Welcome back to Ask Dr. Mom! Today, I’ll be dealing with ADHD. The signs to look out for and what to do should you suspect your child may have it. Dear Dr.Mom I was wondering if you could enlighten me on the signs of ADHD in a child. And, what should be done if you…
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Ask Dr.Mom is on Winter Break
My regular feature, Ask Dr.Mom, is on winter break with my kids. I’ll have this weekly post back up on Wednesday January 5th. In the meantime, I hope everyone enjoyed Christmas and is now looking forward to ringing in the New Year! Remember to submit your parenting or health related questions to mommamd4two(at)aol(dot)com. I have…
Posts from Ask Dr.Mom Past
My regular feature, Ask Dr.Mom, is on winter break with my kids. I’ll have this weekly post back up on Wednesday January 5th. In the meantime, I hope everyone is enjoying these last few days before Christmas! Remember to submit your parenting or health related questions to mommamd4two(at)aol(dot)com. I have one more questions lined up, after…
Spoonful of Sugar Please
Today’s Ask Dr.Mom’s post deals with the dreaded medicine struggle. What to do when faced with a crying child absolutely refusing to take her medication? I’m no Mary Poppins but I’ve got some tips to share. Dear Dr.Mom My daughter needs to take antibiotics but she is giving me such a hard time. Is there…
Recurrent Ear Infections
For today’s Ask Dr.Mom’s post, we will be talking about those pesky ear infections (aka otitis media). Specifically, the ones that keep coming back. Dear Dr.Mom I have a child who is prone to ear infections. Is there anything we can do to avoid them? —Kent When our children become ill we almost always wonder…
The Barking Cough
Welcome to my first Ask Dr.Mom post! Thank you for all the wonderful questions you have submitted. Keep the questions coming and keep an eye out for them every Wednesday. Today I’ll be talking about croup. Dear Dr.MomWhat the heck is croup? –Jamie Great question Jamie. The Fall and Winter months see an influx of this viral…
Ask Dr.Mom
My dear readers, I need your help and advice. I am considering doing a weekly Ask Dr.Mom feature where you submit your questions and I choose one or two to highlight and answer in a blog post. This would be done every Wednesday and would include your question and my viewpoint on the particular topic…
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