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Is it okay to give sleeping medications to young children if they can’t fall asleep?

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,…

Dr. Greene, do you have any more tips for vacationing with babies and toddlers? I loved your article about how to keep kids on their schedules and how to anticipate their needs, but I have two very young children,…

I am currently looking for a doctor and would like to know what types of questions you would suggest that I ask when interviewing prospective doctors?
Pasadena, California

My employer doesn’t seem to have heard about paternity leave — he tells me I can have one day off without pay and that’s it. What’s the law, and where can I find it?
Duluth, Minnesota

In light of some of the really important questions you answer on this page, I feel a little silly even asking this, but . . . I am a working mom and I’m starting to freak out about Christmas….

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’m the parent of a 2 year old child with biliary atresia. Kids with liver disease are subjected to frequent blood draws. Do you have any tips for parents on how to make them as bearable as possible? In…

Dear Dr. Greene, My wife and I are seeking visitations with my son who is five years old. We currently can see him for only nine hours a week. In the state of Ohio we must show that it…

We have a wonderful 21-month-old son and are expecting our second child this month. What can we do to prepare our son for the arrival of the new baby? What developmental regressions should we watch for?
Robin & Ron Karp…