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.
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...
Whenever a parent and a young child have to be separated for an extended period, it is difficult for both parent and child. Click here to read Dr. Greene’s suggestions for making separations easier.
The kidneys manufacture urine. The urine is transported through two tubes called ureters, and stored in the bladder, a muscular sac a bit like a thick-walled water balloon. In some children, however, the connection where the ureters enter the...
By far the most common form of vaginal obstruction in little girls is fusion of the labia minora as a result of labial adhesions. Click here for more information.
Croup is characterized by a brassy cough that sounds rather like a seal barking. Most children have what appears to be a mild cold for several days before one evening when the barking cough becomes evident. As the cough gets more frequent, the child...
RSV, or Respiratory Syncytial Virus, is the most important respiratory organism of early childhood. RSV occurs throughout the world, and in each location it tends to occur in yearly winter outbreaks. Click here for more information on RSV.
Your darling baby has worked her magic on your heart. Hearing her cry, much less scream, will cause physical changes in your body as your muscles tense and your heart beats a little bit faster.
From the moment the umbilical cord is cut, a process of separation begins. Whenever mothers and babies must be apart in those early months, whether due to a hospitalization or a return to work, the separation is felt particularly poignantly. Click...
My son started walking about 3-4 months ago, and I noticed that his feet are inward facing, like / \, at about 30 to 45 degrees. Will the situation correct itself as he grows older? Under what kind of situation do I need to see a specialist? Click...
By far the most common form of vaginal obstruction in little girls is fusion of the labia minora as a result of labial adhesions. These are typically diagnosed in girls from 6 months to 6 years of age. In fact, it is thought that somewhere between 1...
Did you know that ear-pulling rarely signals an ear infection? There are, however, lots of real clues that your child has an ear infection. Click here to find out more about detecting an ear infection.
Eczema is a vicious cycle! Something irritates your child's skin, making it red and inflamed. It itches. She rubs it. The skin becomes more inflamed. Click here to find out what you can do to minimize eczema outbreaks.
When antibiotics were first discovered, they had such an immediate positive effect that their widespread use proceeded almost without thought. A prescription for antibiotics, however, cannot remain the knee-jerk response to an ear infection. On the...
To improve most cases of bad breath, the goal is to decrease mouth bacteria and increase saliva. The better your daughter's toothbrushing technique, the smaller number of bacteria will be present.
We depend on the bladder to completely expel urine in order to get rid of the small amounts of bacteria that can enter the bladder. Effective bladder emptying is a major defense against infection. Kids with kidney reflux get bladder infections more...
If you’re planning on using a bed-wetting alarm to treat your child’s bed-wetting, there’s something you should know. For the alarm to be effective, someone else must wake your child up, walk him to the bathroom, and get him to finish urinating in...
Star charts prove very beneficial to some children, used either alone or with a bed-wetting alarm. As you know from experience, you wake up more easily when the day holds promise and excitement. Click here for more information on alternative...
Globally, a new pregnancy is one of the most common reasons for weaning. Sometimes the baby will initiate weaning because the milk tastes different or is less plentiful. Sometimes the mother will decide to stop from fatigue, from nipple pain, or...
Actually, the likelihood of catching this viral syndrome twice is slim, but it can happen. Click here for more information on hand foot and mouth disease.
Chickenpox is something every parent dreads. The good news is that not every child who’s exposed to it actually gets chickenpox and more importantly, there is now something you can do to treat it.
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....
The effect of sugar intake on children's behavior is a hotly debated topic in pediatrics. Parents and educators often contend that sugar and other carbohydrate ingestion can dramatically impact children's behavior, particularly their activity levels...
You may not see an immediate improvement, but if you are going to successfully treat eczema, it is important to break the cycle! Click here to find out how.
