The preliminary results of a research study was reported at the 2012 Pediatric Academic Societies meeting in Boston. These results show that for the 10 top pediatric conditions, children accounted for 60% of patients but only 12% of the clinical drug trials. This is pretty scary when you consider that decisions about drug treatment for [...]
A mom spoke to me recently about her pre-school son. When she described his symptoms, I told her, “Your son is showing signs of stress. We need to find out where this stress is coming from.” “How can that be? She asked horrified. “He is only three years old! What has he got to be [...]
We all know that tummy aches in children can often be a sign of emotional distress. The child may be feeling afraid or sad or angry and their tummy starts to hurt. Or they may be nervous about a test or a speech and they describe this as having ‘butterflies in my stomach.’ So if [...]
Our children are growing up in an incredibly competitive world. From the moment that they wake up until they go to sleep, each and every day, they are competing, no matter how old they are. Think about it. Starting from a very early age kids are continuously competing against others to show how smart they are. Parents reinforce [...]
So often we find ourselves making decisions and trying treatments that do not bring the hoped-for result when trying to help our children overcome their learning, behavior or mood challenges. In many instances this disappointment is due to the fact that we started off with outdated information which caused us to ask the wrong questions [...]
Kids have a way of saying things that are just so refreshingly real and down to earth. I had gone for a ride with a friend, Margie, to fetch her 9 year old daughter, Beth, from school. Beth came bouncing up to the car, opened the back door, threw her back pack onto the seat, [...]
Welcome to the Parents, Take Charge! ™ Blog This is my first blog for the Parents, Take Charge! ™website and so I would like to say to anyone that is reading this, Welcome! I hope we are going to have a lasting and meaningful relationship! My intention with this blog and those that will follow [...]
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