Blogs

Their Eyes Tell the Story: Babies Fascinated By What You Say
1.17.2012
Guessing what babies and toddlers are thinking about can be difficult before they have words to tell the story. Over... »
Baby and Toddler Finger Food Ideas Galore: Seeds and Dips
1.27.2012
If variety is the “spice of life,” why not introduce variety into your baby and toddler’s diet? Seeds »
Their Eyes Tell the Story: Babies Fascinated By What You Say
1.17.2012
Guessing what babies and toddlers are thinking about can be difficult before they have words to tell the story. Over... »
What is Your Pediatrician Reading?
12.09.2011
Medscape Pediatrics, a leading source of medical information for physicians (if not the leading source of info for... »
Starting Solids: An Exciting Reason to Be Thankful
11.21.2011
Last Thanksgiving I announced a bold campaign, spearheaded by an amazing band of volunteers, to upgrade babies’ first... »
Pediatricians’ Trick-or-Treat Bags
10.31.2011
Each year thousands of pediatricians gather for a national conference to catch up on the latest science and with each... »
Food Day: A Great New Holiday
10.24.2011
Food Day, my favorite new holiday, is a simple but profound celebration of something all humans share – we become the... »
Your Baby Knows What You’re Eating… Even Before Birth
8.10.2011
Babies have more taste buds before birth than at any later time. Why would they be designed to form extra taste buds... »
Tips to Reduce Colic
8.03.2011
Colic can be very distressing both for babies and their parents. Parents often feel their baby’s screaming is an... »
Autism Linked to Prenatal Prozac, Paxil, and Zoloft?
7.07.2011
Autism diagnoses have increased rapidly over the last two decades; so has the number of women taking antidepressants... »
New: skin damage starts with your child’s first summer
6.14.2011
It’s taken a long time for science to quantify what mothers have always known: the skin of babies and toddlers is very... »
Dark Chocolate and Coughs
2.23.2005
You've heard of DM cough syrups. How about DC cough remedies? DM is an abbreviation for an over-the-counter cough... »
Stress and Environmental Toxins
10.06.2011
Of course reducing toxic exposures is an important way to reduce risks from unhealthy chemicals, but a growing body of... »
Which Diapers Are Better for the Planet?
9.29.2011
As a father and pediatrician, I've changed many diapers -- enough to teach me that diapers are a daily reminder that as... »
The Price of Health
9.06.2011
How much does it cost to start a baby on better food? In my local Safeway this summer I found the most popular white... »
Breast Milk’s Subtle Flavor Magic
8.07.2011
Interestingly, babies tend to suck more vigorously when a new flavor is introduced into their mothers’ diet (even if... »
When Does the Flavor Hit Breast Milk?
8.06.2011
As you might expect, different flavors appear to take a different amount of time to enter breast milk. In one recent... »