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When your child prefers mac and cheese over chicken tenders, as parents we shrug and just hope they don’t change their minds before they eat the ten packages of pasta we’ve just purchased. However, when a child says, “I like…
Understanding - and overcoming - milk allergies Making sure your child is getting enough to eat typically is one of the major stress points of having an infant. Are they latching on correctly? When do you increase the amount of…
Parents are often shocked the first time they hear an obvious lie coming out of their sweet toddler’s mouth to hide inappropriate behavior. On the flip side, parents can be perfectly charmed when their child tells a story of how…
If your newborn seems inconsolable due to colic or your toddler struggles with constipation— and traditional methods don’t seem to help—you might start looking into alternative methods of relief. Some parents turn to chiropractic treatments, especially if they’ve had personal…
Children have an uncanny ability to ask for their first sleepover – and many that follow – at the last minute, when there’s little time to discuss and prepare. If you haven’t determined a sleepover policy by the time your…
When Your Child’s Joints Ache It can be alarming when your toddler starts limping, your grade-schooler complains of daily aches, or your teenager seems irritable and withdraws from sports or dance because they “just can’t do it anymore.” While arthritis…
As new parents, you quickly develop an ear for your baby’s cries. One cry might indicate hunger and another a need for a diaper change. But when the crying suddenly turns into screaming, as if your child is in serious…
When your toddler throws themselves onto the floor and starts screaming, you understand that this temper tantrum is a normal milestone; you ignore the behavior unless it’s dangerous and know they’ll grow out of it soon. When your older child…
In the classic children’s story “Heidi,” the household is haunted by a small white ghost that appears in the middle of the night and opens the front door. By keeping watch all night, Herr Sesemann and his physician friend discover…
About 50 new types of dinosaurs are discovered every year, adding to over 1000 cataloged pre-historic creatures. We’re constantly learning new things about ancient and extinct creatures and as a result, dinosaurs hold a special place in our collective imagination.…
