One way to ease the pressure of communicating with loved ones is to choose a person from each side of the family to be your spokesperson.

Most pediatricians (me included) recommend weaning babies from formula at 12 months. I learned many years ago that this is also the ideal time to wean them from bottles.

Hand, foot, mouth syndrome (HFM) is a common viral infection most often seen in young children. It’s most common during… Read more: What is Hand, Foot, Mouth Syndrome?

Instilling drops in a child’s eyes can be difficult because they’re often afraid it will hurt when the drops go… Read more: How to Put Drops in a Child’s Eyes

Non-prescription medicine is not regulated by the FDA and doesn’t have to work to be sold in the US. The… Read more: Be careful when buying over the counter medication

Strawberry hemangiomas are a collection of tiny capillaries located on the skin. Most resolve without treatment by the time a child is 5 to 10 years.

There is a lag time between being exposed to an infection and coming down with the disease. This time frame is called the incubation period. 

Nowadays, doctors and parents need to be more precise in the way they give medicine to kids.

Febrile seizures occur in 3 percent of children between 6 months and 5 years. The seizure is triggered by the rapid rise in temperature that accompanies an illness.

I have made a point of telling new fathers that it’s “normal” for moms to bond to babies before they do.