For most infants the most intense fussiness is in the evening. When the crying lasts for longer than three hours a day, it is called colic, but the phenomenon is present in almost all babies - only the degree is different.
Standard guidelines and practices are an important part of modern medicine. They have helped to elevate our health and to provide a framework in which we can evaluate how well we are doing in particular areas.
Guidelines have been set for many...
Diapers are a wonderful invention. They control infants' waste products in a relatively convenient, clean, and healthy way. Still, ever since children began to wear diapers, diaper rash has been the most common skin disorder of infancy. Click here...
This is a question many kids can’t help but wonder – if only in those moments when their parents make unpopular decisions. Click here to read Dr. Greene’s explanation of how genetics work.
To many parents' dismay, their beautiful newborn's face breaks out with red bumps. This is called baby acne. It tends to occur at about the same age as the baby's peak gas production and fussiness. How attractive! Click here for more information on...
Our 3 year old daughter's breath is often bad. What smells should we look for, are there any that we should watch out for? Click here to read Dr. Greene's answer.
What are those pearly white spots you sometimes see on your child’s tonsils? And how are they like parents? Click here to read Dr. Greene’s insights about a common condition people don’t hear much about.
Some children develop scaly patches on their skin and scalp. Sometimes these scales are only of cosmetic concern, however they can be very itchy and uncomfortable, and can lead to infection. Click here to read Dr. Greene’s suggestions for gently...
What’s so important about breast milk? A lot more than you might think! It is important to emphasize that breast milk is a dynamic fluid that changes in composition throughout the day and throughout the course of lactation. It provides for the baby...
As a pediatrician, Dr. Greene is often asked if either bottle feeding from birth, or weaning from the breast when a baby is very young, will negatively affect the baby. This is actually a very difficult question. Click here to read Dr. Greene’s...
If you’ve just had a baby, you may be wondering how in the world you’re going to take a few minutes to carry out your normal bathing routine (or even an abbreviated version of it) with your new baby requiring so much of your attention. Click here to...
A child who is born before the normal gestational age has not yet finished in-utero development. If the delivery is abrupt, a partially developed baby is born. If, on the other hand, the baby has been subjected to a period of chronic stress lasting...
Treatment of stuttering is more effective the earlier it is begun. By needlessly delaying evaluation, parents can miss an important window of time when their child's stuttering is most treatable. Click here for more information.
By the time most people reach adulthood they have had some type of unpleasant rash caused by a contact allergy. Poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac together produce more cases of allergic contact dermatitis than all other allergens combined....
There have been advances not only in the management of infection with HIV itself, but also in dealing with the opportunistic infections associated with AIDS. Doctors have gotten better at recognizing when treatment of infections is warranted, and...
Many parents share the concern that their children's feet don't line up straight. The most common cause of in-toeing in toddlers is internal tibial torsion (the large bone in the calf is rotated inward). Tibial torsion is a result of normal...
Treatment of thrush usually consists of an antifungal medicine such as nystatin suspension. This can be applied, gently, directly to the plaques with a cotton-tipped applicator, or given orally 1-2ml four times daily.
Did you know that bee stings have been a nuisance long enough to have appeared in prehistoric cave paintings in Spain? While many moments of childhood come and go, the surprise, the pain, and the tears etch bee stings into images that we can recall...
Often toilet training seems to be going well and then the process stalls. When progress comes to a halt, take time to consider the constellation of forces that work together to motivate a child to complete toilet training, and those that oppose...
This oil is found in the leaves, roots, and twigs of poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac and is the reason for the horribly itchy rash that many of us have suffered through. Click here for more information on urushiol.
In children, smelly breath that persists throughout the day is most often the result of mouth-breathing, which dries out the mouth and allows the bacteria to grow. But any unusual, persistently bad smells on your child’s breath should be examined....
Before you decide to give up on nursing there are a few simple things that might make the situation much easier for both you and your baby. If these don't work, you can still decide to switch to bottle feeding. If, instead, you choose hastily to...
Believe it or not, balloons cause more childhood deaths than any other toy. That's right. Balloons! This shocking fact was established by a study conducted by Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh in conjunction with DuPont Institute, and Inchcape...
If you’re a new parent, you may not have known this, but diaper-changing veterans know that diaper rashes come in many shapes and colors. Click here for more information on diaper rashes.
Urushiol is the reason for those itchy rashes one gets when coming into contact with one of these plants. The oil found in the leaves, roots, and twigs of poison ivy and its cousins. Click here for some tips for avoiding the itchy-scratchies.
