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Health
There are a number of reasons your child might suffer from hearing loss, whether risk factors for hearing loss are present or not. If you suspect your child has a hearing loss, you should visit a pediatrician or hearing specialist, who can...
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Baby
In the United States, 2-3 out of every 1,000 babies are born with a hearing deficit, according to the National Institutes of Health. Fortunately, all newborns are screened at birth for hearing loss, which helps identify babies that need early...
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Baby
Hearing loss is the most common birth defect in the United States. Approximately 3-4 out of every 1,000 babies are born either deaf or hard of hearing. Screening newborns for hearing loss is an important step in ensuring a baby’s normal...
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Health
Have you ever wondered if your baby or young child can hear you? In the United States, 2-3 out of every 1,000 infants are born with a hearing deficit, according to the National Institutes of Health. Hearing loss in an infant or young child can lead...
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Baby
A blaring horn, the sounds of running water, or pounding footsteps of your toddler bounding through the house—there are a lot of noises that could disturb your baby’s slumber. That’s why infant sleep machines are marketed as an aid to parents whose...
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Pregnancy
Research shows that babies may be able to hear sounds in the womb as early as the 18th week of pregnancy, when the ears first start to stand out from the head. But what do they hear? And do babies understand or remember anything they heard in the...
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Health
It used to be the norm for toddlers to get tubes in their ears when they suffered frequent ear infections. Tubes, also called tympanostomy tubes, allow fluid that had built up behind the ear drum to drain, relieving pain and allowing a child to...
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Baby
Between the ages of 2 and 4 months, you and your new baby will have started to settle into a predictable routine with set times for sleep, feeding, and play. Right around this time, your baby will start to show intense curiosity about the world....
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Health
The world is a loud place for little ears, and it is not uncommon for children to be sensitive to sounds. While it’s true that noise sensitivity is common in children with certain medical conditions, the average child may also shy away from or...
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Baby
Some parents are concerned when they meet their newborn and see a defect in the front of their child’s ear. These are called ear tags or ear pits (preauricular pits). They are common birth defects. Both conditions are formed in utero, when the ears...
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Toddler
At 25 weeks old, it’s time to talk about talking! Your baby is likely making babbling sounds and delighting you with laughs and gurgling sounds. In about six months or less, you can expect these noises to turn into a few simple words, such as dada,...
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Baby
At 2 months old, your baby is turning into Superbaby — at least that might seem how it looks from the outside, now that your baby can hold his or her head up at a 45-degree angle for extended periods of time and may seem to be attempting pushups...
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The content for this blog was provided by Music Together Worldwide in accordance with Bundoo’s Editorial Policy. Babies noisily make their grand entrances into this world. At first, all of those cries might not sound like music, but they’re really...
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Five years ago, I had never had to confront the issue of abortion. My wife Jacki and I had four children already, and the thought of terminating a pregnancy was the furthest thing from our minds. All I knew was that the country was deeply divided...
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Health
If you and your pediatrician have decided that your child’s frequent ear infections need more aggressive treatment than just antibiotics and waiting for improvement, myringotomy may be the solution. Myringotomy is a surgical procedure in...
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Baby
Children born with cleft lip and/or palate can face a variety of challenges. For their parents, that includes how and when to treat the cleft. Depending on the severity of the cleft, complications can include difficulty feeding and/or swallowing,...
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Baby
Your baby’s first year of life is an exciting time of significant speech and language development, both in what your child understands and expresses. Even though most babies are not yet talking, their “pre-” speech and language skills are...
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Toddler
Picky eating is a common, though frustrating, stage that many young children experience. When children only want the same foods over and over and reject a wide variety of food, it can cause stress for the entire family. Parents and caregivers can...
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Community
For the longest time, I would ask my daughter questions about her day and get nothing. Then I got more specific with my questions (who did you sit next to at lunch? what lesson was your favorite today?) and got a little more chatter. A friend told...
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I need advice from parents with school aged children. One of our boys (9) has a horrible time focuses – and not in an ADHD way. He some times lives in his own little world and therefore doesn’t follow instructions at school –...
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I am wondering how much sleep does your toddler get and when do they start cutting out their naps? My twins sleep from 730pm-8ish am, they nap from noon-2ish sometimes they will lounge around and not fuss about getting out of their cribs right...
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Health
Noise sensitivity can occur in infants, toddlers, and little children. What it looks like is an infant burying his or her face in your shirt, or toddlers or children covering up their ears when they hear a loud noise. It commonly occurs with loud,...
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Baby
The four-month milestone means it’s time to head to your child’s pediatrician for his or her well-baby check. A well child check is a time for your pediatrician to determine how your baby is progressing in terms of growth and development. There are...
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Baby
As your baby nears the four-month check-up, you might find yourself wondering if he or she is “normal.” While it’s important to remember that every baby is unique, and growing up isn’t a race, there are certain things pediatricians look for around...
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Community
...My 14 month old won’t make any eye contact, his is been evaluated for hearing but how can I teach him sing language to communicate with him...
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Community
Hello Everyone, Join me to discuss latch issues and how to fix them. We will talk position, tongue tie, the non-latching baby, how to fix them and what to do to protect breastfeeding while working through these challenges. Let me know what...
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Health
Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS) is a seizure disorder that is classified as a form of epilepsy. About 25-30 percent of children who have LKS do not experience overt or obvious seizure symptoms, according to the American Speech-Language-Hearing...
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Toddler
Many parents of internationally adopted children face the complicated task of fostering a child’s heritage, including their native language, while teaching a child new customs and the English language. Parents debating if they should teach an...
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Baby
Binky or no binky? It’s no surprise to parents that babies love to suck on things, including fingers, thumbs, hands, or pacifiers. Sucking that’s done outside of feeding time is known as “non-nutritive” sucking, and...
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Toddler
“Articulation” is the technical term used to describe the production of vowel and consonant sounds for speech. These tend to develop at an uneven pace. Just as babies aren’t expected to walk at only 3 months of age, a toddler doesn’t...
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Health
Between birth and 2 years old, your child will see their pediatrician at least 10 times for check-ups, or Well Child exams. Before you run in there every five minutes, be prepared for what you should expect at each exam. The nurses or medical...
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Blog
Baby bump? Try “I’ve had three kids” bump. One of the many refreshing sentiments this week, along with a laugh that can only be delivered by a grandma. 1. Jennifer Garner dishes on her “baby bump” After hearing about her “baby bump” in the...
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August 29, 2015 marks the 10-year anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Katrina. I was a third year medical student in New Orleans when this storm struck, and even though I had not yet done my OB/GYN rotation I had a feeling that was where I was...
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There’s nothing more awkward that picking up a new mom friend… except maybe what happens in this week’s #2 (pun intended). 1. Dear cool-looking Mom in the park “I’m just a mom, standing in front of another mom!” Picking up a new mom is hard, but...
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As a pediatrician who often cares for the less fortunate, I often see humanity at its worst. Infants being tragically abused by parents, ending up brain dead in the ICU. Children neglected and essentially abandoned by their caregivers as the...
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Every parent has dreams and aspirations for their children’s future. Regardless of what those dreams are or what your children actually become when they grow up, there are some basic developmental skills that will have long-term benefits into...
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I went to the dentist the other day for my bi-annual tooth scrubbing. As I was checking out, there sat a basket full of candy canes. “A little self-serving, don’t you think?” I joked. “We’re human too,” the receptionist said a bit defensively....
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From parents who go to extremes to support their child’s entrepreneurial spirit to friends who babysit with the best sense of humor, we’re dedicating this week’s amusement to those of you whose kids still haven’t started school. 1. Babysitting...
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The goal of most mothers is to deliver a happy, healthy baby on or close to her due date. For about two-thirds of women in the United States, this happens via a vaginal delivery. But for the 25 to 30 percent of moms who deliver by Cesarean section,...
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A computer scientist at the University of California, San Diego developed an app that measures parental stress and offers strategies to cope with the stress. The original test group consisted of parents of children with attention-deficit...
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When it comes to feeding toddlers, most parents hit the trials and tribulations of toddlerhood around three years of age, when their toddler starts to get picky, afraid of food, or sticks to the same old fare. This normal stage of...
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Yet again, the topic of breastfeeding has been discussed in the mainstream media and — not surprisingly — was depicted in a less-than-factual way. It seems every few weeks these stories surface, and usually it’s a mom who’s been shamed for nursing...
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With Mother’s Day nearing, many of you are scrambling to figure out how to say thanks to the woman in their life who helped make their family what it is today. Here’s my guide to thoughtful yet practical gifts that will show you appreciate all her...
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If you think that all you are hearing about nowadays are the announcements of babies being born by what seems like the bucketful, rest assured you are not hallucinating. It turns out that in the United States, most births occur in the late summer...
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Health
Just hearing the words “head lice” is enough to prompt a collective groan from parents, usually followed by a quick inspection of their kid’s scalps looking for the annoying pests! What are lice? Lice are wingless, parasitic insects that live on...
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Pregnancy
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is an umbrella term used to describe the devastating effects that alcohol consumption can have on a baby in utero. This term includes several related conditions, resulting in physical, behavioral, and learning...
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Health
Even small amounts of lead contamination can impact your baby’s brain development, learning, hearing, and behavior. Lead causes health issues because it interferes with the function of minerals such as calcium and iron. Calcium is important to...
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Baby
Heading into the pediatrician for your baby’s 1-month check-up? Don’t be surprised if it feels like there are a million issues and questions to get answered in a short time with your doctor, covering everything from vaccines to your own emotional...
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Shaken baby syndrome is a form of child abuse that causes serious brain injury resulting from violent shaking. Brain cells are destroyed, and the brain may be deprived of oxygen. A child with shaken baby syndrome may suffer permanent brain damage...
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Almost all children have difficulty with their speech at some time or another, and as a parent you may worry that your child is not developing properly. Many of these so-called “disfluencies” are perfectly normal and not necessarily evidence of...
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Baby
Whether your baby enters the world vaginally or by cesarean section, pre-term or full-term, research has shown that all babies benefit from immediate and ongoing skin-to-skin contact with mom, sometimes called “Kangaroo care.” Right after birth,...
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Baby
You might be dreading it, but there will come a day when your baby’s pacifier has to go. In general, experts recommend weaning your child from a pacifier between his or her first and second birthdays. By that time, toddlers can learn to use...
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Health
The human ear is composed of three parts: the outer ear (the fleshy part that sticks out from your head, as well as the ear canal); the middle ear (the eardrum, the three small bones that convey sound, and the eustachian tubes that run to the back...
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Parenting
Whether you always realize it or not, you are your child’s role model—and what you do or say as a parent (and a person!) has a profound affect on your child’s developing psyche. This includes body image messages, which can be powerful in part...
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Parenting
As healthcare evolves, you may notice that your once-intimate doctor’s office is now full of busy looking people. The days of one doc, one nurse, and one receptionist are fading. Doctors’ offices now have nurse practitioners and physician...
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Pregnancy
The birth of a child is a highly anticipated, joyous event for many families. Sometimes, though, new moms struggle with feelings of sadness, detachment, and doubt after they bring their baby home. It can be frightening when these unexpected feeling...
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Health
Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) is a congenital connective tissue disorder that causes fragile bones and skeletal deformities. This disease affects one in every 5,000-10,000 infants. There does not seem to be an ethnic or racial preference. There are...
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Baby
As you baby gets older, you’re discovering a whole new set of parenting questions. You’ve started thinking about socializing your baby and how the next stage — talking, walking, and fierce independence — might look. Here are eight common questions...
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Toddler
When a child won’t eat the meal you offer him or her, it can be frustrating and worrisome for any parent. It’s common for young children to be picky eaters from time to time. But how do you know the difference between normal childhood pickiness and...
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Health
The roar of a passing train. The feeling of a warm, fuzzy sweater on your arms. The taste of a cold ice-cream sandwich. The bright colors of a rainbow. Experiencing each of these senses requires complex activity in your brain’s nervous system. But...
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Toddler
What exciting speech and language accomplishments will your child make in the third year? From 24–36 months, vocabulary explodes from an average of 200 spoken words at 24 months to an average of 900–1,000 spoken words at 36 months. Throughout the...
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Parenting
Swimmer’s ear (otitis externa) occurs when the outer part of the ear and the canal leading to the eardrum becomes inflamed and painful. Swimmer’s ear is different from the more common ear infections that occur in the middle ear, or otitis media...
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Pregnancy
The baby blues and postpartum depression (PPD) are conditions most parents-to-be and new parents have heard about. This is good, considering that 50 to 85 percent of women experience some form of the baby blues and about 15 percent going on to...
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Parenting
Whether you sing lullabies to your baby, play a classical music CD in the nursery or crank up your own favorite tunes on the radio, research shows that introducing your baby to music has long-term developmental benefits. In a 2013 study in the...
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Health
Selective mutism is when a child does not speak in certain situations or settings (like at school) but is comfortable speaking in others (like at home). It often starts before a child is 5 years old and is first noticed when the child starts...
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What is Cerebral palsy? Cerebral palsy (CP) is a disorder affecting a person’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture. Cerebral refers to the brain, and palsy refers to a weakness or problem using the muscles. CP is caused by damage to...
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Baby
Although it might not seem like it, your baby is a cognitive sponge from birth. Beginning immediately, babies are soaking up information about this strange new world and the people in it. Your baby is constantly watching you, listening to what you...
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Toddler
Parents of young children with slow language development may wonder whether or not their children will catch up with peers and outgrow their difficulties. About 50-70 percent of late-talking children demonstrate normal language abilities by...
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Health
Autism screening is a valuable tool experts use to determine if a child is following typical development patterns and whether or not further testing for autism should be done. It’s important for parents to be informed about autism screening to know...
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Toddler
During the second year, children become increasingly able to use speech and language for a variety of purposes. Not only will they be able to tell you their wants and needs, but as their vocabularies increase, they will also learn to use language...
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Toddler
If you ask a toddler what a “superfood” is, you might end up hearing a lot about macaroni and cheese, chicken nuggets, chocolate milk, pizza, and pasta. Just like babies, however, toddlers need a healthy and varied diet to fuel their development...
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Pregnancy
It’s normal to be a little scared of the unknown, and giving birth is no exception. In this day and age, when everyone shares every detail of giving birth, it is not uncommon to hear horror stories and wonder if you can handle the labor and...
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Baby
While it’s fun to look for milestones and celebrate your baby’s new expressions, actions, and movements, it’s also important to remember that your baby is an individual and will develop at his or her own pace. However, there are some fun moments in...
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Health
For most children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, the symptoms typically appear early in life. The National Institute of Mental Health estimates symptoms usually first appear between 3-6 years old. However, because there is...
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Baby
Ankyloglossia, the medical term for tongue-tie, is a common birth defect. More common in boys than girls, it affects between 3 and 10 percent of infants, with varying degrees of severity. Tongue-tie occurs when the small piece of skin that connects...
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Health
When a child does not pass an autism screening, or any time a parent expresses concerns about autism, the next step should be referral for a formal evaluation to confirm or rule out autism. Diagnosing autism, however, can be a complex process that...
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Health
If your pediatrician has prescribed your child antibiotics, it is essential that you give them as prescribed so they’re most effective and to minimize the possibility of side effects. Most side effects of antibiotics are mild, but some are more...
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Toddler
You probably hear it all the time that girls develop faster than boys. While this might be commonly accepted parenting wisdom, is it true? Is there really a developmental difference between boys and girls? Gender differences in development have...
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Health
Two out of three children aged 3 and under will get at least one ear infection. An ear infection occurs when the inner ear fills with fluid because of a previous bacterial or viral infection, such as a cold. It is difficult for the fluid to drain...
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Toddler
Many people—adults and infants alike—crave chocolate occasionally, but what about craving laundry starch, plaster, chalk, dirt, paper, or clay? People who have these kinds of cravings are often diagnosed with pica, an eating disorder named after...
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Parenting
With parenting, there can often be a great divide between how you think things should be and how they actually are. This is very true for parental bonding, which may come naturally to some yet take longer for others. When it comes to fathers,...
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Parenting
Is your tap water safe from lead contamination? The issue of lead-contaminated city water burst into the national conversation in April 2014, when Flint, Michigan, announced that its city water was contaminated with toxic lead. The problem began...
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Parenting
Dealing with tantrums in public can be incredibly frustrating, nerve racking, and embarrassing, to say the least. We may feel like we have a thousand judges rating our parenting skills based on our toddler’s wailing, and at the same time feel rude...
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Health
Despite measures to eliminate lead from the environment, babies and young children continue to be exposed to this toxic material. This puts children at risk for potential serious and lifelong complications. Exposure to lead can cause serious damage...