You’ve introduced solid foods into the diet and your baby is doing great with them! Now you have the famous question regarding peanuts. When is the most appropriate time to introduce peanuts or peanut-containing products into a baby’s diet? This is a very common question...
Constipation may not be every parent’s favorite topic to talk about, but it gets brought up a lot, particularly among parents of toddlers. During these formative years, many kids will have disruptions in their normal bowel movements, particularly as they start to try new foods....
There are so many kids, from all over the country, who are gearing up to go back to school—many of whom haven’t been back in the classroom in over a year. This is going to be a big transition for both kids and parents, and...
As most toddler parents know, getting a little one this age to eat a healthy, balanced diet can be a challenge. However, it is very important for kids at this important developmental age to eat as healthy as possible. This includes getting plenty of protein.Protein...
There comes a time in all babies’ lives, when it is time to switch from their beloved bottle to a cup. However, this milestone can be difficult for many little ones. In fact, babies rarely want to give up their bottles very easily. Experts typically recommend...
When it is time to start feeding your baby solid foods and weaning them off milk, there will be no shortage of different options out there for parents to consider. However, one of the biggest decisions that parents will need to make is whether or...
As most parents know, kids don’t always like to eat healthy. In fact, a lot of parents struggle with picky eaters who prefer cookies, cake and fast food to fresh fruits, veggies and salads. This is a normal, albeit difficult, challenge for many parents. And...
There are so many parents out there who do their best to make sure their kids are eating healthy, balanced meals. However, what many parents don’t realize is that even “healthy” and “kid-friendly” prepared foods and snacks are often filled with artificial sweeteners. These “nonnutritive”...
There are many children who have very particular food preferences, which can be understandably frustrating for parents—especially if their kids have unhealthy food preferences. What many parents don’t realize is that these unhealthy food preferences are often developed in the first two years of their...
As pediatricians and mothers, we know that the health of your family is of the highest priority now more than ever. Despite the media telling us that children are at low-risk for COVID-19, it’s hard not to hold some reservations about the upcoming school year....