Tag: parents
member name: Vicky McEvoy, M.D., Harvard Medical School
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November 24, 2008 10:04 AM EST --
I remember a father worrying about his one-month-old baby because she was not smiling. In general, babies start to become social around one month of age. They may start making eye contact, smiling, and . . .
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December 01, 2008 01:59 PM EST --
While I am not an etiquette expert, pediatricians do have a unique view of the changing mores and behavior patterns of children. What is striking to me is the number of children who have not been taught . . .
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December 15, 2008 11:01 AM EST --
Are you confused about flu vaccines? If so, you are not alone. The recommendations change from year to year, and so each fall, parents are barraged with information about when, whether, and how to get . . .
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April 06, 2009 01:55 PM EDT --
In 1989 a group of physicians, nurses, and educators at Boston City Hospital (now part of Boston Medical Center) started a program called “Reach Out and Read” which initially sought to place books in . . .
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December 22, 2008 12:14 PM EST --
With obesity being one of Americans’ major health concerns, it’s become i ncreasingly important to get babies off to a good start in terms of eating healthfully. The questions around feeding your baby . . .
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December 29, 2008 02:04 PM EST --
New recommendations from the Academy of Pediatrics suggest that you find a dentist for your baby by the age of one. Previously, the group had recommended that children first see a dentist at age three, . . .
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December 08, 2008 04:33 PM EST --
What do you do when your baby is vomiting and has diarrhea? Unfortunately, along with the many upper respiratory viruses that hit during the cold weather months, the stomach “flu” may also make an appearance. . . .
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