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Article Archives

• Thank You - 9/5/05
• Update to PMC Families - 10/3/05

Abdominal / Gastrointestinal

• Acute Gastroenteritis - 1/12/09
• Appendicitis
• Coins Belong in the Piggy Bank - 1/10/05
• Crohn's Disease - 6/18/01
• Gastro-esophageal Reflux - 11/98
• Giardia..Watch What You Drink - 3/22/04
• Hepatitis, Inflammation of the Liver - 6/98
• Influenza
• Not All right Sided Pain is Appendicitis - 5/4/09
• Painful Bowel Movements - 10/3/97
• Pinworms - 1/98
• Pinworms II - 8/14/00
• Probiotics - 5/21/07
• Recurring Abdominal Pain - 9/97
• Right-sided Pain Is Not Always the Appendix - 2/14/05
• What Is Giardia? Infection Caused by Parasites - 8/97

ADD / ADHD

• A New Drug for ADHD? - 2/8/10
• A Teacher's Toil With ADHD- 11/97
• A.D.D - 3/97
• ADD? But She gets Mostly A's - 7/31/06
• A.D.D.; Fact or Fiction? - 4/98
• ADHD and Gifted Children - 3/8/04
• All of a Sudden the ADD Medicine Stopped Working - 1/8/01
• Autism: Basic Facts for Informed Parents - 7/15/02
• Autism: Basic Facts for Informed Parents... continued - 8/12/02
• Autism Part II - 6/16/03
• Autism Study on Vaccines Retracted - 6/14/10
• The Basis of Sleep Problems - 9/30/02
• Beware of False Hope - 3/13/06
• Bipolar Disorder - 10/02/00
• Bipolar Disorder--Does It Happen to Children? - 5/1/00
• Canada Halts Adderall Sales - 3/14/05
• Children with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - 8/25/03
• Clear the Fog on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder 7/7/08
• College Students & A.D.D. - 1/17/00
• Current Research on the Treatment of ADHD - 8/23/04
• Current Research on ADHD - 5/28/07
• Daytrana--the New Patch for ADHD - 7/21/08
• Directives for the Autistic Child - 9/24/01
• Does Television Exposure Provoke ADHD Behaviors? - 10/23/06
• Early History of ADHD-Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - 3/26/07
• Early Medication Treatment for ADHD - 4/16/07
• Facts About Melatonin As a Sleep Aid - 1/18/10
• Facts About Melatonin As a Sleep Aid Part 2 - 1/25/10
• Fragile X Syndrome - 4/29/02
• More Than We Bargained For - 9/27/04
• New Medication for ADHD Disorder - 3/24/03
• New Treatment for ADD? - 1/14/08
• No One Can Read His Scribbling - 10/08/01
• Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior - 11/20/00
• Patching Up ADD - 5/5/08
• School-age Children and Learning Disability - 11/06/00
• Secretin Use In Autism - 12/24/01
• Shouldn't There be a Blood Test for ADHD? - 7/30/07
• Sleep Problems & ADD - 5/27/02
• Stattera and the ADD Patient - 11/8/04
• Strange Malady Called Learning Disability - 9/11/00
• The Great Pretender; Am I Stupid? - 9/98
• The Slow Learner - 7/2/01
• The Treatment of ADD--Every Case is Different - 12/26/05
• Treatment of ADD-Every Case is different, Part 2 - 1/16/05
• Underachievement - 8/98
• An Underachieving Sixth-Grader...More Than Attention Deficit Disorder - 10/13/03
• What Does the Pediatric Medical Literature Tell Us? - 7/24/06
• What is the Future for Your Hyperactive Child? - 5/22/06

Allergies

• Allergic Conjunctivitis - 7/28/08
• Allergies - 3/20/00
• All Persistent Runny Noses and Coughs Are Not Allergy - 7/23/07
• Can My Son Be Allergic to Air Conditioning? - 5/12/03
• Food Allergies - 1/98
• Got Milk? - 10/22/07
• Lactose Intolerance vs Milk Allergy - 4/17/00
• Lactose Intolerance & Milk Allergy - 5/15/06
• The Peanut Butter Kid - 1/31/05
• Sugar Gets a Bum Wrap - 1/98
• The Many Faces of Food Allergies - 8/13/01

Behavioral / Developmental

• Asperger's Disorder - 10/30/00
• The Body Beautiful - 6/2/03
• Breakfast: The Meal of Champions - 3/6/06
• Building Self-Esteem - 1/7/02
• Bullying: What Should A Parent Do? - 6/29/09
• Depression - 5/98
• Developing an Attitude of Gratitude - 11/1/04
• Eating Disorders - 4/26/99
• Eating Problems in Young Children -8/16/04
• The Effects of a Child's Brain Injury - 10/27/03
• Expanding Children's Development Through Nature - 8/5/02
• The First OBGYN Visit - 10/18/04
• Girl In Church - 8/97
• Giving Toddlers Choice - 6/1/09
• Help Your Child become a Good Eater- 8/31/09
• Is My Child "Kindergarten Ready"? - 5/97
• Is Your Child a Fire Bug? - 2/12/07
• It's Not Easy Being Green - 11/4/02
• Mental Health Treatment - 1/21/08
• My Kids Are Playing Doctor!! Help - 12/24/07
• Normal Breast Development in an Adolescent Male - 3/26/01
• On Raising Boys - 12/6/04
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder - 1/31/00
• Pediatric Dental Care: A Healthy SMile Starts Before The First Tooth - 9/15/08
• Pediatric Suicide: A Problem We Hope We Never See - 2/15/10
• Play in Psychotherapy - 5/24/04
• Potty Training: When to Start? - 2/01/99
• Preschool Pros and Cons, Part 1 - 4/16/01
• Preschool Pros and Cons, Part 2 - 5/14/01
• Raising Financially Responsible Children -9/4/06
• Risk of Antidepressants - 2/28/05
• Risperdal and Autism - 6/18/07
• Seasonal Affective Disorder - 3/28/05
• Self-Cutting - 5/23/05
• Self-Cutting--Part II - 6/20/05
• Self-Inflicted Injury - 9/22/03
• Separation Anxiety Disorder - 10/15/07
• Separation Anxiety Disorder - 4/26/10
• Shyness and Self-Esteem - 12/15/01
• Sleep, Glorious Sleep - 12/17/07
• Teenage Sexuality & Contraception - 2/18/08
• The Basis of Sleep Problems - 9/17/07
• The Effect of Beliefs on Achievement - 2/14/00
• The Toddler Who Bites - 3/97
• Thumb Sucking - 7/29/02
• Tired All the Time - 10/18/00
• Toddler at Play - 4/2/07
• Too much TV Watching? - 11/5/07
• Tracking Behavioral Traits - 11/11/02
• What Happened to My Sweet Child? -- 8/7/06
• When to Seek Mental Health Service - 7/12/04
• Wild Imagination - 2/10/03
• Will my Kid Develop an Eating Disorder? - 9/14/09
• Worry Wart - 2/19/01

Behavioral Discipline

• Avoiding Bedtime Battles - 4/10/00
• Buckle Up For Safety! - 7/1/02
• Childhood Obesity Trends - 11/9/09
• Cough Syrup Abuse - 8/30/04
• Dealing With Bullies - 3/3/03
• Disappearing Car Keys - 7/97
• Discipline: Divide and Conquer, Part 1
• Discipline: Part 2
• Do I Love My Child Enough To Discipline? - 3/22/99
• Eating Disorders - 4/14/08
• Ecstasy: Recreational Use and Its Consequences - 9/20/04
• Gambling and Your Child - 3/21/05
• Good Reading Habits - 12/27/00
• Graduated Driver's License Law - 3/20/06
• Healthy Weight and Beverage Choices in Children - 8/21/06
• Help! My Kid Won't Eat - 4/15/00
• How Can I Gain Control of My Child's Eating Habits? - 8/18/03
• How Can I Gain Control of My Child's Eating Habits--Part II- 9/15/03
• I'm Bored - 3/4/02
• In the Face of Tragedy -10/1/01
• Kids In A Plane - 11/12/01
• Liar Liar, Pants On Fire - 12/11/00
• Moody - 2/10/01
• More Help For Anxious Worriers - 11/19/01
• Once the Game Begins You Can't Change the Rules - 2/12/01
• Personal Televisions and Teens - 10/20/08
• R-E-S-P-E-C-T - 12/23/02
• Revealing the Choking Game - 12/18/06
• Sleeping With Mom and Dad - 6/28/99
• Stop the Squabbling - 3/5/01
• Symptoms of Mood Disorder - 1/22/01
• Tantrums and Time Out: Discipline for the Terrible Two's - 1/19/09
• Teenage Drivers - 2/20/06
• Terrorism: Helping our Children to Cope - 12/17/01
• The Bully and His Victim - 10/15/01
• The Clinging Daycare Child - 1/14/02
• The 5 D's of Discipline: Teaching the Concept of "No" - 10/27/08
• Violence Begets Violence - 8/97
• When Children Steal, Part 1 - 1/11/99
• When Children Steal, Part 2 - 2/8/99
• When Children Tantrum, Part 1 - 1/1/1
• When Children Tantrum, Part 2 - 2/5/01
• When My Child Steals - 4/15/02
• When Saying "No" Doesn't Work - 9/1/03
• When Your Child is Afraid to Leave You - 9/13/99
• When Your Teenager is Overweight - 3/3/08

Central Nervous System

• Bell's Palsy - 7/14/03
• Danger of Lead Poisoning - 10/29/01
• Febrile Seizures, Convulsions - 3/98
• GHB Overdose - 8/26/02
• Head Trauma in Sports - 10/22/01
• Migraines In Children - 2/98
• Selective Mutism - 4/13/09
• Selective Mutism, Part II - 6/15/09
• Tourettes, Tics - 1/98

Chest & Lungs

• Asthma
• Is Asthma Related to Depression? - 9/11/06
• Bothersome Big Breasts - 6/28/04
• Breast Tissue in the Adolescent Male - 3/26/01
• Chest Pains - 5/98
• Chest Pains
• Costochronditis in a Cheerleader - 11/10/03
• Croup — A Parent's Nightmare - 12/98
• Exercise Induced Asthma - 5/97
• Hyperventilation Syndrome -4/19/99
• Hyperventilation Syndrome, Anxiety Attack
• Low Humidity, Respiratory Problems - 11/22/00
• Pertussis in California...Now an Epidemic - 8/9/10
• Premature Breast Development in Infants and Toddlers - 10/24/05
• Smoke and Flames Across the Ridge - 11/19/07
• Smoke Free Cars with Minors Law - 4/28/08
• Teen Breast Lump - 3/10/03
• Teen Smokers - 11/28/05
• Your Teen Decides to Quit Smoking. What Can a Parent Do To Help? - 10/13/08

Ear, Nose & Throat

• Are Ear Infections Contagious? - 8/23/99
• Change, Swallowing Coin - 6/98
• Chronic Ear Problems
• Different Causes of Ear Drainage - 4/19/10
• Ear Exam - 6/97
• Foreign Body In Nose - 10/97
• Green Discharge and Antibiotics
• Halitosis - 5/29/00
• Halitosis - 3/29/10
• Removing His Tonsils Altered His Personality - 1/15/07
• Round Table Discussion on Why Children Get Ear Infections - 8/97
• She Wants Her Ears Pierced - 12/18/00
• Sinusitis in Children--Often Times Things Aren't Always as they Appear - 4/23/07
• Snoring in a Two-Year-Old--A Problem, or Not - 7/9/07
• Sore Throat in Children - 4/97
• Stopping Nosebleeds - 12/20/00
• Swimmer's Ear - 10/98
• The Infected Ear - 8/23/99
• The Persistent Runny Nose - 4/97
• TMJ Disorder - 10/16/00
• Tonsillectomy - 3/25/02
• Tonsils and Adenoids - 6/97
• TympanostomyTubes: The Five W's - 2/24/03
• Universal Newborn Hearing Screening - 5/9/05
• Up Your Nose - 8/27/01

Eyes

• Congenital Glaucoma - 9/17/01
• Pink Eye
• The Hairy Truth About Tarantulas - 4/11/05
• How To get the Drops In the Eye - 4/10/06
• The Red Eye: Is It Pink Eye? - 7/28/03
• The Red Eye - 7/11/05
• Seeing - 5/97
• Solar Protection for Young Eyes - 9/98
• Why Am I Blinking? - 3/19/01

Fever

• Fever In Newborns - 3/8/99
• Fever Is Our Friend - 9/97
• Kawasaki Syndrome - 3/9/09
• New Parents--Old Myths The Saga of Fever - 8/8/05
• New Parents--Old myths The Saga of Fever Part 2 - 8/15/05

Genitourinary

• And Yet Another New Vaccine - 10/30/06
• The Child with Enuresis - 1/24/05
• Circumcision: New Pediatric Policy Statement - 3/29/04
• Enuresis, Bed Wetting - 11/97
• Here Comes Stinky - 5/10/04
• Infectious Diarrhea - 12/98
• Labial Adhesions a.k.a., Vaginal Webs - 7/21/03
• Male Puberty Development - 10/25/00
• Pap Smears - 10/3/01
• Stool Toileting Refusal - 10/31/05
• Teen Menstrual Cycle - 2/11/02
• Testicles
• Urinary Tract Infections in Infants - 3/6/00
• Urine Test - 3/98
• Vaginitis in Toddlers...Not All the Burns is a Urinary Tract Infection - 6/13/05
• Vesicoureteral Reflux - 11/27/06
• Vesicoureteral Reflux Part II - 12/25/06
• When An Abnormal Lab Test In Not Really Abnormal - 11/22/04

Heart

• Innocent Heart Murmurs - 10/21/02
• Late For Work - 9/97
• Trans Fat - 1/22/07
• Trans Fat Part 2 - 2/19/07
• Trans Fat III - 3/12/07
• Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome - 2/25/02

Immunizations

• A New Vaccine for Children - 6/5/00
• A Second Chickenpox Vaccine - 9/24/07
• Autism & MMR Vaccine - 6/25/00
• Before Immunization - 10/4/00
• The Bottom Line on Mercury - 2/26/07
• Chicken Pox Vaccine - 4/97
• Chicken Pox vaccine...Again? - 11/15/10
• Chicken Pox Vaccine--Give It, or not? - 4/12/04
• Chickenpox Parties...I Think Not - 11/26/01
• Fever & Rash in a One-Year-Old that is not Roseola--but Due to a Vaccine We Gave - 9/13/10
• Hepatitis A Vaccine - 9/4/00
• Is Mercury a Concern in Vaccines? - 2/17/03
• It's Time To Wake Up. Do Not Pass Up Immunizations - 3/11/02
• Tetanus Shots — Not Just For Kids - 6/7/99
• The Hepatitis B Vaccine and Multiple Sclerosis: Fact or Fiction? - 8/9/99
• The Vaccine, Flu Shot - 1/29/00
• To Vaccinate or Not - 1/18/99
• The Vaccine Schedule: Why So Many Vaccines and Why So Early? - 2/16/09
• Quick Reminders on the Importance of Immunization - 1/17/05
• What, Another Shot? Yes, There Is a new Vaccine - 2/13/06
• Yes Virginia, Another Chicken Pox Shot! - 10/29/07

Infant Issues

• Accidental Bed Related Increase in Infants - 3/23/09
• Are Pacifiers Finally Vindicated? - 6/26/06
• Babies and Honey - 3/97
• Baby Bottle Decay - 7/25/05
• Baby's New Shoes - 4/19/04
• Behavioral Problems with Preterm Infants - 12/11/06
• Bonding and Attachment in Infancy and Early Childhood - 7/7/03
• Breath-Holding Spells - 4/8/00
• Carotenemia - 10/23/00
• Car Seats--Essential Information, Part I - 5/17/04
• Car Seats: Essential Information, Part 2 - 6/21/04
• Choosing Day Care for Infants and Young Children - 8/6/01
• Coming Home with the New Baby - 7/14/08
• Diaper Rash - 5/31/99
• Early Childhood Caries - 9/26/05
• Flatfoot in Children: Is It A Problem? - 9/9/02
• Green Bowel Movements - 8/9/04
• Hair Loss That's Not a Problem: Telogen Effluvium - 9/13/04
• The Holidays and Active Infants - 12/14/09
• The Importance of Downtime for Babies - 4/7/08
• Into the Mouths of Babies: A History of Infant Feeding - 3/15/04
• My Baby Needs That Sleep Time Bottle - 8/14/06
• Nitrates and Baby Food - 2/11/08
• Normal for Newborns - 1/12/04
• Pedialyte - 7/24/00
• Pulling Out One's Hair - 2/28/00
• Reflux and Hernias - 8/11/03
• Sleep Patterns for Your Kids - 7/9/01
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - 8/20/07
• Teething - 5/97
• Terrible Twos - 6/11/01
• The Night Crier - 12/10/01
• The Transitional Object - 4/26/04
• Tips for Breast-feeding Moms: How to Increase Milk Supply and Medication Advice While Nursing - 8/10/09
• Trichotillomania, Compulsive Hair Pulling - 4/9/01
• Typical Newborn Questions - 10/17/05
• Umbilical Granuloma - 11/23/09
• Umbilical Hernia - 4/8/02
• When Can I Start Solids For my Baby? - 6/10/01
• When the New Baby Comes Home - 11/10/08
• When Your Infant Won't Sleep, part 1 - 9/97
• When Your Infant Won't Sleep, part 2 - 10/97
• Why 100.4 Degrees? - 5/31/04

Infections, Bacterial

• Don't Push the Panic Button - 3/17/08
• Meningococcal Disease, Part 1 - 11/8/00
• Meningococcal Disease, Part 2 - 12/6/00
• MRSA: Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus - 6/25/07
• MRSA: Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus Part II - 7/16/07
• Ocean Water & Your Health -7/17/06
• Peri-Anal Strep...What a Strange Place for Strep - 9/21/09
• Quarters and Nickels; Test for Meningitis - 12/02/97
• Resistant Staph...a New Plague? - 3/17/03
• Trouble in Paradise? - 1/28/02
• TV Test - 3/97
• What is T.B.? Tuberculosis - 9/97

Infections, Viral

• Antibiotics - 11/97
• Antibiotics, or Not - 11/27/00
• Colds and Antibiotics
• Cold Season for Infants and Toddlers - 11/17/08
• Different Presentations of Infectious Mononucleosis - 7/6/09
• Differentiating Over-The-Counter Cold Remedies - 11/15/04
• Fifth Disease — Slapped Face Disease
• Flu 101: Important Questions & Answers - 11/25/02
• Flu Season Is Coming! Prevention and Treatment for Your Family - 12/29/08
• Hand Foot And Mouth - 4/30/01
• Herpetic Whitlow - 12/13/04
• How Do Diseases Get Their Names? - 1/29/07
• I Had the Flu, I think - 1/29/01
• I Had the Flu Yesterday...NOT - 3/19/07
• It Isn't Measles - 9/1/08
• Measles
• Measles...in the Year 2002? - 3/18/02
• More Information in Pediatric Medical Literaure - 8/28/06
• Rotavirus: An Oral Vaccine for Infants - 12/10/07
• Shingles - 11/97
• Shingles, Reactivation of Chicken Pox - 11/11/97
• Shingles?..How Can That Be? -9/25/06
• Smallpox — 2002 - 10/28/02
• So...What Do You Think About the Swine Flu? - 10/19/09"
• The Flu Bug Strikes Again - 11/98
• The Flu...Or Not the Flu - 11/14/05
• The Use of Zinc in Children and Adolescents - 12/27/04
• West Nile Virus 2002 - 11/18/02
• West Nile Virus Re-visited - 7/26/04
• When Is Too Much Too Much? - 12/31/01
• Winter Wonders: Indications for a New Vaccine - 10/20/03
• Young Boy with a Limp--Toxic Synovitis - 6/28/10

Musculoskeletal

• Ballet Injuries - 7/31/00
• Bicycle Helmets - 2/22/99
• Calcium Requirements in Children - 3/31/03
• Can Overtraining Affect Her Growth? - 5/30/05
• CT Scan Versus MRI - 5/26/03
• Dangerous Weight Loss - 2/22/00
• Dislocated Hip
• Fractures - 2/98
• Growing Pains
• Growing Pains in Children - 7/5/99
• Head Trauma - 10/22/01
• Heel Pain - 9/20/99
• Inhaled Steroids and Slow Growth - 6/21/99
• More Than Development: Anabolic Steroid Abuse - 7/19/04
• My Baby Has a Flat Head - 2/9/04
• Nursemaid Elbow - 8/7/00
• Nursemaid Elbow—Dislocation - 11/29/00
• Orthopedic Problems for the Overweight Child - 11/13/06
• Osgood-Schlatter Disease, Knee Pain - 8/98
• Scoliosis, Curvature of the Spine
• Sever's Disease
• Skateboard and Scooter Injuries - 6/24/02
• Spondylolysis, Low Back Pain
• Toddlers and Bowlegs: What's Normal? - 6/23/03
• Toeing-in In Children - 6/98
• Uncontrolled Hand Shaking - 4/24/00
• Weightlifting for Pre-Teens? - 1/13/03
• You Are What You Eat - 6/19/00

Newborn

• A Refresher on Jaundice - 6/11/07
• Biotinidose Deficiency & Cystic Fibrosis To Be Added to California's Newborn Screening Program - 8/27/07
• Breastfeeding and Sleep..or Lack Thereof - 9/23/02
• Jaundice/Night Terrors - 6/97
• Jaundice--What's That? - 1/5/09
• Newborn Hearing - 2/7/00
• The Newborn Physical Exam - 1/27/03
• Nurturing Imagination, Part 1 - 5/17/99
• Nurturing Imagination, Part 2 - 6/14/99
• Once Again, To Vaccinate or Not - 10/98
• Seeing - 5/97
• Stimulate Your Infant Auditorily - 1/3/05
• The Newborn Visit - 12/25/00
• Umbilical Cord Blood Banking - 1/7/08
• Umbilical cord Blood Banking..a Good Idea or Not? - 2/25/08
• Use of the Pacifier - 8/29/05

Parasites

• Bed Bugs - 11/22/10
• Head Lice - 7/98
• Head Lice and Nits - 1/24/00
• Pinworms - 1/98
• Pinworms II - 8/14/00
• The Power of Saying 'Yes' - 10/6/03
• The Many Faces of Pinworm - 6/30/03
• Resistant Headlice - 7/98
• Trouble in Paradise? - 1/28/02
• Water Parasites - 9/18/00
• The Worms Work the Graveyard Shift - 5/8/06

Parenting Issues

• Accidental Substance Ingestion - 11/20/06
• Dinnertime Topic for Discussion: Do You Know What is Actually In those Energy Drinks? -6/9/08
• A Dinnertime Topic for Discussion: Have You Heard of the Choking Game? - 5/19/08
• A Look At Today's Adoptions - 1/30/06
• Alternative Medicine: Herbal Remedies - 11/17/03
• A New Look at Family Stress - 6/4/07
• Another Look at the Slow Learner - 10/4/04
• Are You Really Listening? - 10/1/07
• A Second Look at Choosing Day Care for Infants & Young Children - 8/3/09
• The Art of Apology - 5/5/03
• The Art of Talking with Children - 10/07/02
• A Safe Summer Goodie Bag - 8/13/07
• Ask For What You Want -5/2/05
• Avoid Those Homework Hassles - 10/98
• Banish The Bad Day Blues - 10/2/06
• Being A Father: The Man in the Arena - 11/98
• Being Alert to Child Abuse - 1/15/01
• Busting Pediatric Myths - 5/28/01
• Can Children Really Get Migraines? - 3/24/08
• Celebrating Holidays in Blended Families - 12/7/09
• Changing Schools - 11/3/03
• Childhood Depression - 3/27/00
• Childhood Depression - 12/31/07
• Childhood Obesity - 1/4/99
• Child Safety: Being Aware of Your Surroundings - 6/21/10
• Child Safety: Being Aware of Your Surroundings. Part 2 - 7/12/10
• Children and Cars: A Deadly Combination - 12/20/04
• Choose Your Attitude - 11/6/06
• Choosing a Pre School
• Choosing Day Care for School-Age Children - 9/3/01
• Choosing Toys for Tots - 6/4/01
• Chronic Daily Headaches: What Can You Do for Your Teenager?
• Code of Discipline - 9/16/02
• Code of Discipline...continued - 10/14/02
• Code of Discipline..continued - 12/22/03
• The Cognitive and Emotional Outcome of Adopted Children - 2/27/06
• Concerns for the Out-of-Country Adoptions 2/18/02
• Creating Magic - 12/5/05
• Cyber Bullying - 2/2/09
• Cyber Bullying--Part 2 - 3/2/09
• The Depressed Youth -12/29/03
• The Depressed Youth, Part 2 - 1/26/04
• Discipline; The Right Time, the Right Place - 10/10/05
• Different Areas of Loss Within the Adoption Program - 4/17/06
• Does Technology Affect Attention? - 2/1/10
• Do I Love My Child Enough To Discipline? - 4/27/09
• Drug Use in Students, Part One - 10/25/04
• Drug Use in Students, Part 2 - 11/29/04
• An Earthquake Reminder - 8/4/08
• Effective Communication with Your Teen - 9/98
• Elements of Love - 2/4/08
• Emergency Room 101 - 1/19/04
• Enough Sleep Means Successful Learning - 2/6/06
• Evalute the Whole patient--not just the fever - 1/9/05
• Family Health Document - 9/8/08
• The Family Meeting - 5/3/04
• Fear of the Dark - 7/16/01
• Five Do's that Always (almost) Work - 8/6/07
• Food Label Jumble - 3/10/08
• Free to be Yourself - 6/6/05
• From Over the Top to Moderation - 6/7/10
• Get Ready--Get set--Go Read - 7/2/07
• Good Deeds and Your Family: Part I - 5/18/09
• Good Deeds and Your Family, Part II - 6/8/09
• Happy Holidays - 12/1/08
• Healthy Choices for Your Teenager and Family - 3/8/10
• Healthy School Lunches - 4/6/09
• Helicopter Parents -7/3/06
• Helping Kids Get (And Stay) Organized - 9/2/02
• Holiday Precautions - 12/12/05
• Home Alone: What Age Are Children Ready? - 8/23/10
• Honors To You - 7/8/02
• How Come Reptiles are Smarter than Humans - 12/19/05
• How Good is Fluoride For My Child? - 6/12/06
• How Much Fluoride is Enough? -7/10/06
• How to Choose a Doctor
• How Parental Depression Affects Children - 1/20/03
• Idols With Clay Feet: Who Is Your Hero? - 12/98
• International Adoption - 4/22/02
• It's a Seizure, Not ADD! Petit Mal Seizures - 3/1/10
• It's Report Card Time! - 11/98
• Jump Start Your Child Into the School Year - 9/98
• Keep It Simple - 12/4/00
• Kids and Philosophy - 2/4/02
• Kids and the News - 4/7/03
• Know Your Foods - 1/23/06
• Lawnmower Safety - 7/18/05
• Learning Disability in the Preschool Child - 10/9/00
• Lessons from an Infant and a Puppy - 3/7/05
• Let's Review the Basics - 2/2/04
• Let's Take a Look at Kindergarten Readiness - 8/1/05
• Loss of a Loved One - 12/15/08
• Making Family Resolutions - 1/5/04
• Maternal Depression - 1/21/02
• Metabolic Syndrome: A Child's Slip into Adult Medical Issues - 11/21/05
• Monkey: Parents Say The Darndest Things - 5/97
• My Space - 5/29/06
• My Space--Part II - 6/19/06
• New AAP Recommendations for Vitamin D - 12/22/08
• No Opinion Requested; None Given - 2/98
• No-Lose Strategies for Success, Part 1 - 11/15/00
• No-Lose Strategies for Success, Part 2 - 12/13/00
• Nurturing Self-Esteem - 1/2/06
• Once Again, Time is of the Essence - 5/13/02
• One More Look: The Importance of Reading - 10/4/10
• Outcomes from Nontraditional Adoptive Placements - 3/27/06
• Over-the-Counter Medications: A Review for Parents - 3/98
• Parents and Kids Are Not Always Friends - 4/24/06
• Parent Fan Rage - 9/10/01
• Parenting Another Man's Kids - 3/1/04
• Parenting Influences on Childhood Obesity - 10/9/06
• Parenting Our Children: What They Really Need - 12/97
• Parenting the Child with ADHD - 7/5/04
• Pet Ownership: Making an Informed Decision - 2/23/04
• Positive Self-Talk - 4/5/10
• Powerful Parenting - 8/4/03
• Preparing for Parent Conferences - 10/6/08
• Preparing for Summer Fun - 6/7/04
• Prepare For Your Trip With Ease - 9/12/05
• Preparing the Underachieving Child for School - 9/6/04
• Preventing Tobacco, Alcohol & Drug Use - 3/31/08
• Protecting Your Children and Megan's Law - 4/18/05
• Questioning Children - 5/98
• Quick Tips For Driving Trips - 7/17/00
• Raising Successful and Happy Children - 2/7/05
• Read Aloud to your Baby and Young Child - 2/22/10
• Reading with Children - 7/4/05
• Reviewing the Principles - 8/14/00
• Safety Tips: Local Community Campaign - 4/12/10
• Santa, I want a Pet - 12/4/06
• Say What You Mean: How to Communicate With Your Child - 6/98
• School Is Harder--Really! - 11/7/05
• School Is Starting: Get Prepared - 8/2/10
• Screen Time - 2/16/04
• Selecting the Right School - 5/1/06
• Self-Esteem or Narcissism - 5/7/07
• Self-Care For the Informed Parent - 3/15/99
• Sending Children to Preschool - 1/8/07
• Sending "I-messages - 12/3/07
• Setting Limits With Your Teen - 11/98
• A Simple Medical Travel Bag - 10/16/06
• Slowing Down in a Fast-Paced Culture - 4/4/05
• Speech Development - 1/25/99
• Stimulants and Growth — 11/3/08
• Stimulants & Growth, Part 2 - 12/8/08
• Stuttering
• Successful Home-to-School Communication - 12/98
• Summer Camp Fun - 8/2/04
• Summer Learning - 6/3/02
• Summer Movies and Kids - 7/27/09
• Swine Flu Scare - 6/22/09
• Taking Control of Your Life - 12/3/01
• Taking Stock: the Mid-Year Check - 1/10/00
• Talking In Their Sleep - 8/28/00
• Talking with Kids about Money - 6/2/08
• Teaching Children About Money - 10/11/00
• Teaching Family Values - 4/2/01
• Texting and Driving: Don't Do It - 9/20/10
• Texting and Internet Instant Messaging - 11/12/07
• The Art of Redirection - 10/5/09
• The Art of Reframing - 12/6/10
• The Teenage Physical and Confidentiality - 10/8/07
• Ten Tips For Reading Success - 11/5/01
• Ten Tips That Promote Healthy Brain Development In Children - 5/6/02
• The Time of Your Life - 2/3/03
• The Aquarium - 2/98
• The Good Enough Parent - 6/12/00
• The Making of a Pediatrician, Part 1 - 4/3/99
• The Making of a Pediatrician, Part 2 - 4/10/99
• The Pregnancy Consult - 5/24/99
• The Special Needs of the Gifted Child—Part I - 10/12/09
• Special Needs of Gifted Child--Part 2 - 11/16/09
• Special Needs of Gifted Child, Part 3 - 12/21/09
• The Twelve Gifts of Self -12/8/03
• The Videogame Dilemma - 7/98
• Time Is of the Essence - 10/97
• To Do or Not To Do — The Question of Tutoring - 7/12/99
• Training for Parenthood - 9/10/07
• Type II Diabetes - 7/22/02
• Understanding Your Teen--What Is Normal? - 3/16/09
• Updated Car-Seat Guidelines - 8/18/08
• Using Money Creatively - 8/11/08
• Vegetarianism - 2/21/05
• Violence and the Paranoid Child - 7/97
• Using the Newspaper for Learning and Fun - 2/5/07
• Warning Signs of Violence - 8/2/99
• What About Summer School? - 5/7/00
• What Do Our Readers Say? - 3/12/00
• What's Up Doc - 5/3/10
• What's Up - 11/2/09
• What's Up Doc - 12/28/09
• What's Up Doc, Part I - 3/15/10
• What's Up Doc, Part II - 3/22/10
• What's Up Doc? - 7/5/10
• What's Up Doc? - 10/11/10
• What's Up Doc? - 11.1.10
• What's Up Doc? - 12/13/10
• When Adult Children Move Home - 3/5/07
• When Grandparents Raise the Kids - 4/1/02
• When Loved Ones Die - 6/5/06
• When You Receive Bad News -4/3/06
• When She Parents His Kids - 4/5/04
• When To Bring Your Child To the Doctor - 12/97
• Who Do I Live With After the Divorce? - 7/3/00
• Who's In Charge Here? - 6/97
• Who Makes Medical Decisions After the Divorce? - 6/9/03
• Writing Right - 3/13/00
• Your Basic Fluid Needs - 5/12/08
• Your Child Is Sick--So Can He Go To School? - 3/30/09

Skin

• Acne - 4/98
• Athlete's Foot - 3/98
• The Basics On Acne- 4/20/09
• Billy's Story - 4/3/00
• Bite of the Stingray - 9/25/00
• Body Piercings - 4/21/03
• Cat Scratch Disease - 6/17/02
• A Cheap and Effective Treatment for Warts - 12/15/03
• Dangers of Sun Exposure - 9/27/99
• Eczema; The Itch That Rashes - 4/28/03
• Hemangioma, Blood Vessel Tissue - 10/98
• Henoch-Schonlein Purpura - 10/11/04
• Hot Tub Folliculitis Strikes Again 9/8/03
• Is Constant Skin-Picking a Problem? - 8/25/08
• It' Ain't Ringworm - 7/30/01
• It's Red, It Itches & I Don't Want It - 5/22/00
• Loving the Skin You're In: Basic Skin Care - 11/26/07
• Molluscum, Skin Disease
• Polydactyly - 2/9/09
• Sun Safety - 8/22/05
• Rashes and Parenting - 9/98
• Skin Rash, Impetigo - 9/98
• Spider Bites - 9/6/99
• Spring is Here...and So Is Fifth Disease - 4/14/03
• St. John's Wort and Other Herbal Medicines - 7/23/01
• Summertime Woes; Vaginitis Inflammation - 7/10/00
• Sunscreen - 9/27/99
• Temporary Henna Tattoos - 1/11/10
• Warts, Frogs and Cats - 5/97
• When Man's Best Friend Bites - 5/19/03
• When You Are Given Lemons, Make Lemonade...But You Can't Forget the Lemons! Phytophotodermatitis - 5/16/05
• Where's the Worm in Ringworm? - 9/29/03
• White Spots and Splotches..What Could It Mean? - 9/19/05

Sports

• All Terrain Vehicle - 5/14/07
• Amenorrhea
• Athlete's Vomiting - 6/27/05
• Beating the Heat - 4/30/07
• Bicycle Safety for All Ages: Infants, Children & Adolescents - 4/21/08
• Bite of the Stingray - 5/26/08
• Childhood Athletics Can Be A Positive Experience - 2/15/99
• Concussion Update: What Parents Need to Know - 11/8/10
• Contraindications to Playing Contact Sports - 5/20/02
• Creatine Use In Teenagers, A Good or Bad Idea? Part 1 - 4/5/99
• Creatine Use In Teenagers, A Good or Bad idea? Part 2 - 4/12/99
• Disordered Eating Habits - 4/23/01
• Gum-Chewing Athletes - 11/13/00
• Heat and Summer Sports - 9/3/07
• Head Trauma in Sports - 10/22/01
• Heat-Related Sports Illnesses - 8/19/02
• How Important Are Sports for Your Child? - 2/15/99
• How Necessary Are the Yearly Teenage Physicals? - 7/97
• Increase Your Helmet IQ - 9/18/06
• Running Injuries: What Parents Need to Know - 11/24/08
• Sports Team Readiness - 5/21/01
• Stretching Pays Off - 1/6/03
• The Dreaded "Stitch" - 2/26/01
• The Over-trained Athlete - 4/25/05
• Use of Water During Sports - 7/19/99

• Thank You - 9/5/05

Infant

A Refresher on Jaundice - 6/11/07
A Second Chickenpox Vaccine - 9/24/07
Accidental Bed Related Increase in Infants - 3/23/09
Are Pacifiers Finally Vindicated? - 6/26/06
Autism & MMR Vaccine
Babies and Honey
Baby Bottle Decay - 7/25/05
Baby's New Shoes - 4/19/04
Before Immunization
Behavioral Problems with Preterm Infants - 12/11/06
Biotinidose Deficiency & Cystic Fibrosis To Be Added to California's Newborn Screening Program - 8/27/07
Bonding and Attachment in Infancy and Early Childhood - 7/7/03
Bothersome Big Breasts - 6/28/04
Breastfeeding and Sleep..or Lack Thereof
Carotenemia
Car Seats--Essential Information, Part I - 5/17/04
Car Seats: Essential Information, Part 2 - 6/21/04
Chicken Pox Vaccine
Chicken Pox Vaccine--Give It, or not? - 4/12/04
Circumcision: New Pediatric Policy Statement - 3/29/04
Cold Season for Infants and Toddlers - 11/17/08
Coming Home with the New Baby - 7/14/08
Croup — A Parent's Nightmare
Dangers of Sun Exposure
Diaper Rash
Early Childhood Caries - 9/26/05
Different Causes of Ear Drainage - 4/19/10
Eczema; The Itch That Rashes - 4/28/03
Febrile Seizures, Convulsions
Fever & Rash in a One-Year-Old that is not Roseola--but Due to a Vaccine We Gave - 9/13/10
Fever In Newborns
Food Allergies
Flatfoot in Children: Is It A Problem?
Gastro-esophageal Reflux
Got Milk? - 10/22/07
Green Bowel Movements - 8/9/04
Hand Foot And Mouth...
Hemangioma, Blood Vessel Tissue
Henoch-Schonlein Purpura - 10/11/04
The Holidays and Active Infants - 12/14/09
I had the flu, I think
It Isn't Measles - 9/1/08
Hair Loss That's Not a Problem: Telogen Effluvium - 9/13/04
The Importance of Downtime for Babies - 4/7/08
Innocent Heart Murmurs
Into the Mouths of Babies: A History of Infant Feeding - 3/15/04
Is Mercury a Concern in Vaccines? - 2/17/03
It's Time to Wake up. Do Not Pass Up Immunizations.
Jaundice/Night Terrors
Jaundice--What's That? - 1/5/09
Labial Adhesions a.k.a., Vaginal Webs - 7/21/03
Lactose Intolerance & Milk Allergy - 5/15/06
Lessons from an Infant and a Puppy - 3/7/05
Low Humidity, Respiratory Problems
My Baby Has a Flat Head - 2/9/04
My Baby Needs That Sleep Time Bottle - 8/14/06
Newborn Hearing
The Newborn Physical Exam - 1/27/03
The Newborn Visit
New Parents--Old Myths The Saga of Fever - 8/8/05
New Parents--Old myths The Saga of Fever Part 2 - 8/15/05
A New Vaccine for Children
Nitrates and Baby Food - 2/11/08
Normal for Newborns - 1/12/04
Pedialyte
Pediatric Dental Care: A Healthy SMile Starts Before The First Tooth - 9/15/08
Pertussis in California...Now an Epidemic - 8/9/10
Polydactyly - 2/9/09
Potty Training: When to Start?
Premature Breast Development in Infants and Toddlers - 10/24/05
Quick Reminders on the Importance of Immunization - 1/17/05
Rashes and Parenting
Reflux and Hernias - 8/11/03
Rotavirus: An Oral Vaccine for Infants - 12/10/07
Seeing
Sleep, Glorious Sleep - 12/17/07
Sleeping With Mom and Dad
Sleep Patterns for Your Kids
Smallpox — 2002
Snoring in a Two-Year-Old--A Problem, or Not - 7/9/07
Solar Protection for Young Eyes
Stimulate Your Infant Auditorily - 1/3/05
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - 8/20/07
Teething
The Hepatitis B Vaccine and Multiple Sclerosis: Fact or Fiction?
The 5 D's of Discipline: Teaching the Concept of "No" - 10/27/08
Toddlers and Bowlegs: What's Normal? - 6/23/03
Toeing-in In Children
The Transitional Object - 4/26/04
Tips for Breast-feeding Moms: How to Increase Milk Supply and Medication Advice While Nursing - 8/10/09
Typical Newborn Questions - 10/17/05
Umbilical Cord Blood Banking - 1/7/08
Umbilical cord Blood Banking..a Good Idea or Not? - 2/25/08
Umbilical Granuloma - 11/23/09
Umbilical Hernia
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening - 5/9/05
Urinary Tract Infections in Infants
Use of the Pacifier - 8/29/05
The Vaccine Schedule: Why So Many Vaccines and Why So Early? - 2/16/09
When Can I Start Solids For My Baby?
When the New Baby Comes Home - 11/10/08
When Your Infant Won't Sleep; part 1
When Your Infant Won't Sleep; part 2
Why 100.4 Degrees? - 5/31/04