Of all the the topics I discuss with my families the most popular one is toddler behavior. My message to parents of toddlers is that the number one priority of your parenting during these years is to ESTABLISH YOUR AUTHORITY. If your kids don’t listen to you by about 5-6 years old then it Read More
Parenting Through The Unthinkable
Over the past few decades, our country has survived many tragedies, from 9/11 to school shootings. Violence has sadly become a part of our culture. However, the events in our own community over the past week have been especially gut wrenching to me. How do we talk to our kids about what's happening Read More
Soothing a Crying Baby
Our family addition is now 3 months old and I was reminded of what our 4 year old was like around that age. She smiles and coos like her brother did. But, she cries less than her brother. I think. Jerome Groopman, in a 2007 article in the New Yorker, quotes Sheila Kitzinger, a British social Read More
Baby #2
Congratulations! You just found out you’re due with your second baby. Now you have a toddler to run after and you are wondering how am I going to manage this? Well, good news is that you have a lot of experience with babies now!! More than you had before, right? We are expecting our second child Read More
Parenting Can Be Difficult
Parenting can be difficult no matter how young or old you are when you start. As they say it is the hardest job you will ever love. During a slower mid-afternoon in clinic I was talking to one of our younger Medical Assistants about parenting. She had some very wise advice I’d like to share: Read More
Attention + Behavior = More of the Same Behavior
Does it feel like your child is stuck in a pattern of seeking negative attention? Biting, hitting, screaming, throwing food and crying at your leg when you just want to enjoy a sip of coffee? My husband and I are in the thick of parenting our sweet but strong willed 2.5 year old. He is constantly Read More