We are all saddened by the tragic devastation in Oklahoma and surrounding communities leveled by yesterday's tornadoes. There are numerous tragic and traumatic events which occur across our country...

I see a lot of girls who are preoccupied with their weight. It seems that more and more girls, at younger and younger ages begin to ask, am I fat? or does this dress make me look fat? or even why do...

Did you know that May is National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month?  I really think that this should be a topic of interest to parents year round, but this is a good month to be reminded of the ...

Just home from the office and on call. Once again, I keep on learning and laughing with my patients.  I saw a mom, dad and their two young boys last  evening. The boys were about 4 and I I...

How many times have you cooked dinner only to have your child tell you, I don't like that! It is a common theme in many families...it doesn't matter whether Mom or Dad fixed the meal.. our children...

I am going to start right off by saying, I don't have daughters, so maybe that is why this seems strange to me, but, why are little girls already getting mani/pedi's with their moms?  I don't I...

Allergy season is literally in full bloom with flowers, trees and grasses all contributing to the sneezing, itchy eyes, runny noses and coughs which are seen in allergic children....

I have been visiting my mother for an "early Mother's Day" celebration and she and I spent an evening reminiscing about all of the advice she has given me over the years....

Last night, a patient called me and wondered if their daughter had appendicitis. I always thought it would be the easiest diagnosis, and that we would call the surgeon and whisk the patient off to a...

While I am on the subject of vaccines it is important to remember that it is not only infants and young children who receive vaccines.  Children (and even adults) continue to need vaccines and...