Children do not learn very well or get much out of school when they are sick. It is in your child’s and their classmates’ best interest to keep them home...
Many parents have heard traditional beliefs or old wives' tales surrounding raising children, but are any of them true? Will wearing shoes accelerate a toddler's ability to walk? Does teething...
Noses can be pretty gross snot factories, creating mucus of all colors and consistencies. When should you be concerned? What if it’s green? What if it’s red? Pediatrician Cindy Gellner...
Is your child’s teething causing their ear infections? Will they catch a cold if you let them go outside with wet hair? What about if you leave a window open...
Stomach ache, headache, dizziness, and nausea are all symptoms you might hear from your child on a school day morning. The condition may even get worse as it gets closer...
Sounding out words for the first time is hard for children. Repeating sounds and dropping of letters is common. In fact, 30 percent of kids have difficulty sounding out words...
All parents want to know their baby is on track developmentally. Are they making enough eye contact? When should they start crawling? When does talking begin? Pediatrician Dr. Cindy Gellner...
More and more children are being treated for anxiety. The kids with these problems seem to get younger and younger each year. What can you do as a parent to...
Being a parent can sometimes be a really scary job. Kids sometimes exhibit bizarre and worrisome symptoms: rashes, crying so hard they stop breathing, banging their heads on things, and...
Giving a small child the incorrect dose of medicine can be very dangerous – even making her sicker than before she took the medication. A new study shows that in...
Parents, especially new ones, can become obsessed with what’s in their child’s diaper. How much is enough? How much is too little? What color is normal? Pediatrician Dr. Cindy Gellner...
The nasal spray flu vaccine is out. Regulators have dumped the needle-free alternative after new evidence shows the treatment will be ineffective during the 2016-2017 flu season. For parents, this...
Every year, 13,000 children in the US are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, while more than 1 million kids and adults deal with it every day in our nation. There...
Some children are just prone to ear infections. How can you prevent your child from getting one? And when is it time for to visit a physician? While they can't...
Mood swings and confused emotions are common in growing teenagers. Anger is a normal emotion, but how your teen handles it is what matters. When a teen becomes really angry...
One of the most common reasons for a child to visit a physician is an ear infection. Many parents bring their children to the doctor because the child has been...
Will eating carrots really improve your child's eyesight? Or will reading in a dim room ruin your eyesight? Dr. Cindy Gellner stops by to discuss the common eyesight myths everyone...
Many people today are looking for ways to relieve stress, but don’t know how to do it. Unfortunately, many teenagers are turning to cutting as stress relief and as a...
Will drinking coffee stunt your child's growth? Does chocolate really give you acne? Is fish brain food? Dr. Cindy Gellner stops by to tell us which tales are true, and...
Playtime is a crucial time when preschoolers learn problem solving and how to share. Dr. Cindy Gellner discusses how and why a child's playtime is essential for good development.
Is your child a wax factory? Earwax can be gross for parents to deal with, but it has its purposes. Dr. Cindy Gellner shares with us how to clean out...
While it is rare these days, some children still catch chicken pox. Will old-fashioned remedies like an oatmeal bath work? Or should you take her to the pediatrician? Dr. Cindy...
