perfect Parenting
  • Kids and Sports Injury: Pre-Game Strategies
  • Kids and TV Researchers Urge Parents to Cut Back - and Offer Help on how to pull the plug
  • Kids Finances: Allowances and Chores
  • Kids Heed Anti-Smoking Messages From Schools, Parents
  • Kids of Separated Parents: The Annual Holiday Access Dispute
  • Kids Still Riding In Front Seats
  • Kids Top Ten Toy Picks for 2001
  • Kidsgrowth Parent Guidelines
  • Know the Signs of Eating Disorders
  • Kwanzaa
  • Language Development in Bilingual Children
  • Lavish Kids with Kind Words
  • Lawn Mower Safety
  • Learningames
  • Left is Right: How Much do you Know about Left handed people?
  • Lessons Learned from Littleton
  • Let a Child's Appetite Be Your Guide
  • Let Kids Help
  • Let them remember their behavior, not yours!
  • Life as a Parent
  • Listen with your Heart
  • Little League Lunacy
  • Look for TV Turnoff Week in Your Neighborhood
  • Low Birthweight Infants
  • Lying, Cheating, and Stealing
  • Magazines for Kids
  • Make "roughing it" safe for campers
  • Make America Safe for Children
  • Make Lemons into Lemonade: Use Positives for Disciplining Children
  • Make Lemons into Lemonade: Using Positive Discipline
  • Make Packed Lunches off-limits to Germs
  • Make the Most of Your Child’s Appointment
  • Make Volunteering A Family Priority
  • Make Water Safe for Children with Epilepsy
  • Making School Asthma Friendly
  • Making Sense Of Medical Warnings
  • Making the Circumcision Decision
  • Making the First Day of School Easier
  • Making The Winter Season Easy as a Breeze
  • Managing Morning Madness
  • Managing the Holiday Excitement
  • Marijuana Slang Dictionary
  • Marijuana Teen Questions
  • Marijuana: How to Tell Your Kids to Say No, Even if You Didn’t
  • Marketing to the Young: The Tobacco Industry and Flavored Cigarettes
  • Mastering the Change from Elementary to Middle School
  • Meeting the Needs of the Brothers and Sisters
    of Children with Disabilities and Special Needs
  • Messy Mealtimes? Try these tips!
  • Million Mom March Planned for Mother's Day in Washington, D.C.
  • Minor Breast Feeding Problems - and their solutions
  • Minor Problem or True Emergency
  • Mistakes Grandparents Make
  • MMR vaccine has its day in court
  • MMR Vaccine
    What Parents Need to Know
  • Mom - There's a Monster in the Closet!
  • Mom I am bored!
  • Mom! Please Let Me Go See the Dog!
  • Moments in America for All Children
  • Mommy, I'm Scared!
  • Mommy, what does it mean to be gay?
  • More Helpful Tips for New Parents
  • Most unusual picks in the top 1000 U.S. names
  • Most Common Baby Names in 2003
  • Most Popular Baby Names for 1999
  • Most Popular Baby Names for 2001
  • Most Popular Baby Names in 2002
  • Mother's Influence on Daughter's Eating Begins Early
  • Mothers Milk Is Best
  • Motion Sickness in Children
  • Moving: Easing the Transition for Children
  • My Child Has a Sore Throat
  • My Child is having a seizure!
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  • Our 26-month-old son was born five weeks premature at 3lbs. , 3oz. And spend the first 25 days in the NICU. He has had no major problems other than having tubes for frequent ear infections. My questions are: #1---Should we be concerned that his weight...

  • Concerning potty training, my 3-year old son is trained for urine but will not have a BM on the toiled. Any suggestions?...

  • What can I do to get my 3 1/2 year old daughter to stop picking her nose?...

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  • Everytime my child goes to the doctor, she becomes hysterical. Is there anyway I can take the fear out of a doctor visit?...

  • My 18-month-old has a fit every time my wife walks away from her, what can we do to about this? ...

  • My grandson is 8-months old and is getting SOLID foods. When I say solid, I mean meatloaf, cheese, and spaghetti just before bed-time. The baby is not sleeping well, and I believe it is because my daughter-in-law feeds him starchy, heavy food in the even...

  • Do you recommend a potty chair or a toilet seat to train a toddler?...

  • I recently learned that my teenage daughter is smoking. She knows that smoking causes cancer and heart disease. What kind of discussion can I have with her to encourage her to stop? ...

  • My 5 year old doesn't listen when I tell him to come in from outside and I end up chasing him down the street and threatening him. Any other ideas? Thanks ...

  • "Look that man is fat!" When my five-year-old daughter yelled that across the checkout counter at the grocery store, I wanted to crawl under the counter. What is the best way to handle these situations? ...

  • My grandchildren age two and six are allowed to get up and down from the dinner table. It drives me and my husband crazy. I think they should sit with the family until we are all done. Do you agree?...

  • Should I pay my children for doing chores?...

  • Should I give my child an allowance, and if so, how much and how old should they be when you start?...

  • My son is 3 years old and weighs 30 lbs. He has a very poor appetite and I worry about his size. Is he normal? ...

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  • My seven year old has a hard time with certain learned skills like cursive writing and telling time. He reacts with statements like...I'm a failure...I can't do it ... while crying and acting disheartened. We talk to him and comfort him, as any parent wo...

  • My two sons have always been polite and well-mannered, but every since starting a new school this year they both are coming home and swearing and using bad words and expressions. They are nine and eleven. Neither my husband nor I use such language. How s...

  • When a child wants something and parents say "no," should you then leave it at that or offer alternative choices? ...

  • My ten year old is quite small. He comes by it naturally, both my family and my husband's family are short. We had him checked out by the pediatrician and there is no medical reason (except hereditary) for his size. However, he is concerned about his he...

  • I would like to know how to respond to my 7 year old when he tells me that another child have made fun of him. i.e. "you still have your baby teeth so you must still be a baby." He has been teased about other things on a number of occasions. When I was ...

  • Do you have any ideas that will help make traveling with children easier? ...

  • What is your opinion about sending children to preschool?...

  • Our 15-month-old sleeps in our bed and my mother keeps giving me a hard time about it. How should I handle this?...

  • How do I get my 7 year old to at least try new foods? He has a limited menu still at 7. He will eat fruits, corn, peanut butter (everyday) pizza, etc. but no real meat. He used to eat hot dogs, and stuff like that but says he was tired of them so he gave...

  • My 5 year old doesn't listen when I tell him to come in from outside and I end up chasing him down the street and threatening him. Any other ideas? ...

  • Help! My 2-year-old daughter is a light sleeper and gets up in the middle of the night, every night, to come to bed with us; she won't go back to sleep until she's either in our bed or one of us sleeps with her in her bed. What can we do to discourage this...

  • Our son is 5-months old. Is it okay to keep him in disposable diapers for most of the time - or should we keep him in fabric diapers for some hours everyday? Thanks in advance. ...

  • My 12 year old brother who is active in hockey and soccer started sleep walking abour a year ago. It seems to be getting worse as he tries to go outside in the middle of the night and once my parents were at a hotel and he walked out into the hallway. ...

  • I have an 18-month old son who formed a habit of hitting my husband and I. How can we stop this behavior? ...

  • My two and a half year old is just 23 pounds. He was 4 pounds 8 oz. at birth. He hasn’t grown any since his two-year birthday. I am concerned about his lack of weight gain. In other aspects he seems to be developing well; he is energetic and quite a...

  • My child is 15 months old and I would like some information about weaning her from the bottle. She refuses to drink from a cup and just pushes it away when I try to give it to her....

  • My little one loves his security blanket but my mother thinks that at four he is too old to have one. What do you think?...

  • My nine-year-old grandson’s dog is going to have to be put to sleep soon. How can I prepare my grandson to deal with the loss of his beloved pet? ...

  • My husband’s parents live in the same city as we do and therefore frequently see our children, ages five and ten, The problem is that they are very bigoted people. Fortunately, my husband is not like that but things they say is having a negative effect ...

  • I was told by my child’s pre-school teacher that my child is very manipulative and is 4 years going on 14. My child is an only child and does like to be in control, how can I teach her that she can not expect her friends to do things her way all the ti...

  • Is the treatment for a trained night crier the same as the child grows? We have a 21 month old daughter who has recently put up such a fuss at night, and is waking up and refusing to lie down again during the night. in our exasperation and due to othe...

  • I am a young mother of a five year old boy and we are having trouble with potty training. He does fine for a month or so then go totally backwards. I do not know what to do. We have tried everything! ...

  • My son is 3 in is still very "clingy" to MOM and only wants dad for playtime. He attends a daycare full time and is having a hard time with biting & pushing other children and sometimes the teacher. He has been given a weeks "vacation" to help eliminate...

  • Are baby walkers safe?...

  • How much tylenol should I give my 15 month old child for fever?...

  • I adopted my daughter from China a year ago, when she was 18 months old. When she was handed to me, she couldn't stand, walk, sit, make any sounds or eat--her only source of nutrition had been a bottle propped in her mouth with Chinese formula. After b...

  • My daughter is almost 20 months old. On the average, she wakes up at least once a night. I usually just have to change her diaper or tuck her back into bed with her teddy bear and pacifier. Is this interrupted sleep on a continuous basis normal? Any ...

  • My child has been bitten two or three times at preschool. The teacher has taken the necessary measures to hopefully prevent this from happening again. However, I would like to know how to treat bites and what diseases can be transmitted by a bite from a...

  • What can I do about my eight month old who has yet to sleep through the night. My husband and I are exhausted. ...

  • My dad caught me smoking a plain old cigarette. I'm grounded forever. I can't see my friends and I have to mow the lawn all summer. My brother doesn't even have to help. Why is he so upset? It isn't fair. ...

  • My six year old daughter had some friends over and I peeked into her room and noticed that she had her clothes off. The other two children were “doctor.” How should I handle this if it happens again?...

  • I am the mother of a two and a half year old girl. She has been sleeping with my husband and me since birth (it was easier for me to breast feed her this way). In the last six months or so I have managed to convince her to sleep in her own bed; however, ...

  • I am having a very difficult time starting my 1 year old on table foods. She may take a taste or two of what I give her but most of it goes on the floor in defiance or a game. She does not want to be spoon fed much anymore and must have something on her ...

  • My friend's daughter loves music and dancing. She is only 16 months old. She is worried her daughter wont be interested in studying. Any advice for her? ...

  • I have three boys ages 8, 5 and 2 ½. I have a question about my youngest son. He has started biting and pushing the other children at day care. He constantly throws temper tantrums and everything is “no!.” He is in danger of being kicked out of day care....

  • My son is 14 months old, the only "word" he says is "Mamamamama" and not specific for me. He just started making "conversation" with people. I believe he understands us when we tell him things like, "Take that to Daddy." or "Where is brother?" without ha...

  • My daughter just turned 3. I adopted her from China when she was 18 months old. During her 18 months in the Chinese orphanage, she basically was confined to a crib with only a bottle for nourishment, receiving little encouragement or stimulation. In the ...

  • My pediatrician told me not to give my baby any water until age six months. My mother (the baby’s grandmother) said that I got water all the time when I was a baby. Is this a new policy? ...

  • I'm 13 and my mother says my room looks like the city dump. We constantly get into fights about it. What should I do? ...

  • Last week my best friend was involved in an automobile accident. She was charged with driving under the influence. I don’t drink but my parents keep acting like they think I do. Should I do anything? ...

  • I am fifteen years old and would like to get my tongue pierced. Are there any medical reasons why I shouldn’t?...

  • When a child wants something and parents say "no," should you then leave it at that or offer alternative choices?...

  • My son is 3 years old and weighs 30 lbs. He has a very poor appetite and I worry about his size. Is he normal?...

  • I am a single mother who adopted a baby from China in Oct. of '96. I expect to travel to China again this summer to adopt another baby. My daughter will be 3 1/2 by the time it's time to travel. A lot of families traveling to China bring their childr...

  • I have a two year old daughter who has chronic constipation. Her doctor suggested the use of laxatives if she misses having a bowel movement by one day and the only way we can avoid a heart wrenching episode during a painful bowel movement is to use the...

  • We have friends who sit down and discuss everything in detail when they discipline their five year old child. I do not do this with my child who is the same age. For example, the other day they were over at our house and her youngster spilled his milk. S...

  • I have a 5 year old son who has a fear of having a bowel movement on the toilet---He urinates sitting down or standing up--no problem...and he did have a bm on the toilet one time....when he was about 2 1/2..His fear seems very genuine, he is not just be...

  • Is it safe for an infant (say, 6 mo. to 12 mo.) to sleep with a blanket? Some of our friends have told us that their doctors have informed them that blankets present a risk of suffocation. Is there really such a risk? ...

  • I have breast implants and just became pregnant. Can I breast feed my new baby?...

  • Dear Experts, My Four and a half month old son is still not sleeping through the night, despite implementing techniques recommended in the books "Helping Your Child Sleep Through the Night" by Joanne Cuthbertson & Susie Schevill and "Solve Your Child's ...

  • We are planning a 6 hour plane trip this summer with our two children, ages fifteen months and four years or could take a two day car trip to our destination. Our older son has had recurrent ear infections and “tubes” in his ears. Could you answer the f...

  • I am a 13 year old boy and I want to get my ear pierced. My parents think this means I’m gay. Boy are they wrong. What should I do? ...

  • How can I make my school age children safe from strangers without making them so scared they're afraid to go outside? ...

  • I suspect that my 15-year-old daughter is drinking alcohol. What's the best way to approach her on this? ...

  • How Much Sleep does my two-year-old need?...

  • My son is proving difficult to feed. He is almost 3 years old and will not eat anything out of the ordinary. If you give him meat and vegetables, he will eat the meat but not the vegetables. The question is, how do I get him to eat more of the foods tha...

  • My 16 month old son will not fall asleep on his own. At 13 months we had to put him into a toddler bed and we still have to lay with him until he is dead asleep.Should we just leave him in his room and let him cry?...

  • I'm 13 and am arguing a lot with my mother because she won't let me date. I think I'm old enough, I get good grades, and don't get into trouble. All of my girl friends can date. It just isn't fair. How can I convince her to change her mind? ...

  • I have a 7 year old who enjoys playing with a 5 year old on the block, since they are the only two girls. The problem is that the parents of the other child often criticize the behavior of my child. Not that I see my daughter as perfect by any means, bu...

  • I am 17 and have a part time job. My mother says I can't work more than 20 hours a week during the school year. My boss wants me to work more. She's unfair....

  • My daughter is almost 16 months but she hasn't talking as yet. Though she can roll her tongue and tries to speak but it is incoherent to us. To make matters worse people around keep insisting I should show her to a specialist but I'm not so sure because ...

  • My 39 month old son is still difficult to understand, although he uses full sentences of up to 10 words or more, and obviously understands everything. Many things are very clear (to us, at least), but sometimes he'll blurt out a phrase that no one in the...

  • My son is just two year old. But he is not talking. He only speaks 6-7 words. But he can explain everything with gestures. We have come here from India, so he does not have an opportunity to play with other children. I think he has no problem with hearin...

  • My 2.5-yr-old will only go to sleep if he drinks a milk bottle or two first, and if he is sleeping in our bed. We have tried everything to remedy this, to get him to sleep in his own bed without the bottle, with no success. Please tell us several things ...

  • I have a 6yr old granddaughter that just started 1st grade and refuses to eat lunch at school. That her mother packs for her. What can be done? ...

  • I have a 4 yr. old who refuses to make a bowel movement on the toilet or the potty chair. I have tried everything and nothing works. All he wants is a diaper on. What should I do?? Whenever we hear a parent say that they've "tried everything," ore know h...

  • Our five-year-old son just LOVES his “blankey.” He was never cared for a pacifier and not attached to any stuffed animals per say. I don't want to take away the feeling of security that the blanket gives him, but would like to know subtle ways to encou...

  • My son is going to be 3yrs old in 2 months and doesn't show any interest in potty training. at all. When we try to get him involved with wearing Pull-ups, sitting on the potty, etc. his response is usually "I can't". . With his third birthday approachin...

  • I was told by a nutritionist, not to give my one year old more than 14 oz of whole milk a day, because more than that doesn't get absorbed. Is that correct, because i've always though the more milk you drink the better. Also is it ok to give my one year ...

  • I just found out that my son and his friend, both not quite 12 years old, were on the internet and got into several pornographic sites. We have a rule that our children are not to be on the internet without our permission, which he did not have. So I hav...

  • When can I stop sterilizing bottles and water for my baby?...

  • I have an 11 year old that refuses to listen. Most of the time he is rude, disrespectful, and acts as though he makes the rules. When he was 5, I would spank him when he did things wrong but that did not work. So, I would use time out. That would work as...

  • I recently found out I was pregnant and would like to breast feed. Is there anything I can do to prepare my body (and mind) for breast feeding? ...

  • Will holding a baby too much prevent them from learning to crawl or walk? ...

  • Should I be concerned about my son's weight. He is 9 years old, 53 in. tall and weighs about 82 lbs. He's also perceptibly somewhat chunky, even overweight I would say.My preference would be to do nothing, but do worry that maybe I should try to chang...

  • I am having a very difficult time getting my 11 month old started on table foods. She coughs, gags and occasionally vomits whatever she has eaten whenever I try. Yet she seems bored with the baby food in a jar. She will only take a few drops from a sippy...

  • My son is going to be 3yrs old in two months and doesn't show any interest in potty training at all. When we try to get him involved with wearing Pull-ups, sitting on the potty, etc. his response is usually "I can't". . With his third birthday approachin...

  • We're planning a three-week tour of Europe with our two children. Someone recently told us that melatonin may prevent and reduce jet lag. Does this work and is it safe to use in children? Jet lag usually occurs when traveling across time zones, and is espe...

  • Have you ever heard of a child with "button" (as in the type that come on clothing) phobia? This started with my son before his second birthday. I thought he would grow out of it. He is now approaching his fifth birthday and still cannot wear anything with...

  • I have a friend who has a 9 month old baby who sleeps primarily in her parents bed. My friend says she has tried putting her in the crib asleep and she instantly wakes up crying and stops breathing. She has also tried putting her in the crib awake and she ...

  • I am expecting my first baby in three months and am deathly afraid of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). I have a friend who lost who three month old to it. Is there anything I can do to reduce the risk of SIDS?...

  • My sister-in-law wants our 12 year old daughter to babysit for her 9 year old son this summer. It would be for 3.5 hours each day. We don't think she is old enough to handle this large a responsibility. Do you have any general guidelines and/or personal th...

  • I am asking for advice on weaning my son who is 22 months old from the breast. My husband and I have been trying without much luck. I wondering if there is something else besides cold turkey. Please help?...

  • My 7-week-old son has gas every day. Can anything be done to relieve his pain? Is this normal? I am breast feeding him, could something in my diet be causing this?...

  • Our daughter is going to be eight years old next month and I am starting to think about talking to her about growing up, getting her period, etc. What do I say? How much do I tell her about sex at this age? Is eight too young? I bought her a workbook and...

  • My daughter, who recently divorced her husband, has two beautiful daughters aged seven and five. They are totally unruly and ignore everything she tells them to do. She has tried her best to be a good mother, but she is finding it more and more difficult...

  • I am having a very difficult time getting my 11-month-old started on table foods. She coughs, gags and occasionally vomits whatever she has eaten. Yet she seems bored with the baby food in a jar. She will only take a few drops from a sippy cup and it tak...

  • What are the best vegetables to start my 6-month-old on? Are there any vegetables that I should stay away from?...

  • We have a 2.5 months old baby boy. We feed our two-month baby Similac formula. Lately, he has not been taking as much formula as before and the interval between feedings is quite long. Our pediatrician recommends changing formula to Isomil....

  • I breast fed my son (who turns three in October) for about nine weeks, but never really produced enough to satisfy him, so I switched to formula. While pregnant with him, my breasts were never tender. In fact, they never did hurt at all. I am currently p...

  • What should I do with my 18-month old daughter who refuses to take milk? Is this a problem for her growth and development?...

  • I have three boys, 9,6 and 3. The 9-year old is always trying to touch the six year old’s penis when they are wrestling and playing around. We have told him that is not appropriate and nobody should touch your private parts. He says that he can't help h...

  • My Daughter is going to be 11 on July 2nd. I have tried several time to talk to her about what's happening to her body and what's going to happen in the near future. She doesn't want to hear it. She doesn't want to listen. Do you have any suggestions on ...

  • My son Mitchell is 23 months old, going on 20 years! He can count to 10, say his ABC's, and has begun counting things. He spends the day with a licensed day care provider and knows all the other child’s first and last names. One of the moms works full ...

  • Is it okay for my teenage daughter to be a vegetarian?...

  • We did not have our newborn son circumcised. What is the care for an uncircumcised penis?...

  • My wife and I live in New York and are expecting our first baby. We would like to travel to California when the baby is three months old. Is it safe for an infant to fly at such an early age and if so, are there any precautions we should take? ...

  • What is the best way to handle sibling rivalry between two brothers over name calling. My 9 and 12 yr old seem to have a problem about calling each other ugly things like “gay” and “stupid.” Also my 12 yr old has a bad habit of putting his elbows on the...

  • I'm so glad this section is available because I couldn't find an answer to this: what is the optimum birth spacing for kids? My child is 13 months old and I'm thinking of getting pregnant again very soon because my husband is 40....

  • My 33-month-old son will hit me or grab my neck and squeeze it when he gets angry at me for telling him "no" or taking him to a timeout. I don't understand this since I don't believe in spanking. I tell him "we don't do this" and "that's not nice" and on...

  • My 4-year-old son has been banging his head at night since he was 6-months old. Can anyone help me understand why he does this? He usually does it just before he wakes up. ...

  • We have recently moved closer to my in-laws and my mother in-law is now taking care of my 19-month-old son while I am at work. She has repeatedly been giving him junk food (i.e., french fries, chicken mc nuggets, gummy bears, chocolate chip cookies, pork...

  • My three ½ year-old daughter goes to day care. Her caretaker has done some of the things in previous articles that aren't supposed to be done in potty training, such as leaving her sit on the potty too long, time outs for accidents, etc. I have discusse...

  • I have tried everything short of running away from home at nights to wean my two ½ year old from the breast. Do you have any suggestions?...

  • My baby is one month old and I am breast feeding. He still eats every three hours and has a BM once every five to seven days. My roommate from the hospital's baby is bottle fed and feeds every four to five hours and has a stool with each feeding. Is ther...

  • I am worried that my teenage daughter may be bulimic. How can I tell?...

  • I am breast-feeding my baby and she keeps getting thrush. What is causing this and is there anything I can do to prevent this problem and keep breast-feeding?...

  • My daughter will be three years old and is still strongly attached to her pacifier. She seems more attached each day, using it for comfort and to fall asleep. I have tried to keep it from her but she cries and begs until she gets it. What can I do to bre...

  • My baby is six months old and I have to go back to work. I have been successful with breast-feeding but unsuccessful with expressing milk for my day care provider. My job is such that it is not easy for me to leave work and feed my baby. I do not want to...

  • I am a 13 year old girl and I really feel depressed recently. My parents are great sometimes, but they really make me feel bad because they call me fat and too short. They won't let me do anything such as :go out with my friends to the mall or movies, we...

  • I have a question regarding my 20 month old son. Ever since he was 10 months old, he has refused to eat anything new. He looks at the food and turns his head and won't even try it. If we do manage to get it in his mouth he spits it right out. have never...

  • I often work at the computer and my 8-month old daughter loves to be in my lap breast feeding, playing or just watching the images on the screen. I heard that there is a real danger in sitting for hours in front of a computer caused by magnetic fields. C...

  • My niece (7) and nephew (10), who are cousins, were spending the day with me. Looking out the window I saw them sitting on the grass, he was kissing her from fingertips to shoulder, neck and face, toes to knees, stopping occasionally to lift her skirt an...

  • At what age should my son change from a pediatrician to an “adult” doctor. ...

  • I have two children. One is 2 year old and the other is 8 months old. I tried breastfeeding both, but a lactation consultant said that because my nipples are severely inverted, I will never be able to breast feed the traditional way, "unless I have a Hoo...

  • I'm worried that something is wrong with my little girl! She is almost 19 mo. and is not walking yet. In fact she refuses to even to try. She does cruise around hanging onto things but will not let go and go on by herself. Should I be worried or not? Ple...

  • What is the best way to stop my eight-year-old from biting her nails? ...

  • At what point should I be concerned when my baby has not rolled over. She is four months now and seems to be on track for all other developmental landmarks.

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  • My son is 6yrs old and lately he has become increasingly jealous of the relationship between his father and myself. If he sees us kissing or showing each other affection he gets very upset and says that I don’t love him and then becomes very nasty toward...

  • My 4-year-old daughter occasionally fondles herself at bedtime and nap time.at daycare she pulls her pants down to her knees and touches herself. What do I say to her about this type of behavior? She says no one touches her down there but she never says ...

  • My son is 3yrs. old. We enrolled in a tiny tot sports class and he won't interact with the other kids and the teachers. He wants to sit by my side on the bleachers or he wants me to stand right beside him. The other mothers stay during the class, I don't...

  • My husband and I are considering the possibility of international adoption. We are not necessarily going to be adopting a new born baby, but rather, we are interested in adopting a toddler. What advice can you give us with regards to possible psycholog...

  • I am a mother of 5 year old girl. She has a difficult time communicating her needs and wants to me and people and other children. She tends to yell a lot and is rude. My response is to usually give her a time out. Is there something more I should be doin...

  • My child is bi-racial. I am Hispanic and her father is American. How can I help my 3 month old baby to learn both languages? How soon should I start speaking to her in Spanish?...

  • I have a friend who is breast-feeding her baby every other hour all day long, alternating between one hour of breast-feeding and one hour breaks. She has been doing this every day since the baby was born three months ago- is this normal? ...

  • My son is 7 months old and we have switched him from Emfamil formula to Mothers Choice (WalMart Generic). Is there much difference nutritionally between name brand formulas and generic ones? Both formulas are enriched with iron and the ingredients seem ve...

  • I have a concern regarding the different types of formula that are out on the market. I am sure that they all have to meet a certain type of standard, but how do I know that "cheaper" is better for my child or that the most expensive is going to be the ...

  • Our twins are 6 months old. They have been sleeping through the night since they were 3 ½ months old. They are teething now and are waking up at 1am. This is very unusual. Is this a problem with their sleep pattern (getting days and nights mixed up) or j...

  • My daughter is 5 years old and just stared kindergarden. Over the summer she started having panic attacks in public and at home. When she gets upset she will begin running around the room scared stiff and crying. Her whole body tenses up and it's very h...

  • My 8 year old daughter is on the 5th percentile for height and was always small and underweight. She was hospitalized at 10 months of age for failure to thrive. However, over the past several months, she has been gaining weight rapidly and is now abo...

  • My son will be three years old on November 6 this year. He just started pre-school in September and is hitting and pushing some of the girls, not the boys in the class. He is an only child. The teacher says that they try to re-direct him or separate him...

  • I spend more time with my son than my husband. Consequently, my son doesn't hesitate to argue or backtalk me, but he rarely does it to my husband. No matter how many I times I tell him not to talk to me like that, it continues. What can I do?...

  • My 23 month old daughter has recently started biting herself if she does not get her way. What do you suggest?? She is going to speech therapy twice a week because she hasn't really started saying much. They attribute it to alot of ear infections. Coul...

  • I have an eleven year old daughter who suddenly is having trouble falling asleep at night. She works herself up into such a frenzy that it takes a while to get her to sleep, and she sometimes is up even after my husband and I go to sleep. She is doing w...

  • I am concerned because my seven year boy is only interested in "girl things" and has never played with any toys we associate with boys. Should I worry?...

  • My 5 yr old daughter, youngest of three girls, is a constant talker/singer. She hardly ever just sits still, in the car, at the dinner table or in her classroom. She is warned weekly by her Kindergarten teacher, not to talk during class, but to no avail. S...

  • I have a son who is going to be one year old. He has Graves Disease and was born with an enlarged thyroid. My question is will he out grow this or does he have to be on medication for the rest of his life? His physicians said that he should have outgrown...

  • My in-laws have been putting pressure on me to bring our 16 month old son to their house for long visits. I feel very unconfortable with this because I feel their home is not very safe for a young child. They live on a lake, have a pool and hot tub with...

  • My 11 year old daughter has been feeling very tired and depressed lately. She is not doing well in school. I have been trying to help her with her work but we seem to always end up fighting, or she runs to her room crying. This is her first year at middle...

  • My soon to be 5 year old son has started to hit other children in preschool when they anger him. Hitting is not something he has learned at home because we do not believe in spanking. Is this a normal phase for a child to grow through and if not what can i...

  • My son just had his one year well baby check. I was very disturbed to find that he has fallen considerably in the height and weight medians. At his sixth month check his height fell between the 50th and 75th percentile while this time it was between the ...

  • I know of at least 4 teenagers who cut shallow lines on themselves when they feel stressed. They are all friends and seem to be otherwise normal, active kids. None of them are taking drugs, drinking or otherwise worrisome. All of them are stressed by w...

  • My 26 month old son has been sleeping in my bed for about four months now. He never slept through the night on a consistent basis in his own bed but he does in mine.The biggest problem I have with this sleeping arrangement is that my husband sleeps in the ...

  • My six-year-old son is having trouble focusing on some types of schoolwork in the classroom. While he is slow in picking up math and is especially poor in organizing himself in his schoolwork, he is often sits by himself doing math and reading exercises ...

  • My neighbor has a 2 1/2 year old son that will only take a nap if the mother drives him around in the car. Every day for the last two years the mother has driven the child around until he falls asleep, then pulls back into her driveway,leaves the car runn...

  • We have a 8 person Hot Tub in room off of our bedroom. We keep the temp in the low 90's because my husband and I like to sit in the tub for long periods of time. The question I have is if we are in the Hot Tub with our children and the temp. is in the low...

  • My 6-year-old, kindergarten daughter has been having a problem with daytime wetting. Infection and diabetes have been ruled out. She does very well staying dry at night time. Having daily wet pants was very traumatic for her since starting school. I am...

  • Why should I not use the microwave oven to warm infant formula?...

  • My daughter will be 12 mos. next month and has been using her pacifier to go to sleep. She never has it while she is awake, although she is very attached to it and will not go to sleep without it. Everyone tells me to take it from her before she turn...

  • My name is Paul and I am writing you this e-mail from Brussels in Belgium. I have 16 months old girl, who will, when crying hard, after she has fallen or has to do something she doesn't like, will stop breathing. The condition can last for what seems an ...

  • My wife and I are at our wits end. Our three and a half year old mis-behaves terribly. His most annoying habit is to completely ignore us and do his own thing. He will run off on his own and keep on running to where he wants to go despite the consequences....

  • My 3-1/2 year old son just had his Tonsils and Adenoids removed. Now he has started to have Night Terrors like clock work 1 hour after he goes to bed, Then he will wake up crying about every 1-1/2 for the rest of the night. Is this night terors all night l...

  • Everytime my daughter does not get what she wants, she whines, and it is driving be crazy. What is the best way to stop this annoying behavior? ...

  • My nine year old has just started to swear (probably picked it up at school). My mother in law says I should wash his mouth out with soap. How do you think I should handle this problem?...

  • Why is it important to have an infant facing the rear in their car seat, and when is a baby ready to face forward?...

  • I have a very happy and active 18 month old, but we've noticed he has a really bad temper. When he gets angry, he resorts to head butting. He will either head butt the object closest to him or one of us. I am really concerned because I haven't seen any ...

  • I have a 8 month old daughter that throws up after she eats. My girlfriend came to the conclusion, it's all because she doesn't burp. but in any case I'm starting to worry. What should I do?...

  • My father-in-law is very critical about the way I raise my according to him spoilt 5 year old son. I know my son is spoilt and hard to handle and very active, but I'm doing the best I can. He always praises his other grand-daughters, who is much older th...

  • My children (ages 4, 7 & 2) eat oatmeal, peanut butter & jelly, grilled cheese and pasta (no sauce). My wife and I disagree about how to get them to eat other foods. I like the approach of put the food in front of them and if they don’t eat it, then they m...

  • My 4 yr. old is very difficult to feed. There are very few things that I know he will eat and he refuses to try anything new.Are there any things taht I could be feeding him or giving him to drink that may cause his appetite to be suppressed? Like apple ju...

  • My 2 month old is spitting-up a lot of his formula. I'm constantly burping him, but this doesn't seem to help. Is this normal? He'll drink 5-6 ounces per feeding, am I giving him too much? What is the average feeding amount and schedule for a two month old...

  • My son is 12 months old and skipped crawling. He is not quite walking yet. He pulls himself up and walks along the furniture and leaves go every once in awhile. He scoots around on his rear but never did crawl. I was told by unprofessionals (friends)that b...

  • Our neighbor's son is the same age as many of the other kids in the neighborhood. He is 8, but quite a bit larger than the other children. Almost every child in the neighborhood has stopped playing with him, because someone always seems to get hurt. I ha...

  • Ok, call me an overly concerned mother but these are my two questions. My son is all but 6mnths. He's been holding his head up since (literally) the week we brought him home. He wears 12 months clothes and is very active. However he still cant sit up o...

  • My 18 month old daughter will eat an entire meal sitting in a high chair at daycare, but not at home. I give her nutrional snacks in a bowl which she will eat while playing, like fruit, bread, yogurt, cheese, etc. Usually when we have supper I put her in...

  • I am eleven years old and do not want to eat meat. Is it okay for me to be a vegetarian?...

  • Our nine year old daughter constantly lies. She has "told stories" since she was 6. Now, she down right lies to our face. One of us will ask why something happened and she answers. Knowing it can't be right, we ask her if she is telling us the whole tru...

  • My now 3 month old baby boy was diagnosed with breastfeeding induced jaundice when he was 1 week old. His billirubin levels were tested and he peaked at 15 and on the third test it was down to 11, so the Dr. said the yellow tinge to his eyes and skin would...

  • My 17 month old child is a very picky eater. Should I give her a childrens' vitamin every day? ...

  • Our 6-year-old grandson has encopresis. His parents are separated which only compounds the treatment problem. I have him for several weeks this summer. Mommy has decided he is holding bowel movements on purpose and has discontinued the mineral oil. ...

  • I have an 11-year-old daughter who is beginning to show some bodily changes. I want to be able to explain to her what is happening and what is going to happen, but I'm frightened to death of saying the wrong thing or too much. I didn't have a mother grow...

  • I just read the response you gave to the parent that was worried about his/her son's weight. While I understand everything you said, I was wondering what you would tell a parent whose child is all ready what I consider to be obese? It's my nephew. He's 1...

  • My daughter is 13 1/2 months old and is nursing. Until recently I have been under the impression that babies should only nurse until their first birthday. My mother-in-law says it is time to wean. I feel strange about nursing an older child. Mostly b...

  • My 15-month old son has begun to throw food off of his tray at meal or snack time. He will eat a few bites then begin throwing. If I feed him with a spoon or my fingers, he will eat. He has been eating finger foods himself for the past 5-6 months without a...

  • My daughter is 2 1/2 yrs old. She refuses to brush her teeth at night. Nothing i do can change her mind. I don't want to force her,she may hate the event even more,but she needs to brush her teeth. I've tried games,her brushing mine,and fruit flavored toot...

  • My 4 year-old son's K-4 teacher recently informed that she was unsure whether she would recommend that he be placed in kindergarten next year. She believes that he is not mature enough for kindergarten, plus she believes he has some speech problems becaus...

  • Can a child take Acetaminophen and Motrin in the same day?...

  • My 20 month old boy will not take 2 naps a day. Is it time that he should be weaned to 1 nap a day?...

  • Should a baby sleep in its parents room until they can roll over? Why or Why not?...

  • My son just turned 3. He goes to preschool 2 days a week. At school, he is interested in all the activities, but cannot sit still. He has "ants in his pants". During story time and rest time, he will be bouncing off the wall. It is starting to be a pr...

  • The behaviour of my 5 year old nephew is becoming quite worrying in both his actions and the danger he is becoming to younger girls that we know. He has just recently started school and my worry is that he will try the same things at school. Some of his ou...

  • I am a mother of a 30 month old boy and 12 month old girl. I am beginning to pull my hair out when it comes to disciplining my son. It began with him testing us, now I feel it's turned into something beyond our control. He doesn't listen to anything we ...

  • Other than formula, what foods-how much and how often--should my 8-month old be eating on a daily basis? An example of a typical day's menu, including quantities, would be extremely helpful. ...

  • What's the best way to take a one-year old's temperature? My girlfriend insists the only way to get an "acurate" reading is to do it rectally. I told her this is causing her daughter unecessary discomfort, especially when her daughter isn't feeling well. F...

  • My son is 7 mos. old. He "screams" (not cries - no tears) every time he is not getting my full attention or being held. This has gone on for at least three weeks. He had colic pretty bad from about 3 weeks until 12 weeks. I suspect he's teething - he got t...

  • Should a baby of three months old be taking water as well as breast feeding? The baby is very fussy and is only being breast fed at the present. ...

  • My daughter is 9 weeks old. She goes to bed about 12-12:30 am and doesn't wake up until 10:00 am, sometimes even 11:00 am. Should I be concerned she is sleeping to much or am I just lucky?...

  • I have a four year old daughter who likes to rub her genital area on the floor. She's been doing this since she was3 and I had hoped it would get better once she was potty trained but instead it got worse. At times her vagina is rubbed raw and I'd like to ...

  • My parents are very concerned about their 27 month old grandson. He was diagnosed with failure to thrive syndrome at about 10 months of age. My mom weighed him at home the other day, and he was only 22 pounds. I do not know his height, which I realize may ...

  • I have a 3 1/2 year old son who started a preschool 2 days a week for 2 hours each day. He did very well the first class, the 2nd class he was weepey, by the third class he cried so hard, I stayed for a while in the class and then left the class, the teach...

  • I have been in the process of potty traing my 2 1/2 year old son. He knows when he needs to go because if I leave him naked ( in the house) he never has an accident and immediately runs into the bathroom on his own. If he is wearing anything at all, even...

  • When a neighbour showed up at our front door cradling one of our cats which had been hit and killed by a car, my 7 year old daughter's response was to laugh and say "That's the second one of Greg's (her brother's) cats to be killed." No sadness, no tears, ...

  • My two year old has developed really dark circles under his eyes recently. My mother suggested that maybe he's not getting enough sleep, and he is a poor sleeper, but no matter what I do he won't sleep more. I've also heard that they could be caused by all...

  • I have an 11 week old son who spits up. I have read everything I can about spitting up and I understand that most babies spit up, some more than others and that as long as he is gaining weight it is more messy than it is a problem. But my question is "is...

  • I am in the process of determining my unborn childs pediatrician. What questions should I be asking a pediatrician before I decide on one? ...

  • How do you get a 5 year old to have better eating habits? She resists trying any type of vegetable or red meat. Any way to entice her to eat veggies. ...

  • I have a 10 1/2 month old daughter who is sleeping with me. I don't mind this. However, she wakes up in the middle of the night crying. Her eyes aren't open, but she is crying. It lasts quite a while. Sometimes breastfeeding doesn't even put her back ...

  • My son is 26 months old and weighs about 35 lbs.. I wouldn't be concerned but his appetite tends to lean toward chocolate and sweets. He eats a nutricious meal for breakfast, lunch, and dinner but always ask for junk food several times a day. Often I tr...

  • What is the normal height and weight of a 10 month old and what are the normal milestones for a 10 month old?...

  • I have recently taken over "custody" of my 5 1/2 year old grandson at the request of my daughter. This is not legal guardianship in the sense of having gone through the courts but rather an agreement between my daughter and myself (she said she could no l...

  • At what age should my husband and I stop undressing in front of our son or taking showers with him? He is 2 years old and some of our friends feel that at this age we should be more discreet, especially me, since he's a boy. We are both very comfortable wi...

  • My 5.5 yr old son was recently tested w/the Wechsler Test for a K-admission exam. He scored an overall rating of 130 (verbal @ 118; performance @133). How accurate is IQ test at this age? He seems to be a happy, "Normal" child to us w/a keen inte...

  • I have a 2 year old girl and a 4 year old boy. At what point should I stop bathing them together?...

  • My daughter is 2 1/2 years old and she goes to the potty when she feels like it. We just moved to a new house and it seems like she just went backwards. Before we moved she went all the time on her own and now she only goes sometimes and when I ask her why...

  • I have a question about my 11 month old sons eating habits. As I have said he is 11 months old and has no teeth yet. I am wondering when i should start table food. He is eating the Gerber 3rd foods with no trouble right now, he is "gumming" it quite well b...

  • Is it okay to sniff nail polish?...

  • My nephew will be turning 4 in May. Over the past 1-2 years my nephew's mother has been telling us that he is ADHD and was on various medications. She is now telling us that they think he is bi-polar (or mainc depressive. His mother has admitted that sh...

  • Do the fruit snacks that come in different shapes and strips count toward the recommended number of fruit servings for children? ...

  • My 7th month old son has been constantly wanting to stand pretty much since the day we brought him home. The past two months we have been trying to get him to crawl by putting him on his stomach, at which he schreeks uncontrollably until either we pick hi...

  • My daughter has slept through the night since she was 1 month old. She is breastfed during the day and fed pumped milk 2 times at night while I'm at work (5:30pm and 9:30pm). Having said that, at about 5 months she started eliminating her last bottle fe...

  • I have a three and a half month old who was sleeping through the night. He weighs 14.5 lbs and is on soy formula. For the past week and a half he wakes up around three o'clock in the morning and acts like he is hungry. We usually feed him two ounces (that'...

  • My daughter is 14 weeks old and weighs 14 pounds. She is still not sleeping through the night(she sleeps about 5-5 1/2 hours at night). She eats more than 32 ounces of formula a day(8 ounces every 4 hours). Should I put her on cereal now? Thank you. ...

  • Does my my 6 year old daughter have low self-esteem or a behavioral issue? While she can be very thoughtful & sweet she can go to the opposite extreme in a split second. She gets frustrated very easily, can be rude or nasty, says she wishes she had blonde ...

  • My family will be driving from Florida to NY this summer with a four year old and an 11 month old. Any tips for making this long trip enjoyable for everyone?...

  • I would like to know if there is cause for me to be concerned about my 8 year old daughter's weight. She is a small child who weights 48 lbs.I am a person who is considered petite and my husband stands at 5'8.I would also lke to mention that she does not l...

  • I have a 3 1/2 month old baby who was 9 lbs 10 ozs when he was born. He now weighs 17 lbs. He usually eats 12-18 ozs of formula during the day and then goes to bed around 8:30 or 9:00. He is up at least 4 (usually 5 to 7) times during the night to eat. Las...

  • Hello. I have a typcial 3 1/2 year old daughter. She is happy, energetic, and inquisitive. However, she has a social problem. Within the past several months, she does not talk to others, especially around other children at play or at school. She loves to b...

  • My daughter is 2 and still hooked on the pacifier. I know I should take the pacifier away, but what is the reason why? ...

  • My son was born in Korea and is registering on the American growth charts in the 10th percentile. Is there a chart available somewhere that tracks Korean children's normal growth? ...

  • Is it better to start your baby eating fruits or vegetables first? I've heard starting your baby on fruits gives him a sweet tooth and then they do not take well to vegetables. Is this true? Help! ...

  • I have been breast feeding my babay since he was born five months ago. Now I feel that he is not getting enough at night. Also, I would like to know if having sex will affect the flow of milk? How about the affect of getting my period on the amount of milk...

  • I have one and half a month old baby.I breast feed him. Sometimes he passes mucousy stools in the night time after a feed. Also his normal stools are very frequent and watery. Is it is normal? ...

  • My 15 month old son has weighed 22 pounds for the last 5 months. He has had a steady incline with height and head circumference in the 50th percentile. He is a very active toddler who prefers to run rather than walk. My GP says there is no reason for conce...

  • My husband and I have two daughters, ages 4 and 1. We both bork and have a terrible time with our 4 year old leaving her at our church playschool. She becomes hysterical. This has been going on for about a month. We have tried everything Is this just a pha...

  • I have a 4 1/2 month old who is averaging 21 oz. of formula a day. At 3 1/2 months he weighed 13lbs. 3 1/2 oz. and now only weighs 13lbs.13oz, 25 1/4 in. long and 16 head circumference. My GP said he has gone from the 50th percentile to the 30th and states...

  • My twin boys are 4 1/2 years old and are very curious about their bodies. At what age should I discourage bathing together?...

  • I need some advice on weaning my 1year old daughter from breastfeeding. She is down to a feeding in the mid morning, before bed, and still at night. Do I just cut out one at a time and replace with some real milk in a sippy cup? How long before cutting out...

  • My two and 1/2 year old has gained about 8-10 pounds in 8 months. He is getting very chubby. Should I be concerned? ...

  • My 4 month old daughter is on rice cereal. She eats it no problem but she cries the whole time. What should I do? Her babysitter says she doesn't cry for her. Thank you. ...

  • My 13 month old son will only eat pureed foods. He can eat noodles and other soft foods, but if I try to give him even one rice krispie or a tiny piece of a cracker, he gags so much he ends up throwing up. (He has eight teeth and I'd like him to learn how ...

  • I am a smoker. Before I was pregnant I smoked maybe 10 -12 cigarrettes a day. When Pregnant I cut down to maybe one cigarrette everey two weeks (which thought was a great acomplishment). Now my baby is a month old and I want to smoke again. I know the idea...

  • I have an 11 year old son who has some learning disabilities and has ADD. The teachers and programs at school have been wonderful for him. I only breast fed him for about 4 weeks after his birth and then used formula. I've now been reading that breast fed ...

  • My husband and I are thinking about putting our 3 year old son into karate lessons thinking this might help control his temper tantrums which there are many of. Is this too early of an age to do this? Also, he is in daycare and does things there (i.e. goes...

  • I have a 5 year old daughter and a 3 year old son My daughter has been asking questions about where babies come from and differences between boys and girls. Is there and literature or books that I could use to help teach my childern? ...

  • My daughter, who is about to turn 8 in 2 weeks, has suddenly started crying before school each day, complains her stomach hurts and does not want to go to school or for me to go to work. At night she is very clingy to me, and wants me to do everything with...

  • It just recently came to my attention that my 3 year old daughter does nothing to defend herself at day care. I went to pick her up and one of the younger kids was poking at her jacket. I was then informed she will stand there and cry silently. I know she ...

  • We are having trouble getting our 6 month old to sleep. She seems to be fighting sleep and screams and cries until she finally gives up. The only way to get her to sleep is rock her and she is starting to fight that as well. Do you have any suggestions on ...

  • What is appropriate sexual behavior for 6 yr old boys? I am getting contradictory information on this. I have a 6 yr old grandson who exhibits overt sexual behavior towards his mother. I have recently read some information that would suggest that this is b...

  • I have a 2 month old baby. My 41/2 year old older son sometimes gets so excited seeing his baby brother that he presses his hands on the baby's head with great force and shakes him. Will this cause any damage to the baby's brain. We have told my older son ...

  • My husband is concerned that our 9 year old is 112 pounds and is 57 inches tall. He considers him overweight. I feel as though he will thin out with an increase in height. ...

  • What is the best way to handle a 2 year old who constantly screams whenever she does not get what she wants? ...

  • I was told by a nutritionist not to give my one year old more than 14 oz of whole milk a day, because more than that doesn't get absorbed. Is that correct, because I've always thought the more milk you drink the better. Also is it ok to give my one year ol...

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  • My 2 1/2 year old son was recently kicked out of a daycare center for to much aggressive behavior such as pushing and biting. He never bites his older sibling. This would only happen at free time or in a group of over 10+ kids. Do you have any suggestions ...

  • When is it okay to start your baby drinking juice? My son is already eating fruits and vegetables from Gerber stage 1 foods. ...

  • Our 11 month old grandson does not like to eat solid food, which was introduced at six months. He will eat small amounts of some finger food (cheerios, bananas), but cries as soon as he is put in his high chair, or a spoonful of anything is presented. His ...

  • I have a six month old who is eating all the stage 2 foods. At what age can I introduce such items as cherios, crackers, ect...? ...

  • My 8-week old baby has only gained 9 oz. in the past 4 weeks and the doctor is concerned. (She weighed 7 1/2 lbs at birth and now weighs 10 lbs. 3 oz.) I am breastfeeding her and it's wearing me out and I'd like to supplement occasionally with formula. She...

  • My four month old boy takes around 23-24oz of formula everyday. Sometimes it takes me an hour to feed him a 4 0z bottle. He weighs around 14 pounds and his height is around 24inchs. Is he eating enough? How many oz/s of formula should a four month old eat ...

  • I have a 4 month old girl who for the first 3 months had colic and would cry almost all day, but she would sleep all night at about 2 months old.(from 10:30-5:00am) Now that the colic has subsided she wants to get up at 2 or 3 in the morning eat and go bac...

  • have a 4 yr. old who refuses to make a bowel movement on the toilet or the potty chair. I have tried everything and nothing works. All he wants is a diaper on. What should I do?? ...

  • What is an appropriate weight for a 12 year old male, height 5'2"? My son now weighs in at (what I consider to be) a healthy 140 pounds. His exercise level is moderate. He doesn't seem to be fat, however, I am concerned about other health risks and long te...

  • I have a 12-month-old son (he has an older sister who is almost 4) who wants to bite down on my shoulder or other body parts (face, arm). He has been doing this the past few months. We thought it was due to teething, but lately he has done this when he is ...

  • My daughter is 7 years old and very shy. I currently reading the book "A SHY CHILD". I was wondering how would I know if and when my daughter needs professional help. ...

  • Our 20-month old daughter developed a viral infection that required a visit to the hospital. It was a tramatic experience for all of us (she had blood work done and screamed and cried the entire time). They diagnosied an ear infection and she is on antibio...

  • How do I know when my child is ready to be toilet trained?...

  • I am a new grandmother-1st time- and when my daughter took her daughter in for a check up he stated that he didn't want to worry her but the babies head was a little larger than normal. Does this mean she has downs syndrome? Also she is not holding her hea...

  • We have 28 month old baby that has been sleeping in our bed for the past 7 months and we cannot get him to sleep in his own bed. What is the best way to go about getting him to sleep in his own bed so my wife and I can have our nights back?Also he will not...

  • My 17 month old daughter is not saying many words yet. She is bright, sings, babbles, can follow directions, and makes animal sounds. All she says is "ma" and "da". Should I be concerned? ...

  • I have a 21-month-old son and another baby due in September. I would like to move my son into a "big boy bed" sometime before the baby is born. He does a wonderful job of going to sleep by himself every night in his crib and I felt he was ready to make the...

  • My 5 month old son is a chronic night feeder/crier. Over the last month, we have gotten him to the point where he only eats once or twice a night (between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.). This last week, he has only been waking up once and we have been trying to ...

  • My son seems to cry all the time lately when I put him down. Last week he was fine playling with his toys while I was in the same room doing other things and talking to him. This week it seems every time I try to put him down he cries. He doesn't want anyo...

  • Our 6 year old daughter weighs only 42 pounds. She is 46 inches tall. Sometimes she will go 3 or 4 days without eating a thing and we have also caught her throwing her food out when we are not looking. It has gotten to the point that we sometimes have to...

  • My brother is in a hard situation and we are not sure his newborn is getting enough nutrition. She was born on Easter - 2 weeks ago - weighed 5lbs-8oz when she left the hospital and has only gained 2 ozs. She is very sleepy and her eyes roll in the back of...

  • I have a son who recently turned 3. He often throws temper tantrums (kicking and screaming) to get his way. For example if he does not want to get his hair cut or go to the nursery at the gym or leave a fun place, I don't know what else to do except not ge...

  • I am nursing my three month old but can not get her to use the bottle. While I will not be working for a few months, I do need her to use the bottle. . I have tried to get someone else to feed her with a bottle. I have tried to feed her with a bottle first...

  • My 10 year old daughter is starting her first stages of puberty. Is it normal for her to gain weight before gaining height? Also, how can I approach the school about encouraging healthy snacks? Help, I do not want her to feel unhappy with her body,yet I wa...

  • My son (an only child) who will be 6 in August, and is just finishing up his second year of preschool, (he did not make the age/date cutoff to attend kindergarten last year, he'll attend this fall) is all of a sudden going through some emotional changes. H...

  • My daughter will be six years old in july and she is scared of everything. She is especially afraid of dogs and other animals, however, we go through phases where the "object" of her fear is something completely different. Recently, she had a virus and had...

  • My eight year old daughter spends hours playing computer games. Does spending too much time in front of the computer hurt her vision? ...

  • I have recently weaned my one-year-old, and he now drinks only from a cup. How can I be sure he is drinking enough liquids? ...

  • We are having our first baby in a few weeks. What do you recommend we buy now to keep in our medicine cabinet just in case we need it in an emergency? ...

  • My baby lost almost a 3/4 pound between the time he was born and when we took him home from the hospital two days later. Is this normal? ...

  • My daughter will be 6 in September. She is terrified to sleep by herself, she says there are monstere in her room. I have tried letting her cry her self to sleep, but that doesn't seem to work, she will sit in there for hours crying and yelling like someon...

  • My baby is 1 month old and my daughter is three. She has been potty trained for about 9 months and doing fine. Every now and then since the baby she has been having lots of accidents and temper tantrums. I know this is due to the new baby and the fact tha...

  • I have heard it is okay to drink alcohol while nursing but that you should discard the milk for the next few feedings to eliminate the alcohol from the breast milk. Is this true? ...

  • My 16 week old baby crys unconsolably, arching her back and in obvious discomfort one and one-half to two hours after every feeding. The cry, etc. lasts approx. 30 minutes. Then she will sleep. She weights 10 pounds, is bottle fed (neutramigen) 5-6oz. ever...

  • I have a 21 month old female who was potty trained for approximately three weeks. She made the transition beautifully and was using the adult toilet with modifications for all eliminations. Yesterday, she began to pee her pants and defacate on the floor. S...

  • Can you use an ear thermometer in babies?...

  • My 7 1/2 yr old son was diagnosed with severe hypothyroidism due to Hashimoto's thyroiditis 3/2000. He is taking Synthroid and he is doing well. However, he has marked changes in his energy and behavior, and research I have done mentions only briefly that ...

  • Hi, I have (2) questions regarding my 8 month old daugher. She was born with an infection (unknown) and labored breathing and spent 2 weeks in an NICU to recieve antibiotics. (She was born at 38 weeks through emergency c-section...I had a 104 degree temp/ ...

  • How many hours sleep should a 6-7 year old be getting a night? Our daughter goes to bed at 8:00 and is asleep by 8:15 however, she wakes up between 5:30 and 6:00 AM. Does she only require 10 hours of sleep a night and should we move her bed time back until...

  • My 2 1/2 year old son has been biting off his fingernails and eating them for the last three months. I have not had to cut them at all!! I do not know why he started and neither I or my husband bite our nails. Does this pose any medical problems? Should I ...

  • I have a 7 year old son who does very well in school. However, he has a problem with reversing some of his letters(b,d) and numbers(2,3,5,7,9). His teacher feels that at this point it is a bad habit and has started marking his answers wrong because they ar...

  • My nearly five year old son is terrified of clowns. He has been afraid of clowns since before he was two and the fear seems to be growing rather than abating. We have explained to him that clowns are people wearing funny makeup. He says he understands b...

  • How much weight and length should my baby gain in the first year?...

  • Who gains weight faster, breast fed babies or formula fed babies? ...

  • My three week old baby often spits up through her nose. A friend told me that this is abnormal. Now I am worried. Should I call my pediatrician? ...

  • My 11-month old son cries, sometimes frantically, when other people leave the room. (He stops after a few minutes and resumes playing normally.) I have read that babies do this a lot when their mothers leave the room, and he does cry when I leave, but he c...

  • My pediatrician just retired from private practice and we are about to adopt an eleven-month old baby boy from Russia. He is normal for height and head circumference but in the 10% for weight. If he is 12 months old when we finally get him, should I feed h...

  • At what age should I transfer my child from a crib to a bed and when is it safe to use pillow? ...

  • If a child has slept with an adult since infancy, at which age should they begin sleeping alone? Could emotional or developmental problems arise if a child continues to sleep with an adult regularly after the age of five? ...

  • My daughter told a friend that she is smoking pot and I was told. She just got her own car and she is only 16. She keeps denying that she is doing it and is angry at me and won't talk to me. What should I do? ...

  • I have a bad cold and cough a lot now. I am breast feeding and not taking any medication. Should I stop nursing so I do not give the cold to my baby? ...

  • At what age(s) is it no longer appropriate for a brother & sister to take a bath together. My son & daughter always ask to take a bath together & enjoy playing together in the tub. ...

  • When is it okay to take a baby out in public? My sister-in-law said that her pediatrician recommended keeping the baby in the house for at least six weeks. What is your opinion? ...

  • My three year old is restless and very active. Whenever we go any place he touches everything in sight and will not sit in one spot. A friend of mine, who is a neurologist, thinks he is hyperkinetic. I would like to know more about it....

  • My daughter is almost two years old. Both my husband and I enjoy showering with her. When should we stop doing so? She has touched my husband several times, in an inquisitive way, and we are not sure how to react? We certainly don't want to do anything tha...

  • My 4 yr old daughter doesn't know her alphabet yet. Shouldn't a 4 year old have letter recognition by this age? ...

  • I am extremely concerned about my daughter's weight problem. She is 12 years old, has stretch marks on her stomach and legs, and looks very overweight. She does not over eat. I think diets are unfair, particularly to a teenager. She had her thyroid checked...

  • My four month old boy takes around 23-24oz of formula everyday. Sometimes it takes me an hour to feed him a 4 0z bottle. He weighs around 14 pounds and his height is around 24inchs. Is he eating enough? How many oz/s of formula should a four month old eat ...

  • I am a stay-at home mom and consider myself very lucky to be home watching my daughter grow and bond with me while I work from my home. Is there anything I should be doing to increase her developmental level?...

  • My daughter is seven years old, moving into second grade - What can we do to increase her desire to take more time with projects, therefore do a neater job ? Also, how can we increase her attention span ? At times we will ask her to do things, she begins d...

  • I have a 4-yr old son. He'll be 5 in December. He is constantly picking his nose - in public, at the dinner table, etc. - his finger is always in his nose. We've explained to him how unclean it is and that he should clean his nose in private (like in the b...

  • My son is 26 months old and has a frontal lisp. He also has a great deal of difficulty talking so that he is understood, especially if he is stringing several words together. How old should he be before I become concerned or have him evaluated by a speech ...

  • What is the recommended minimum age for a child to begin sleeping and accessing a top bunk on a bunk bed? I am concerned about the safety of using the top bunk for my child. Thank you ...

  • We recently adopted a one year old from Russia and have a number of "new parent questions." During the first few days we had him, we heard no vocalizations. Soon he was cooing and making more noises. Is he just easy going or is there a problem? Is it also ...

  • Our 5-year-old son has an eye infection in both eyes that requires antibiotic eye drops. It is a huge if not impossible battle to give him the drops. He hates anything being put in his eye. Now, the infection still has not cleared and the doctor has presc...

  • My grandson is 4 years old and still sleeps in a crib. Is that too old to be sleeping in a crib? ...

  • My 6-months old son makes unusual loud noises. He screams in a high pitch voice for long time. He seams to be very content and smiles a lot.Is this normal for his age? ...

  • My daughter is 32 months old. She has been out of diapers for about a month now, but in the past week she has been having a lot of accidents. She doesnt even try sometimes. What is the best way to handle this? Could putting her in a pull up at night be enc...

  • My two and a half year old daughter never listens to me when I ask her to do something. I usually count to three but Im tired of doing that. I feel like Im threatening some kind of punishment all the time. What is the best way to hadle this problem? ...

  • I just had a baby 5 days ago and my milk still hasn't come in. I have been nursing her at the breast and pumping. I really want to breastfeed, however, this happened with my first child and I had to switch to formula. His birth weight was 7 lbs 15 ounces a...

  • My son is 3.5yrs old and is 6-12 months behind in most areas of development (gross motor, speech, memory, self-help) For a younger child he would seem normal/healthy but he is not younger. It seems that the gap is widening although he continues to progr...

  • I have a 12-month-old son (he has an older sister who is almost 4) who wants to bite down on my shoulder or other body parts (face, arm, . . . ). He has been doing this the past few months. We thought it was due to teething, but lately he has done this whe...

  • Could an 11 year old girl be anorexic at such a young age? What behaviors would be a red-flag? If she says she's not hungry in the morning and doesn't want to have breakfast would you let her go to school without eating anything? She talks about being f...

  • My 13 month old daughter has recently started smacking herself in the head. She also hits her head against the wall. I do not think she is hurting herself, but yet I am concerned. Developmentally she is ahead of schedule and has had no health problems. She...

  • My son is 6 and has trouble going to sleep. We have a regular routine that gets him in bed by 8:30, but it usually after 10:30 before he falls asleep. This has been going on for about a year and does not seem to be affected by how much activity he had duri...

  • My in-laws think giving my 5 month old food like chocolate is okay. I have told them many times that I am trying to introduce foods one at a time so I can detect any allergies or sensitivities, but they don't listen to my concerns. The latest "food" they i...

  • I have a child that is 4 years old and very hyper. We have tried different things in the past and have seen our regular peditrician about this problem. His doctor says that he will out grow this problem and if by the time he starts school there is still a ...

  • What effect does exercise have on breastmilk? I try to feed my 5 month old baby girl before I do strength training or aerobic videos at home, but sometimes she gets hungry just as I'm finishing. She is growing at a normal curve, eating well, and is healthy...

  • Because of a new job I've accepted recently, I will have to leave my 2 year old daughter for 3 weeks for training. She will be with my husband, but my fear is that this will affect her psychologically. I don't want her to feel that I've abandoned her. What...

  • Our healthy 28-month old son screams the whole time every time we give him a bath. We put toys in the water, keep soap out of his eyes, and make sure it is not too hot or too cold. He likes water fountains and swimming pools. He has never had a fall in the...

  • My 20 month old grandaughter is the grand champion of temper tantrums. Whenever she doesn't get what she wants, she screams at the top of her lungs for several minutes. We have tried all the "tricks" we know: time-outs, ignoring the behavior, removing her ...

  • I have a seven-week old who "throws up" quite a bit after he is nursed. We have had several tests completed for Pyloric Stenosis and reflux. All tests came back negative. My question concerns his sleeping. He does not like to sleep on his back or side, but...

  • My 3 month old was extremely gassy and fussy so the docitor switched her to a soy formula. Now she screams when having a bowel movement, but she has a much better disposition overall. What suggestions do you have to help with the hard to pass movements? ...

  • My 3 1/2 week baby is on Similac with Iron and sometimes has has and is constipated. I was told by someone that I could use a rectal thermometer to help him along. Is this safe? ...

  • My son will be starting kindergarten in September but will not be five until October. What should I be looking for to know that he is ready? What can I expect him to be able to do?...

  • My daughter is turning 3 this week. She has very limited interest in the potty except when her friends are around who do use the potty. When she does try to go on the potty she can't seem to control her muscles enough for anything to happen . She has only ...

  • My son is now eight months old and I am ready to being weaning him. My doctor expressed disappointment I would not be nursing for a while year and advised against weaning. No help there. I could use your feedback and advice. Thanks ...

  • I am a single father, recently divorced and raising two kids on my own. Their mother sees them infrequently and only for short periods of time. What can I do to ease this rough transition for my kids? Sometimes my son will act out, and he seems to go throu...

  • My son (28 mos old) has been having nightmares for four months. The first one started the same night he had a low grade fever. He gets up 3 - 4 times a night screaming. Once we go in his room and he sees us, he goes right back to sleep. My husband is no...

  • Our son is 6. He is 47" tall and weighs 65 pounds. Our concern is to get some of his weight off without actually putting him on a "diet". 3 months ago he weighed 57 pounds, so we think he has put on too much weight in a short amount of time. We would like ...

  • My granddaughter is age two. She is still being fed infant food because her parents say she throws up on real food. They are still giving her infant vitamins and several bottles of milk a day. Is this diet adequate for her growth? ...

  • My baby is 2 1/2 months and for the first two months I breast feed him on demand. He usually wakes up five times between 8pm and 8am and now that I am back to work, I am exhausted. Is it too early to let him cry at night? Is there any other way to avoid th...

  • I have an 8 year-old boy who weighs in at 54 lbs. My husband worries greatly regarding his weight and wants to put more weight on him. Our son is a picky eater with a small appetite (as opposed to our older son, 11 years old, who has a great appetite). Wha...

  • Is there any basis to the "scare" about the MMR shot administered at 15 months causing a high percentage of children to become Autistic? If so, should I hold off until my child is 24 months? ...

  • I am desperatly searching for information on seperation anxiety. My 5 year old continues to struggle when I drop him off at Kindergarten, however once I am out of sight he has a great day! What else can I do to encourage him to not hang all over me each mo...

  • My 7-month old son has been sleeping through the night for the past three months. For the last few nights, he has been waking up screaming, as if he was having a temper tantrum. He quiets down when I pick him up, but occasionally would still fuss or cry a ...

  • When should the umbilical cord fall off?...

  • What should you do if your 4-year-old already exceeds the "minimum expectations" for kindergarten? How can I help him continue to grow this year while he waits to start school, and then once he's in school, how can I help keep him from becoming bored?...

  • My 2 1/2 year old daughter is an only child and I can not keep her busy enough at home. She loces to be around other kids so I have decided to enroll her in a preschool program 3 days per week, 3 hours each day. Do you think this is a good idea?...

  • My son is scheduled to receive 3 shots at his 5-yr. old checkup next week. How do I best prepare him for this without unduly upsetting him? (He has already heard about the painful shots from his classmates who have already had their 5-yr checkup.) Do I jus...

  • I have twin 5 1/2 month old boys. They weight approximately 19 lbs already. How much formula should they drink in a day? ...

  • My child has the hardest time at nap time and at bedtime. He is 2 yrs old and I have been trying different methods for these past 2 years. I have exhausted different methods. Nothing seems to work. Is there a magic method that I can use. He wakes up at 7:3...

  • I have a 2 year old and a 3 month old. I live in a small country town and have tried there pediatricians. I'm not real pleased with them. I had an excellent pediatrician about 80 miles from where I live,but when the children get sick, you usually have to g...

  • I have begun to wean my 11-month old off formula, but my new pediatrician doesn't think I should be weaning yet. I also introduced a cup, but she said I should stay on the bottle until 18 months so that he drinks a minimum of 16-20 ounces of formula per da...

  • My son is 10 months old and has his two lower teeth. He used to eat more food but now simply refuses them. When will his upper teeth come in? Also, he has a thumb-sucking habit and although I try to remove his thumb, he immediately puts his thumb back into...

  • My daughter is two and a half - she was born at 34 weeks weighing 900 grams with severe IUGR. Her development is normal. The only problem is that in preschool she does not still even for a minute. She refuses to stay inside the classroom and cries if is fo...

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  • I am a breastfeeing mom and I have started to supplement with formula.I started the formula when my daugther was 6 weeks old. She is 11 weeks old now,and she gets about 3 4oz bottles a day and the rest of the time she nurses.I use boiled water now to make ...

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  • My Son is one year old and is still not sleeping through the night. About 2 months ago he was only getting up once to drink a bottle and now for about 6 weeks he is getting up about every 2 hours and 2-3 of those awakenings he is drinking a 4-5 ounce bottl...

  • My daughter is 3 months old, she would eat 4 - 5 oz a feeding every 4 hours , but after his shots when at 2 months old she seemed to stop eating now she is eating 3 - 4 oz every 4 hours. She was born 8.9 lbs. now at 3 months she was 11 lbs. She takes formu...

  • My parents insist on me having a curfew. I am 15. My boyfriend is 16 years old and he drives and in two years he will be an adult. It gets me steamed to think how my parents try to control him and me. He has to have me in by mid night! On the weeke...

  • I am having a very difficult time starting my 1 year old on table foods. She may take a taste or two of what I give her but most of it goes on the floor in defiance or a game. She does not want to be spoon fed much anymore and must have something o...

  • My 16 month old makes a mess every time we sit down to eat. Now he has a new trick.... he takes food, throws it on the floor, and then looks up at us with a big smile. What is the best way to handle this? ...

  • My 14 year old daughter suddenly started to bite at day care and has become clingy to her blanket and doll (something she has never done). She even found an old paicifer and has not let it out of her mouth in three days. Is she overly stressed?...

  • My 10 month old daughter prefers "people food" as opposed to her baby food and formula - is she too young to switch over? How long should she drink formula and how much should she drink a day? ...

  • My son just turned 6 years old. He weighs 69 pounds and is 4 ft tall. My husbands family, (Mom, Dad, Brother and sister) are all extremely over weight. My husband is a big man but not overly fat like the rest of his family. Do you think my son is on the ro...

  • I found your premature boys growth weight charts I have a son born 4 weeks early at 5lb and 9 oz now ag 4 years of age only weighs 27 1/2 pounds. Is there a chart that goes to 4 years? If I look at the premature chart he doesn't look so bad but still I wou...

  • My son is 3 years 7 months and does not speak yet (only a few words). He likes musis so I am sure he hears well. At 1 year od age he bagn to talk byt then forgot thosde words. The doctors in my country say that because he understands everything I say that ...

  • My daughter is a 81/2 month old and she has never slept through the night. I have tried all the methods recomended like the let her cry and enter in timed intervals, switched her from nursing to bottles, feed her just before bed, not too close to bed, lett...

  • Is too much soda bad for teenagers?...

  • My question is how do we get our baby daughter who is one-year 10 months old to sleep in her own bedroom? she will not sleep unless she spends the night in our master bedroom. We have tried to put her in her crib however she cries and cries after 10 or 15 ...

  • My son is 7 months old. Recently he has become very active in bed. He won't sleep on his back any more. He often turns on his side and drifts off to sleep, but in the course of the night, he rolls over on his stomach. I find myself getting up around eight ...

  • BITING AT DAY CARE My 20-month old son has been biting children in his school two or three times a week. I have been working with the daycare to stop this behavior. He does not bite at home so it is hard to discipline him. The daycare has issued a new Repe...

  • INCONSISTENT INFANT WEIGHT GAIN My son is two months old. He gained almost three pounds in the first month, but only 1.5 pounds in the second month. Now he eats about 20-24 ounces of formula a day. Is he eating too little? How can I increase his food intak...

  • TODDLER WAKING UP AT NIGHT My 15-month old son has recently started waking up at midnight crying. We let him cry for a couple minutes but it distinctly sounds "scared" and when I go to him he clings to me. I can calm down his sobbing pretty easily but then...

  • DO INFANTS NEED WATER? My son is two months old. He is 11 pounds and eats about 20-22 ounces of formula each day. Our baby sitter gives him 1 ounce of water between meals. I'm wondering if adding water is OK at this stage...

  • NANNY and MOTHER . Our Baby is 8 weeks old and my wife has returned to work. We have a Nanny at home and my wife is concerned that the baby "won't know who she is anymore" and will think of the Nanny as his mother and my wife as a stranger. Any Advice? ...

  • 11-MONTH OLD HITS HIMSELF We have an eleven month old son, who will either hit himself on the head with his hand or will bang his head on the floor or what ever is closest. It started a couple months ago usually when he was very tired. It seems that lately...

  • My twin boys are 8.5 months old (born 3.5weeks early), they weigh about 14 lbs and 16 lbs now. I just weaned them. I need advise on their schedule with: 1. Feeding the formula & the quantity 2. Feeding the solid & the quantity 3. Nap time 4. Snack time The...

  • We use the time out method of discipline with our three year old daughter. She often will urinate on the floor when placed in time out. We have taken away toys and television privileges, which worked for awhile. We have also made her help clean up the mess...

  • Our child is almost 4years old. He wakes every night after midnight. When he first wakens he will softly cry. Then more loudly cry for mommy or daddy. Then start saying, "I'm scared." Finally he may or may not come to our bed, climb in and immediately f...

  • STARTED USING PACIFIER AT 14 MONTHS. At 14-months my daughter suddenly started using a pacifier -- all the time! I've heard this is bad for the teeth, verbal development, etc. She has almost a full set of teeth and was very verbal before the pacifier. She ...

  • I have a 9-week old son who is unable to move his bowels. His stools are not hard but he is constantly crying and pushing. I have tried almost every formula out there. My doctor says he will outgrow this problem but I think he should be better by now....

  • At what age can children be left alone at home?...

  • 1. When should I start introducing the cup to my daughter? (She's 7 months old) 2. When should I switch from bottle to cup during feedings? ...

  • FREQUENT INFECTIONS. About one week ago my 2-year old son's throat infection healed. Almost immediately thereafter, he contracted a stomach virus. A few days after his stomach virus cleared, he developed yellow mucus in his left eye. Could this be from his...

  • WORRIED TEEN How do I help my ten-year old son have self-esteem and confidence? He is a worrier. He worries about things that are over a year into the future. He is having trouble focusing in school and it is effecting his grades. ...

  • My 2 month old shows a very high temper at times. Is there anything I can do to calm her?...

  • My son is 2 months old and can't fall asleep without his pacifier. When it falls out he cries until we put it back. His sleep is constantly interupted because he's up every 2 hours during the night. Should I try and get him to sleep with out it, or is he t...

  • My child is 5 months old. She is being breastfed. We have introduced rice cereal to her and she is doing great! Her weight gain is healthy and she is having 8-10 voids per day as well as 1 stool. Now I need to know if it is best to nurse before she eats th...

  • How much should a 16-month old eat? My husband wants to give her only breakfast, lunch, and dinner, nothing in-between. Is it okay to do this?...

  • I have a 6 year old son who is worrying hiself sick about death. There has not been any deaths in the family so I dont understand where this is coming from. When I try to explain some things to him he just seems to get more upset about it. Is there any boo...

  • TODDLER CAR SEAT BEHAVIOR I seem to be having an on going behavior problem with my 2 1/2 yr old boy. Every time I have to put him in his car seat, he pinches and bites. I am just about at my wits end with this never changing behavior. Please help with some...

  • My son is 12 weeks and weighs about 11 pounds 10 ounces. He eats about 22-24 ounces of formula each day, but gains less than an ounce per day. Some books say that normal babies take 2 ounces of formula per pound per day, while other books indicate 2.5 ounc...

  • My 6 week old has started spitting up what seems to me to be almost all of what she's eated (breastfed). Last week the same thing was happening and the doctor ended up opening up her rectum. As a result of the doctor opening up her rectum a lot of gas was ...

  • My daughter has just turned nine months and I have been developing concern about her growth for about four months now. My concern is that she is not adequately gaining weight for her age. She was a full term healthy baby at 7 pounds, 5 ounces, 21 inches. H...

  • My husband, 21 month old daughter, and a newborn who is due in three weeks, and myself will be temporarily moving in with my parents. My question has to do with second hand smoke, they do not smoke in our presence, but smoke in their bedroom, an...

  • How many times should I feed my 5 month old baby food each day? Should it be mixed with cereal or formula? Should I mix her formula with cereal at bottlefeedings? Should she still take a bottle and how often a day? ...

  • My son weighed 6 pounds 10 ounces at birth, 9 pounds 5 ounces at his one-month check-up and 10 pounds 13 ounces at his two-month check-up. His growth seems to be slowing down even more in the third month, even though he is taking the right amount of for...

  • I am adopting my granddaughter who was exposed to heroin during the pregnancy. What can I expect? ...

  • POTTY TRAINING REGRESSION My 30-month old daughter has been potty trained for about 5 months, but now is having one accident after the other. I took her to the doctor thinking she might have a bladder infection but everything checked out okay. She refuses ...

  • I am a school nurse and have a kindergarden child who is masturbating in class. She does this over her clothes. She does it anytime- middle of class or naptime or anytime. Mom was aware of her doing this and the school has asked her to stop. We want mom to...

  • INFANT SLEEPING IN CAR SEAT. We have a 12 day old infant boy, who seems to sleep really well in his infant car seat. Hence he sleeps most of the time in the car seat. I wanted to find out if that is OK for the development fo the infant, and his sleeping in...

  • NEW STEPSON I have recently became the mother of a six year old step son. He was recently taken from his mother due to missing school and her lack of care for him. She wasn’t cruel, she just didn’t teach him anything. His father is not the best i...

  • My three years old daughter has just started to attend nursery class; I have two questions: She has little or no appetite. Is there anything I can suggest to the nursery school to improve her appetite? My second question is that, whenever she go...

  • My 20 month old daughter has always been a great sleeper. Over the past month or so, however, she has been waking during the night and screaming uncontrollably. As soon as we go to her and pick her up, she is fine. When we try to put her back in her crib, ...

  • I have a two-part question. (1) my son just turned 13 months yesterday and is still not crawling and still loses his balance when sitting. We have been doing physical therapy twice a week since he was 7 months old. He was a full term baby at 7 lbs. 11 oz. ...

  • My daughter will be 8 months old and we are planning a trip to Sweeden. Is it safe for her not to be in a car seat while in the plane? Is expecting her to travel an 11 hour flight to Copenhagen)a little too much? The home we are staying in is usually kept ...

  • I am breast-feeding mt baby but sometimes I give him Similac. If I prepare the milk at midnight and he doesn't finish it, will it still be good first thing in the morning?...

  • My son is 17 mo. old and for the first time has begun to bite. He seems to bite when we are giving hugs. I know he doesn't know it is hurting and I'm not sure exactly how to respond. What kind of response should we give or should we ignore and hope he will...

  • At what age can you quit sterilizing bottles for an infant? ...

  • My baby was born on 07/13/00 and he weighed 6 pounds and 10 ounces. He was last seen by the pediatrician 3 weeks ago and weighed 12 pounds 4 ounces. Do you think he is gaining too much weight too quickly? The reason I ask is cause my mother in law tells me...

  • SEPARATION ANXIETY My 6 month old son has been content to play by himself up until about 2 weeks ago. I can hardly take 3 steps away from him and he starts crying hard. I have tried letting him cry for a while but he ends up crying so hard that he breaks i...

  • My 2 1/2 year old son is extremely sensitive. He is very shy and sometimes will not even speak to my husband when he first sees him. Sometimes he cries whenever someone touches him, even a baby, and it is obvious that he isn't hurt. What can I do to help h...

  • My grandson is 28months old and his father is only in his life about 2 times a year by his own choice. Mr grandson does know who his father is whenever he sees him. My grandson does have other male figures in his life and a strong family influence. I just ...

  • My wife wishes to bring my 1 month old baby back to India from Singapore. My worry is that will the air travel be harmful to the baby's ear drums? My concern is due to the baby age. ...

  • I have a two year old child and we are giving her homeopathic medicine, Is homeopathic medicine harmful for children this young? ...

  • We recently adopted a newborn from a Guatemalan woman and then, a few months later, my husband left me. I have two questions: (1) What resources can I find for telling my daughter about her birth circumstances (her mother was involved in an extra-marital a...

  • My son is 4 ½ years old and he has been attending day-care for one year. His only medical problem has been ear infections for which he had an adenoectomy and ventilating tubes inserted last summer. He has a lack of appetite and does not even dri...

  • I am a single mother who works full-time during the day and part-time 3 nights a week. My son is 9 months old and my question is how can I make this situation as comfortable as possible for him? I know that infants his age need the stability of a routine a...

  • I have a 4 1/2 year old boy and he fights at school and is rough with the other kids he plays with. He also has a yearning to play with guns and swords and plays so rough it scares me. Otherwise he is a nice kid. ...

  • My 18 month old son is still on Similac 2 formula. I would like to know how and when it would be best to wean him to regular milk. Should he then be given vitamin supplements? Any response would be helpful. ...

  • My son is 8 months old and is very large for his age. Am I feeding him too much. He is 29 inches and weights 22-23 points. Many people comment about his size and they say that he "hasn't skipped too many meals." Is he overweight for his age?...

  • My son has been eating about two ounces of formula per pound per day since birth. However his growth rate seems to be slowing down more and more. He doesn't seem to be able to stay in the same percentile. I understand that he is eating the recommended amou...

  • Can a child that tends to throw fits by head banging into walls floors doors or anything else close by cause himself a speech or hearing impairment?...

  • My daughter is three months old and was put on a soy formula after a hospital stay. She was on a regular milk based formula. The pediatrician switched the formula to keep the mucous in her troat thinner. Now I'm considering leaving her on it. I'v...

  • My daughter is maturing early (age 7), and the doctor says she will possibly start her menstrual cycle within the next year. I have explained all this to her, but haven't gotten in to how it relates to sex. As a matter of fact, I haven't talked sex at all....

  • My 5 mo. old has been exclusively breastfeeding. Recently, we tried to feed her formula. The first two times, we tried Similac and she developed a mild rash. So, we tried Emfamil but then she had a terrible reaction and violently vomited (projectile) every...

  • My best friend and husband have different punishment styles with their18 month old. He spanks the child when she touches something she is not suppose to. The mom removes the object and diverts her daughter's attention to something else. How can they dea...

  • What do you think is the benefit or problems of 20 years difference in a marriage. The husband is 49 and the woman is 25? What problems in parenting do you think will occur and benefit from the age difference? Do you think that there is a big different whe...

  • My friends were out to dinner with their 18 month old daughter. The daughter was waving to everyone and when a lady approached her, their daughter slapped the lady in the face. My friends did not know what to do. They didn't know if they should say sorry t...

  • I am six months pregnant and my in-laws want to take my husband and I on a cruise to Alaska in July of 2001. The baby will be 4 months old. I personally feel that this would not be recommended. However, I am not getting the support from my family. What is ...

  • When do babies stop having crying fits from gas? ...

  • My 11 month old son has only slept through the night 3 nights since he was born. Recently, he began going to sleep great around 8 or 9, but then wakes up at 2 or 3 and cries until we go to him. We have tried letting him cry it out - even up to 2 hours! He'...

  • My son is in kindergarten, is taking Methylphenidate (Ritalin), and has recently been acting out more than usual. I just started working a split shift at my job (I work at a day care center which he attends before and after school), 6:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. and...

  • I have been putting cereal in all of my 7-month old bottles. I was told that this is not correct and I am not letting her drink liquids. She seems to be okay. Is this right?...

  • My daughter is 9 months old and for about the last month or more she has been showing signs of having a bad temper. She actually will throw a fit if we tell her "no" or if she wants to do something that we wont let her do. Not only does she go in...

  • My 11 year old daughter has suddenly started crying every morning about going to school and leaving me. She says she misses me and can not control her feelings. She is miserable. What can we do?...

  • My son, who will be turning four in February has trouble with bedweting. He was potty trained before he was two and loves to use the potty. Wearing boxer shorts and cartoon underwear made it very easy to train him. However, sometimes when he takes naps at ...

  • Our 4 year old daughter has gone from sleeping in her own bed, to coming to our room @ 4:00 am and getting into our bed to continue sleeping. She isn't crying and doesn't appear as if she had a nightmare. After she falls back asleep, we put her back in her...

  • My daughter is 40 months and has a speech problem at preschool. She doesn't talk to anybody at preschool, only using her head to express yes/no (I.E. nod means 'yes'), but she talks a lot at home and also many complicated sentences. What can I do to her to...

  • My six-year-old is stealing from his first-grade teacher. This behavior just developed. Prior to this, he was in a top-notch pre-school and never stole anything. However, he has always been a hoarder. He has loved bags and purses since he was a toddler and...

  • My 4½ month-old son wakes up screaming every night between 2 and 5 times. If I give him his pacifier, he goes right back to sleep but if I let him cry, he wakes up completely and will cry hard for at least 30 minutes. He has been doing this for at least 4 ...

  • My son is 6 1/2 years old and for at least the last year and an half has had no problems with bed wetting. A month ago, he started having accidents at night on a regular basis. I have read your articles and, yes, he is an extremely heavy sleeper but is it ...

  • I realize that good nutrition is vital to a child growing to their full potential. My question is this ...Is it possible that milk does not agree with my five yr old? Whenever he has a lot of milk his stools are very loose. I rely on milk giving ...

  • Is it unhealthy for an 11 year old boy to sleep wtih his single mother? ...

  • My one month old son was 10 lbs 1 oz at birth and eats 6 ounces every four hours. He would eat more if we gave it to him but spits up when we do. Should we add cereal to his bottle to help fill him up?...

  • My grandson has been switched to lactose-free similac with iron. Is he going to need any supplemental vitamins? Is he losing out on any important nutrients since he is on this special formula?...

  • I am having a hard time disciplining my son. He is three years old and I do not believe in scolding, so I have been taking toys away from him when he is bad and not giving him a treat after dinner. This worked for a while but now it is not working. He has ...

  •  Hi, maybe you can help me. My daughter is 4 yrs and 5mths old and weights 102lbs and is 3'8" tall. She is a very happy go lucky little girl and is also very loveable. We have been monitoring her weight since she was 6mths old, as she had a 10lb...

  • My 8-month-old uses a pacifier. When my mother watches her, she dips the pacifier in honey. Someone told me that was not a good idea, but I need a reason to tell my mother....

  • My son has been eating rice cereal for 1 month now and I want to start another type of cereal. I have read in three different books that some cereals are more allergenic than other but the three books don't agree on what type of cereal should be ...

  • My three year old son complains a lot of leg pain in one leg. The pain is usually in the evening and he wakes up at night complaining of the pain. What can we do to help him?...

  • Can I have more information about the treatment of bedwetting?...

  • My son is 5. He has always been shy and introverted to the point of being negative and sometimes aggressive with other children, often alienating them. Now that he's in school, and old enough to participate in activities such as intramural sports, music le...

  • I'm a working mother with an 8-month-old daughter. I'm not very talkative and keep quiet most of the time. Instead of words, I prefer hugging, kissing and holding my daughter to show my love for her. During the day she stays with a non-relative baby sitter...

  • My son is almost 8 months old. He will screech in frustration and cry for no reason. When you pick him up he is fine for a few minutes and then he tries to get away and screeches. What do I do? ...

  • I am worried that my 8-year-old might be depressed. Is this possible? What should I look for? ...

  • My 12 month old has horrible "separation anxiety." It has become increasingly worse since he was 9 months old. It has gotten so bad that I cannot even walk around the house without him crying horribly and following me around. He will venture off my lap to ...

  • My 4-year-old will cry, hit, and kick when she’s told “no.” Her father and I are divorced and I think this causes some of the problems. He gives into her demands and will not work with me to control this behavior. He doesn't set boundaries and buys her wha...

  • My daughter is 17 months old and just had a checkup. Her weight gain I was told is 21lbs.My concern is although she eats when she's hungry and I try to provide her with nutritous food why hasn't her weight increased any if at all?...

  • My son is now six months old and still does not roll from his back to his stomach and vice versa. Is there something to be alarmed about?...

  • My 3 ½ month old son is teething and my mother-in-law gave him something called Humphrey #3. They're little white pellets that she says she used to give her kids when they were babies and her mother used it on her (we're talking 54 yrs. ago). I c...

  • What is the best age for a child to start attending a playgroup and why? What are the benefits for the child when he attends one of these groups? What are the benefits for the parent when a child attends one of these groups?...

  • How would I know whether my child is hyperactive?...

  • I understand that feeding whole milk is not advised until age 1. Are there the same recommendations for soy milk? I have a 3 month old nephew eating soy milk with barley water and karo syrup. No formula is given. What nutrients will this lack, and will it ...

  • I have a 17-month old child who for the past month insists on being carried inseatd of walking beside me, Any suggestions?...

  • It may seem like a silly question, but at what age should a child start sleeping with a pillow?...

  • I have a five year old son, and about 3 months ago, I received a phone call from my cousin saying that my son inappropriately touched her 3 year old daughter. I spoke to my son about this, and we went over all the issues of inappropriate touching. I though...

  • My 7 1/2 month old started on cereal at 4 months, then was eating fruit and vegtables, about 1/2 to 1 jar 2 x per day. All of the sudden she is totally refusing all solid foods for 2-3 weeks now. She is drinking about 30 ounces of formula per day. Please h...

  • My 4 year old daughter refuses to sleep in her bed. She only wants to sleep on the floor between her room and the hallway. I have tried everything to get her to sleep in her bed from getting ready for bed, to reading a story and then saying goodnight. Noth...

  • I realize that it takes some children longer than others to begin solid foods. My 10 month old will only eat goldfish, cheerios, and grahm crackers. If I try to introduce anything else, he refuses and begins to cry. He even cries when I try to give him sta...

  • I have 21/2-year-old twins.10 wks premature but no residual health problems. They are delayed with speech development. One is very sensitive and inconsolable at times. Wants only his father to attend to his needs.he often wakes up from a sound sl...

  • My 10-year-old daughter was diagnosed at three and re-evaluated at age six for ADHD. While she was "hyper" at one time, her symptoms began to gravitate toward problems with concentration, following directions, and forgetfulness. She began exhibit...

  • My 22-month-old daughter was recently prescribed albuterol for a breathing problem. She absolutely refuses to take it. When we force it on her, she gags on it and spits it up. What are our options? We've tried mixing it with water and she seems t...

  • I want to make sure my daughter is warm enough at night and would like to put a small blanket over her once she falls asleep. She is 10 mos. old, big for her age and can sit up on her own and pull herself to standing in her crib. I just want to make sure i...

  • My 16-month old twin sons (born 8 weeks premature, but with no medical problems) object to table food. They prefer Gerber Stage 2 or 3 to any home cooked meals. Though they munch on solids such as Cheerios, cheese, crackers, and french fries, the...

  • My 4 month old son is very active and has started putting EVERYTHING in his mouth. He also drools nearly non-stop, especially when he is playing. What is the best way to clean his toys? The plastic ones? The plush ones? The books? The exersaucer? I have be...

  • Even though we live in Florida, there are some mornings that are very brisk. I have a two-year old that is enrolled in daycare. I am concerned about her playing outside during the winter. There are enough kids at the center passing colds back and forth. Ar...

  • Are children under the age of 5 years of age ever allergic to general aneasthesia? My daugter is going for a hernia operation in a couple of days time and my wife is worried about a reaction to the aneasthesia used?...

  • M baby is now 9 month old and she is teethless, I am wondering if this is something I should be worried about?...

  • My daughter weighed 8lbs 2oz when she was born. She remained in the 75th percentile right up until her first birthday. At 15 months she weighed 24.2lbs, 18 months 24 lbs and now at 19 months she weighs 23.2lbs and she is 33 inches tall. She has n...

  • I feel really ridiculous asking this, but I'm a first-time mom and am really struggling over feeding my 6-month-old daughter. I have a lot of questions and don't know where to find the answers. For example, how do I know when to go from stage to ...

  • My 6-month-old is very energetic and happy, but I am finding it difficult for her to take her naps. She nurses four times a day (7, 11, 3, 7)and eats around 4-5 ounces of solids three times a day (9, 1, 5). Whenever I put her down for either nap ...

  • I would like information to share with child care providers concerning infants and toddlers lying down to drink bottles and the link to ear infections. Is there a resource or an article I can copy and give out?...

  • I have a three year old and a ten year old son. Recently, I caught the ten year old holding a pillow down over the baby's face. The baby was kicking and flailing with very muffled screaming. How worried should I be about this behavior? My husband thinks th...

  • I am nursing and will be having a colonoscopy I want to know if the chemicals in the solution that I have to drink will enter my breastmilk. The chemicals are golytely, nulytely, and likely a fleet enema. If I need to stop nursing how long do I need to sto...

  • My 3 1/2 year old daughter goes to daycare twice a week for a 3 hours. She just had an evaluation and they said her vocabulary and sentence structure were very good but I may want to have her speech checked as she still has problems with some sounds. She s...

  • I have a 13 month old son that I am trying to wean. He has not had any kind of formula, just breastmilk and water (he doesn't like juice). I tried whole milk and he was pretty fussy. In addition, his eczema flared up. I was told to put him on soy milk, but...

  • My daughter is 12ms and 3 weeks old. She is 15lbs 10oz and 28inches long. At her 6ms checkup she was 14lbs14oz. She hasn't gained any weight since then except for the few ounces. She is breastfed, and still nursed 4-6 times a day and eats solids on a regul...

  • My 2 year old daughter has been pulling her hari since she was approximately 18 months. She has no empty patches, just very short stubbly hair. I've noticed she does it when she's bored, tired, and frustrated. However she also does it while in he...

  • I have reviewed your Q&A site about sleeping problems. I tried to use some of the suggestions on my 25mth old daughter to no avail. She still wakes up about every 3 hours all night. She only ask for milk when she awakes a 4 a.m. (sometimes a little ...

  • My son will be 3 in January. I am concerned about his weight gain. Right now, he weighs about 25 pounds and he seems small for his age compared to his older sister. Is this something I should be concerned about, or is there anything I can do to boost his w...

  • My room mate has a daughter who just turned 4 years. She is going thru a divorce, and the little girl has been in daycare with her grandparents and aunt for the biggest part of her life. The immediate problem is bedtime. The daughter is a finicky eater and...

  • I would like to give some of my 2-1/2 year-old son's extra/outgrown toys to charity. He has far more than he needs, thanks to doting relatives who shower him with gifts. Unfortunately he is sharply observant and notices if I remove things from hi...

  • My eleven month old daughter has recurrent ear infections and URI. How can I clean her toys and stuffed animals to prevent them from being contagious?...

  • I have a 6-month-old baby and he usually vomits after drink milk. Every day, I mix 28 oz of milk and 14 oz of cereal together and feed him seven times. He usually vomits about one or two times a day, sometimes three times a day. His doctor recomm...

  • I read an article that overheating an infants room can increase the risk of SIDS. The article said the proper temperature for a baby's room is 61 to 68 degrees fahrenheit. This seems too low. What do you think?...

  • . I have a 4 years old son and he like eating eggs very much. So would you please let me know what is the maximum number of eggs he can eat in a week? Thanks...

  • Sometimes my 3 year old son will not listen to me unless my husband is there to back it up.What can I do to change this?...

  • Do you have any suggested daily schedules with feedings and amounts of foods for 1 yr olds? His weight is just right (50%). Now he'll only do about 2 oz per meal from the sippy cup and I've eliminated nursing before naps which went fine. Should I worry abo...

  • How much milk/formula should a 7 month old eat?? I have a 7 old who is eating three solid meals a day and drinking about 25 oz of formula(that includes the 3+3/6 oz mixed in the Cereal and night feeding). He eats cereal for the breakfast,Gerber Stage1 vegg...

  • I have three month old twins. I breastfed them for a month and stopped, now that I feel rested I want to breastfeed again and I still have little milk but I do not feel the "let down" any more. Is it possible to breastfeed again?...

  • My baby is nearing 9 months and we are going to begin weaning. He has already had a formula based cereal. When we begin formula is it ok to switch brands? Is it still recommenced to boil the water even at this age?...

  • My 2 month old is both breastfed and supplemented with formula. He took to the bottle with no problem; however, there are times he refuses the bottle and cries for my breast. When I return to work in less than 2 months, my husband will be caring for our so...

  • I have an eight month old daughter who has had several immunizations, but has not received the MMR vaccine. I have recently heard that the MMR vaccine has been linked to autism and/or ADD. While I will still immunize my child, I have heard that breaking up...

  • My son is seriously developmentally delayed. He is 19 months old, weighs just over 18 lbs, and has a very limited appetite. I feed him as much as he'll eat. He drinks pediasure to get the most calories from his milk, but he has oral hypersensitivity and ea...

  • Our son turned 4 in August. He was a preemie (24 weeker) and does have some developmental delays. In October we started toilet-training (again) and finally saw success using rewards as motivation. By the middle of November, he was initiating going on his o...

  • At 18 mo., my daughter expressed an interest in potty training. Six weeks later, I'm not sure how things are going. Sometimes she asks to go, we take her in, she goes. Sometimes she asks to go, we take her in, she has a fit. Sometimes she just wets herself...

  • I recently found out I was pregnant and would like to breast feed. Is there anything I can do to prepare my body (and mind) for breast-feeding?...

  • My 10 month old daughter had been sleeping through the night since she was 3 weeks old. All of a sudden she is up ever hour and will not sleep in her crib. If I sit up and hold her she will sleep all night..if I put her down she wakes up before I even leav...

  • My 8 month old son is a terrible sleeper/napper. At 3 months he sleep through the night. Then at 4 months his sleep habit developed. If I am lucky he will nap 2 times a day for 30 minutes only. However,most of the time he will only take 1 nap in the mornin...

  • My daughter is 14 months old and still weighs just under 20lbs. At about 2 months she dropped to her current percentile and has stayed there for weight and head circumference. Her height has always been in the 50th percentile or greater. She appears health...

  • My daughter was born in Nov., 1996. She is in preschool now. She can write 26 letters and can do addition with 1 digits. She is learning spelling. She loves puzzle and does very good job. Also she loves books though she can not read by herself. We are not ...

  • I need information on preschoolers spitting...

  • My daughter is 10 months old and was eating solid foods. Suddenly, she stopped eating all foods and will only drink formula. I am concerned for her health....

  • My daughter is turning one later this month, and it is at this milestone that I chose to stop breast feeding. I have been progressively weening her over the last two months and am now feeding her only in the early mornings and late evenings. However, my hu...

  • My son is just 3 months old but still wakes many times during the night. His first sleep stretch is about 3 hours, sometimes 4 and occasionally 5 hours. When he wakes up I feed him at this time. Then he usually wakes up every hour after that. I've been try...

  • I am the mother of a wonderful newly adopted daughter. I am concerned about her growth. I have no information at all about her birth parents, no medical records at all since she was anonymously referred to a state agency in India immediately foll...

  • Hi! My son desperately needs his immunizations. How can I find a place that does them on the same day?...

  • My 18 month daughter has learned how to climb out of her crib. This occurred about two months ago. Since then I've had her sleeping in a portable playpen which she now climbs out of as well. As a last resort my husband and I have had her sleeping in our...

  • My 5 year old son urinates on our floors. I asked him why and he says that he is too busy playing and does not want to stop. Our house smells bad and I've tried everything. He only does this at home. I am 5 months pregnant and would like to get him to stop...

  • I have a friend who told me that his 7 old months baby has problem with digestion, the baby usually vomit after drinking formula. So she feeds him 2% milk and the baby stop vomiting. So please let me know if it is OK to feed a 7 old months baby wit...

  • I have a healthy 11 month old boy. Last night he started screaming and crying uncontrollably. I gave him some water which soothed him for a while, then I bathed him in warm water. But he was still crying. He has never cried like that before and he was r...

  • My husband died unexpectedly during heart surgery five years ago when my daughter was three. She is now eight years old and we have to put her horse to sleep because of bad legs. I need help in explaining this to her. Thanks...

  • My 5-month old son suddenly refused to eat formula about 10 days ago. He used to take 5 to 6 ounces of formula each meal, but now he only takes 1 to 2 ounces. I'm worried that this reduced calorie intake would hurt his growth. Should I be worried? Can soli...

  • Are poinsettias, mistletoe, and holly poisonous?...

  • My 5-month old son is always put to sleep on his back, but usually rolls onto his stomach shortly after. I know back sleeping is safer. What should I do?...

  • My 18 month old son doesn't have a good vocabulary. He babbles well and says "apple" quite well. He doesn't say "Mama" or "Dada" (in our mother tongue -Tamil) on his own. Even if I ask him to say he doesn't respond every time. Rarely, if he feel...

  • My son is 12 months old. I stopped breast feeding at 16 weeks. He was drinking 24 ounces a day of Similac. He is now drinking whole milk. How many ounces of whole milk should he be drinking daily? I read that fat and iron is important to their di...

  • At bedtime, I place my 5 month old on his back to sleep but when I go in the morning to wake him up, he is on his stomach, having flipped over during the night. What should I do about this? Also, when can he start sleeping with a pillow?...

  • At what age do you start discipling a child, and what is the best method to use?...

  • What is the best way to wean my 9-month old from the breast to a bottle?...

  • My nine-month old has started refusing baby foods. What should I do?...

  • What is the best way to begin a cup in a nine-month old baby?...

  • My 3 and a half has just recently been saying that he hate or does not like me when he does not get his way. What should I do when he does this? Should I act like I did not hear him, or should I tell him that that is not nice and it really hurts my feelngs...

  • My daughter is 5 years old and she weighs 89lbs. I am very concerned that she has a bad obesity problem. I would like to know what kind of specialist that I would need to take her to. I do not want her to go thru life being obese.I have tried cutting back ...

  • I am a RN and would appreciated knowing if there is a specific formula for calculating the amount of formula a child would need on a daily basic. I have read several different articles and I am still tryig to find out how if you could help me I would be gr...

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