If you haven’t read part 1, you may want to check out that post first. Below, I’ve reviewed several more therapy methods, and I’ll give...

Therapy is often recommended to children and their parents in order to address various issues that come up during development. Writing...

There are several therapy methods that are particularly concerning to the autistic community and I’ll give you my perspective on them.

ABA causes constipation...

I had a completely irrational conversation with 2 adults today. They have a lovely 6 month-old daughter who has some minor medical...

Strangely, I kind of missed breastfeeding after that. Which just proves that feelings around babies and feeding can get really mixed up

I had a lovely visit with a very sweet family yesterday. A beautiful 2 week-old girl came in for her 2 week well baby appointment. The...

'Tis the holiday season, when most of us juggle more family events than we have time for. And if you have kids, the circus has more...

As a pediatrician, I see a lot of parenting choices. I'm usually pretty live-and-let-live about most things. But here are 5 things I wish...

I promised a mother of one of my patients that I would post this. No mother deserves to be shamed for how she chooses to feed her child....

The toy industry is crazy and they’re out for your money. Not kidding. The hustle of the century is upon us. They’re called educational...

Hanging out at the local playground is a great way to observe lots of different kinds of parenting. I think I’ve seen them all. But the...

I was asked to give medical advice by phone to the mom of an 18-month-old who suddenly had blood and mucus in her stool. Obviously, I...

One of my pet peeves. The phrase “my kid was just fine” is usually said by a parent when another parent chooses a different path than...

These are challenging times to be a pediatrician. To my knowledge, never in the history of Pediatrics has our profession been under this...

Recently I’ve gotten a lot of questions about ear piercing. Here are my do’s and don’ts for piercing your child’s ears. -Do wait until...

I went to a local indoor playground-type thing with my kids this weekend. They had a blast and I’ll definitely take them back. But...