Parents have recently been asking me some swell questions about their children having swollen glands. Let me stick my neck out on this one and tell you that swollen glands are simply another term for lymph nodes. - What are lymph nodes? - Lymph nodes are like “storage bins” that ...

Parents have been sending me lots of questions about how to properly store and prepare breast milk and infant formula. Let me thaw out some answers that will answer those questions. - Storing expressed or pumped breast milk - Ideally, breast milk should be stored in batches of two ...

Parents are often screaming for solutions that will help them handle their toddler going through the stage we call the terrible ‘twos’ —especially when the twos expand into the threes, the fours, maybe even the teens and adulthood. Yet the terrible twos really need not be terrible and ...

Parents have been sounding off to me with lots of questions about heart murmurs in their children. Allow me to get to the heart of the matter and provide some information on this topic. A heart murmur is simply a noise heard by a stethoscope between the beats of the heart due to the flow ...

With Valentine’s Day upon us, I thought this week I’d share with you some specials gifts you can give your children that will show them you love them and that will last longer than the traditional annual greeting card. First, use plenty of positive words with your child, not just on ...

Parents have been asking me some pointed questions as to how to better help their child deal with getting a blood test or injection. Let me see if I can make this topic a lot less painful for children and parents. and children. - Some positive ways to help prepare your ...