Head-banging appears in the latter half of the first year of life and generally ends spontaneously by four years of age. Boys are three or four times more likely to be head-bangers than girls. Click here to read Dr. Greene’s article on head banging.
When kids are playing outside during hayfever season, pollen from grasses, weeds, and trees clings to their clothes and hair. Taking off the outside clothes as they enter the house, and perhaps rinsing the hair, can greatly reduce the pollen they...
Walking into a drugstore, you are confronted with an overwhelming display of brightly packaged allergy products, each promising greater allergy relief than its neighbors. Many of these products can actually harm your child and make the effects of...
It’s quite shocking to see your newborn’s body turn pale on one side and dark red on the other, but this is probably a harmless condition called the harlequin color change. Click here for more information about harlequin.
Parents often ask me whether their children's constantly runny noses are the result of allergies, sinus infections, or of one cold after another. Allergies typically feature a clear nasal discharge with sneezing. There may be itchy, watery eyes and/...
For some children, head-banging is a way to release tension and prepare for sleep. Some kids bang their heads out of frustration or anger, as in a temper tantrum. Click here for more information.
Babies' blood vessels start off highly reactive and unstable. A mild change in temperature or position or mood can cause swift changes in the diameters of the blood vessels, with resultant color changes of the overlying skin. The most extraordinary...
Parents often ask me whether their children's constantly runny noses are the result of allergies, sinus infections, or of one cold after another. Click here for information on the difference between colds and allergies.
Dander is the materials shed from the animals' bodies, which may include bits of feathers, hair, or dried skin. It's sometimes affectionately called pet pollen. Click here for tips for managing asthma, allergies, and animal dander
