Last week I described the problem of enuresis (bed wetting) — how it is fairly common (10-20 percent of seven year olds) and how there are a large number of contributing factors. I have recently become aware of the statistic that approximately 3 percent of marine corps inductees have wet the bed within a year […]
Parenting your child about sex, pressure and promiscuity, not as hard or easy as you might think.
[A mother researched the internet to find information that led her to refuse an adenoidectomy when her son had “tubes” in his eardrums due to chronic infections. Now other doctors are recommending the same thing and asks for yet another “opinion” about what she should do. She also claims she’s worried about the hospital being […]
[A mother asks for information about the guidelines for tonsillectomy in a six-year-old.] (more…)
[This site hasn’t been posted on since 2017 when her son with Aspergers turned thirteen. The text is still there but the accompanying photos don’t load, probably because the Amazon AWS account has not been renewed. They don’t exist in the “wayback machine archive” either, darn!]The mother of an autistic child says it all in […]
“Go wash your hands” – words children can’t hear often enough; but, it shouldn’t always be from you. This page teaches children why and how to wash their hands. [ http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/wash_hands.html ]