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Dr. Greene, my little boy likes playing with dolls. In fact he wants a Barbie for his birthday. My husband is very upset about this. Is he okay? What should we do?
Talia – New York

My son was not circumcised. He’s now 2 1/2 years old, and the foreskin is still very tight and will not go back. I was told not to pull it back when he was a baby as it would…

My 19 month-old son was not circumcised at birth at my husband’s request. I am the one that gives him his bath, and mostly change his diapers every day but I never do anything specific to clean his penis….

Taking pride in our own accomplishments or those of our children is a healthy thing. Requiring ourselves or our children to continually accomplish things is not healthy. As parents, we need to express our pleasure with our children on an ongoing basis and to tell them we are proud of them at specific times.

I have a 5 year old son that has Cerebral Palsy, XYY syndrome, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), mitral valve regurgitation, and asthma. We have been told that none of these are connected. Actually, until he was 3 1/2 we were…