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Parenting... The Adventure of a Lifetime!

Perhaps the most challenging adventure of our lives, parenting requires all of our skill and lots of patience. But oh, what rewards!

DrGreene’s Parenting Topic Center is here for you along the way when you have questions about the best approach to take in raising your children.

Article

Cold Or Flu? How To Tell The Difference
The symptoms we get during a viral illness are often the body's attempt to get rid of the virus and to minimize damage... »
On Being a Physician: A day in the life
What is it like to be a doctor? Dr. Greene describes his experience of being a pediatrician. Click here to see what he... »

Blog entry

Am I Overwhelmed?
The other lesson from Sayedpur didn't strike home until we visited a nearby similar urban slum called Jethury the next... »
Eating What The Host Serves
When I travel, I try to eat and enjoy what my host sets before me, even if it might otherwise make me squeamish. Of... »
One Cup of Tea
The alarm on my otherwise useless cell phone went off at 5:30 am. We were leaving early to meet and distribute vitamins... »
The Road to Jaigoan
I've ridden the wooden Cyclone roller-coaster at Cony Island just one time. One minute and fifty seconds in the apple-... »

Q&A

Antibacterial Soaps
What does it mean to wash effectively? Children (and adults) must be taught to wash their hands at all of the critical... »
Are they really my parents?
This is a question many kids can’t help but wonder – if only in those moments when their parents make unpopular... »
Bathing your Baby
Most of us have some sort of picture collection from our childhood. There's the wonderful shot of those tenuous first... »
Birth Control Pills and Breast Cancer
Is there really a link? We do know that hormonal factors are very important in the development of breast cancer. The... »