Growth & Development Related Articles & Blog Posts

My 2-year-old daughter has flatfeet. Now that she can talk to me, she cries almost every night because her feet hurt her so much. I’m wondering if I should have her fitted for foot molds now? Will this problem…

Our phones are ringing off the hook because Dr. Greene mentioned a great game  his family just played together. The game is Quelf  and according to Dr. Greene, “We play games as a family, and we laugh as a family,  but I can’t remember the whole family ever laughing that hard while playing a  game!”

Dr. Greene, I have a 3 year old that has never sucked her thumb until about 6 months ago. Now she does it mostly when she is tired. I have seen 6 & 7 year olds sucking their thumb…

In June 2000, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new growth charts. The previous infant growth charts, which have been in use since 1977, were made by measuring a small number of formula-fed, middle class, Caucasian children from southwestern Ohio.

My three-year-old keeps asking me “why?” about everything. Why is the sky blue? Why are there clouds? Why can’t I go outdide? Why do I have to be nice? Sometimes it doesn’t seem to matter what the answer is,…

When your children are grown, much of their long-term health will depend on what they ate as kids, nutrition experts reported at the July 1999 National Conference on Advances in Pediatric Nutrition at Stanford University. This includes their risks of obesity, cancer and heart disease. Osteoporosis is another vivid example.

A mother from Texas inquired “My 20-month-old daughter constantly walks on her tip-toes. Should I be concerned?”

Dr. Greene, my 12-year-old son has a sore lump directly under his nipple. Could this be puberty related? This lump is tiny and hard and underneath the skin of the nipple. Thanks for your help!
Alberta, Canada

Why do normal kids bang their heads?

I found your article on McCune-Albright syndrome very interesting. I am a sufferer of fibrous dysplasia and I was wondering if there is much on-going research in this area? The reason I ask is that I am due to…