Tue, May 22, 2012

Kiddie Migraines: A Headache in Your Stomach?


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Jack Maypole Jack Maypole,
Pediatrics

Drooling: Always Gooey, But When Is It Abnormal In Kids?

Posted 1 week, 5 days ago

At some point, all of us drool–especially when we are babies. It isn’t hard to miss, this unintentional waterfalling of saliva out the front of our mouths, and most parents in clinic observe…

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Jack Maypole Jack Maypole,
Pediatrics

The Lowdown On Hiccups

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Don’t let those hiccups get you down!

Hiccups are like divine comedy, aren’t they? In seconds, a paroxysmal hurk can render a child most serene, or an adult most stern into something…

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Mark Dursin Mark Dursin,
Children and Imagination

Shouting Out at ‘Glee’: Teacher Cannot Hold his Peace over Best Man Choice

Posted 2 months, 3 weeks ago

I’m beginning to think the spontaneous singing and dancing is the least unrealistic thing about Glee.

One of the great (and, I’m sure, unintentional) ironies of the Fox hit is that the…

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Janice P. Nimura Janice P. Nimura,
Kids in the City

Hedwig at Breezy Point: A Family Adventure in Queens

Posted 3 months, 1 week ago

The message arrived a few days before a certain nationally televised football game.  “We invite you once again to view wild owls with us in recognition of Superb Owl Sunday.  Do not forward…

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Stephanie Gruner Stephanie Gruner,
New Moms

Some Kids Should Be Banned – Blame it on the FWOBs

Posted 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Here’s a surprise. Airlines, some movie theaters, restaurants and even shops don’t want noisy kids around. Earlier this summer, Malaysia Airlines banned kids from some of its first-class…

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Jack Maypole Jack Maypole,
Pediatrics

Your Kid Probably Has Hyperkeratosis Pilaris. Is That a Problem?

Posted 10 months, 1 week ago

The classic, much hated HP rash!

I see this every day. Some parents and kids are really freaked out by it….

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Deesha Philyaw Deesha Philyaw,
Co-Parenting

*insert Maury voice* “I Am NOT the Mother!”

Posted 10 months, 1 week ago

Mike, our girls Taylor and Peyton, and Baby Mika (about 4 days old at the time)

So my big ol’ co-parenting family experienced an interesting little twist last week.  My girls’ school was able…

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Stephanie Gruner Stephanie Gruner,
New Moms

Potty Training with Dora

Posted 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Months ago I wrote a diatribe against Dora the Explorer, accusing the show’s producers of peddling baby crack. I still think it turns toddlers into zombies looking for their next fix, but I’ve…

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