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April 28, 2013
“I’d like two cheeseburgers, two large orders of fries, 6-piece chicken nuggets, and four medium cokes.” Sound familiar? It should—an estimated 50 million Americans eat in fast food restaurants every day. Knowing how busy today’s families are, it’s easy to... more
March 19, 2013
Generations of well-meaning parents and highly educated doctors can’t all be wrong…or can they? For decades now, sugar-laden holidays have been a source of celebration and consternation. Parents and grandparents alike happily satisfy a child’s sweet tooth with birthday cakes,... more
January 10, 2013
We keep hearing that the rate of childhood obesity—a true nationwide epidemic—keeps going up…and up…and up, but in some places, the rate is finally starting to dip. A new report by data analysts at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation draws... more
November 9, 2012
Adding natural immune boosters to your child’s diet may reduce the number, severity, and duration of common childhood infections. Here are the more popular immune boosters. more
October 23, 2012
If sugarplums dance in the heads of children on the night before Christmas, imagine the sorts of sweets that dance there on the eve of treat-laden Halloween! A bulging sack of candy calls for parental intervention—and we don’t mean sneaking... more
August 22, 2012
If there is one person new mothers are used to getting advice from, it is their child’s health care provider. Often, the pediatrician’s recommendations come as part of routine well-child visits. A week after your baby’s birth, advice may be... more
August 7, 2012
The national Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) recently submitted a petition about milk in the National School Lunch Program. No, the group wasn’t taking on sugary milks, such as those flavored with chocolate or strawberry (a favorite target of... more
June 19, 2012
No one wants to be sick when the sun is shining and the sands are calling, but one kind of illness—foodborne illness (a.k.a. food poisoning)—skyrockets along with the temperatures. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),... more
March 29, 2012
Kids just want to have fun. So why not use this concept to entice them to the table? Many of my test parents report success when getting creative with the presentation or the names of the foods they want their... more
March 29, 2012
It can be hard—almost impossible, sometimes—to change your child’s rigidly held eating habits. Instead of trying to overhaul every meal and snack, begin by making a few small changes, one at a time, toward a more nutritious diet. Pick just... more
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