Health Blogs

So much has been written about the modern dilemma men are facing. In the past, it was women who were struggling to have it all. They wanted to have well paying careers, children, and a fulfilling ... Read More »

It’s true that many people wait until the last moment to finish up their Holiday shopping. Maybe this is because they are busy, or maybe it is simply that they have been struggling to find that ... Read More »

This may not come from my 7 years of medical training for a career in pediatrics, but after our first big family trip (i.e. it involved an airplane) and being the parents of 3 children, I feel ... Read More »

There is a theory that a female child's relationship with her father sets the foundation of all future relationships with the men that will populate her life. If her father was caring, kind and ... Read More »

The relationship between a father and daughter can be incredibly sweet but it can also be fraught with heartbreak when “Daddy’s little girl” grows up and falls in love. There is a transition ... Read More »

I have written in the past about my belief in the many benefits of overnight summer camp, and there is tremendous support for this opinion among developmental psychologists. Not only does it give ... Read More »

I receive quite a bit of journals/pediatric news magazines and, frankly, there just isn’t enough time to read everything that comes across my desk. But a commentary written by a sports medicine ... Read More »

Sexting, as many of you know, is sending explicit electronic messages. How does sexting relate to dating and sexual activity? If you sext more do you have sex more? Here is what we just learned about ... Read More »

A great deal of emphasis has been place on the importance of the family meal. Everything from child depression, to adolescent substance abuse and delinquency, has somehow been associated with the ... Read More »