Robert Needlman, M.D., F.A.A.P.

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Robert Needlman, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Vice President, Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics

QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY DR. NEEDLMAN

Adolescence: Parents Disagree about Giving Young Teen Responsibility - 09/23/02

Prom Night Jitters - 04/18/02

Adolescent with Unusually Smelly Sweat - 02/08/02

11- Year-Old Doesn't Care about Hygiene - 11/13/01

Adoption: Telling Preschooler about Her Biological Father - 12/19/01

Adopting Child with Possible Developmental Problems - 11/29/01

Aggression: Toddler Is Aggressive, but Not Angry - 02/06/02

Three-Year-Old Beats Up Her Dolls - 11/16/01

Living with a Controlling Three-Year-Old - 08/23/01

Defiant and Angry Three-Year-Old - 07/30/01

A Toddler's Emotional Response to Domestic Violence - 05/23/01

Acting Up in Preschool - 05/10/01

Nine-Year-Old HavingTrouble Getting Along with Parent and Classmates - 04/10/01

Overbearing Three-Year-Old - 04/10/01

A Child Who Is Very Angry When Picked Up from Preschool - 04/02/01

An Energetic and Destructive One-Year-Old - 01/28/01

Toddler Who Bites - 10/25/00

Handling A Two Year Old Who Hits And Bites - 05/25/00

Allergies: Food Allergies and Behavioral Problems - 01/17/02

Four-Year-Old Biting His Fingers - 11/13/01

What To Do For A Bee Sting - 06/01/00

Attention Problems: Daughter with ADHD, Tourette's, and Impulsive Behavior - 02/26/02

Food Allergies and Behavioral Problems - 01/17/02

Tips for Talking about Attention Problems - 11/19/01

Four-Year-Old Suddenly Having Trouble Focusing - 11/07/01

Five-Year-Old on Adderall and Angry - 10/01/01

Stimulants Effect on Growth - 08/29/01

Time It Takes for ADHD Medication to Take Effect - 07/23/01

Hyperactive at 10 Months - 05/23/01

Supercharged Two-Year-Old - 05/23/01

Attention Problems and Unusual Movements - 05/10/01

New Bad Behavior in a Good 10-Year-Old - 04/10/01

An Immature Three-Year-Old - 04/06/01

A Five-Year-Old Who Won't Stop Talking - 04/06/01

Ritalin and Delayed Growth - 04/06/01

ADHD-Inattentive Subtype - 03/15/01

A Talkative Seven-Year-Old - 02/20/01

Encouraging An Active 6 Year Old To Read - 05/28/00

Autism: Three-Year-Old Having Accidents and Autism Tendencies - 11/13/01

Four-Year-Old Cannot Communicate in Sentences - 11/07/01

Autism and Mother's Age - 08/23/01

Toilet Training an Autistic Child - 04/02/01

Baby Supplies: The Dangers of Walkers - 07/23/01

Tossing Food off the Highchair - 04/06/01

Babysitting: 11-Year-Old Babysitting Younger Sibling - 07/23/01

Bed-Wetting and Daytime Wetting: Seven-Year-Old Secretly Wearing Baby Brother's Diapers - 11/29/01

Eight-Year-Old Upset with Custody Arrangement - 11/13/01

Six-Year-Old Uncomfortable Using the Potty - 11/13/01

Preschool Girl Wetting Her Pants - 11/13/01

Bed-Wetting and Zoloft - 08/24/01

11-Year-Old with a Wetting Problem - 06/12/01

New Big Brother Wetting His Pants - 04/06/01

Potty Trained Four-Year-Old Wetting the Bed - 04/06/01

Daytime Wetting in a 2½-Year-Old - 04/02/01

Potty-Trained Preschooler Having Daytime Accidents - 03/15/01

Potty Regression - 03/15/01

A 10-Year-Old Who Soils His Pants - 02/28/01

Birth Order: Worried about Son Being an Only Child - 07/23/01

Every Child Has a Special Place - 05/10/01

Irresponsible Firstborn - 05/10/01

Brains and Thinking: Supporting Siblings Who Learn Differently - 04/11/02

Wanting Your Child to Be above Average - 02/26/02

Sensory Integration - 02/26/02

Educational Videos for Babies - 02/06/02

Child Asking Questions She Knows the Answers To - 12/21/01

Sources for Earliest Memories - 09/11/01

Helping Infants Learn to Entertain Themselves - 05/29/01

Using Computer Games to Build Analytic Skills - 05/29/01

Teaching a Child Right from Wrong - 02/20/01

Breastfeeding: General: Soymilk for Nursing Mothers - 04/11/02

As Nursing Ends, Menstruation Returns - 02/06/02

Three-Month-Old Feeding Best at Night - 12/21/01

Finding the Best Feeding Schedule - 06/13/01

Breastfeeding: Problems: Three-Month-Old Feeding Best at Night - 12/21/01

Breastfeeding: Weaning: As Nursing Ends, Menstruation Returns - 02/06/02

Weaning Infant from Bottle and Pacifier at the Same Time - 04/10/01

Breathing and Respiratory: Nine-Year-Old Blowing Air out Her Nose - 02/06/02

Baby Making Wheezing Sounds While Feeding - 01/17/02

Child Abuse and Neglect: A Suspicion of Neglect - 04/22/02

Grandchild Suffering from Abuse - 08/29/01

Witnessing a Parent on the Verge of Abuse - 05/22/00

Child Care: Tackling Toilet Training at Home and at Daycare - 11/13/01

Others Consider My Son to Be 'Spoiled' - 10/01/01

Twins Find It Hard to Say Goodbye to Mom - 10/23/00

To work or not to work? - 10/10/00

Chores & Jobs: Parents Disagree about Giving Young Teen Responsibility - 09/23/02

Constipation: Worried Constipated Toddler Is Not Growing - 08/29/01

Constipation in a 14-Month-Old - 07/23/01

Crying: Toddler Crying at Night because Her Feet Hurt - 04/11/02

Crying for No Reason at 20 Months - 05/23/01

Death and Grieving: Five-Year-Old Worried about Death - 10/01/01

Depression: Daughter with ADHD, Tourette's, and Impulsive Behavior - 02/26/02

Nine-Year-Old Threatening to Kill Himself - 07/31/01

Development: How It Happens: Wondering When Babies Start to See - 05/09/01

Two-Year-Old Climber - 10/13/00

Concern About Delayed Developmental Milestones - 06/11/00

Discipline: Smearing Feces at 21 Months - 10/01/01

Preteens Have No Respect for Authority - 08/24/01

Toddler Won't Let Mom Sit Down - 05/29/01

Hard to Watch Boyfriend Cater to His Daughter's Every Whim - 04/02/01

Theories And Books About Discipline - 05/28/00

Discipline: Specific Techniques: Living with a Controlling Three-Year-Old - 08/23/01

Overbearing Three-Year-Old - 04/10/01

An Immature Three-Year-Old - 04/06/01

Child Who Bites Himself after Being Punished - 03/15/01

A Born Negotiator - 02/20/01

Dealing With A Bossy 4 Year Old - 05/23/00

Divorce: An 'Incomplete' Family - 02/08/02

Moving Away from Daughter's Father - 12/21/01

Telling Preschooler about Her Biological Father - 12/19/01

Helping Daughter Have Relationship with Half-Sibling - 11/20/01

Eight-Year-Old Upset with Custody Arrangement - 11/13/01

Preschool Girl Wetting Her Pants - 11/13/01

Starting Preschool While Parents Finalize Custody Issues - 11/07/01

Three-Year-Old Wants a Father - 11/07/01

Teenage Daughter Wants to Live with Her 'Real' Father - 10/01/01

Parents Want to Wait to Separate - 08/29/01

Toddler Wakes Up Crying Every Night - 07/23/01

Bedtime Wars in Divorced Family - 06/12/01

When Sleeping Alone is Traumatic - 04/10/01

Hard to Watch Boyfriend Cater to His Daughter's Every Whim - 04/02/01

Staying Together for the Sake of the Children - 10/26/00

Drugs and Alcohol: Prom Night Jitters - 04/18/02

Ear Infections: Hearing Assessment for Child with a Language Deficit - 12/21/01

Chronic Ear Infections Make Four-Year-Old Cranky - 02/28/01

Ear Problems: Miscellaneous: Normal Hearing Test Results, Abnormal Hearing - 02/06/02

Hearing Assessment for Child with a Language Deficit - 12/21/01

Newborn Doesn't Startle at Noise - 06/13/01

Worried about Newborn's Hearing - 05/29/01

One-Month-Old Unresponsive to Sounds - 05/29/01

When a Four-Year-Old Needs Surgery - 05/09/01

Eating Disorders: Tiny Five-Year-Old - 11/08/01

Self-Induced Vomiting at 17 Months - 11/07/01

School-Related Stomachaches - 06/12/01

Three-Year-Old Vomits to Lose Weight - 04/10/01

Worried Friends Are Underweight - 04/06/01

Emotions: What They Mean: Sensory Integration - 02/26/02

Toddler Is Aggressive, but Not Angry - 02/06/02

Sweet Six-Month-Old Suddenly Irritable - 11/19/01

Gifted 12-Year-Old Prone to Meltdowns - 11/16/01

Young Child Has a Hard Time in New Situations - 11/13/01

Preschool Girl Wetting Her Pants - 11/13/01

Toddler Upset When Parents Hug - 11/07/01

Assuring Children They Are Safe in the Face of Uncertainty - 10/01/01

Trouble Getting Child to Eat or Talk about How He Feels - 10/01/01

Helping Children Feel More Secure in Times of National Crisis - 10/01/01

Child Wants to Stay Close to Mom - 10/01/01

Five-Year-Old Worried about Death - 10/01/01

Toddler Troubled by Change - 10/01/01

Leaving Baby at Home While Traveling - 10/01/01

Hiding My Son's 'Blankie' - 08/24/01

Traveling without Baby - 07/23/01

Three-Year-Old Girl Giving Mom the Cold Shoulder - 06/13/01

A Toddler's Emotional Response to Domestic Violence - 05/23/01

Crying for No Reason at 20 Months - 05/23/01

Preschooler Who Hates to Say 'Bye - 04/06/01

Benefits of Therapeutic Touch for Newborns - 04/02/01

A Child Who Is Very Angry When Picked Up from Preschool - 04/02/01

Avoiding Meltdowns - 03/15/01

Homesick 10-Year-Old - 10/31/00

A Mercurial 14-Month-Old - 10/30/00

Giving an Aunt the Silent Treatment - 10/20/00

Encopresis: Five-Year-Old Soiling His Pants 10 Times a Day - 04/11/02

Bowel Movement Accidents at Four - 05/23/01

A 10-Year-Old Who Soils His Pants - 02/28/01

Entertaining Your Baby: Playing with Baby - 06/13/01

Helping Infants Learn to Entertain Themselves - 05/29/01

Benefits of Therapeutic Touch for Newborns - 04/02/01

Eyes: Newborns Eyes Look Gray - 12/21/01

Wondering When Babies Start to See - 05/09/01

Fathering: Three-Year-Old Wants a Father - 11/07/01

Concerned about Introducing Seven-Year-Old Son to Boyfriend - 04/02/01

Hard to Watch Boyfriend Cater to His Daughter's Every Whim - 04/02/01

Parents Have Different Views about Daughter Wearing Makeup - 04/02/01

Frustration and Negotiation with Young Children - 05/24/00

Does Bribery Work as a Toddler Tactic? - 05/21/00

Fears: Three-Year-Old Afraid of Clowns - 07/24/02

Assuring Children They Are Safe in the Face of Uncertainty - 10/01/01

Helping Children Feel More Secure in Times of National Crisis - 10/01/01

Five-Year-Old Worried about Death - 10/01/01

Coping with Siblings in the Military - 10/01/01

Two-Year-Old Frightened by the News - 10/01/01

Preschooler Overwhelmed by Fears - 06/13/01

Scared of Insects - 05/29/01

Four-Year-Old Cries over Little Things - 04/10/01

Fear of Exams in an Eight-Year-Old - 04/06/01

Chronic Stomachaches in a Six-Year-Old - 04/06/01

Homesick 10-Year-Old - 10/31/00

Bad Dreams - 10/20/00

Dealing with Fear of Differences - 10/17/00

Feeding Development: 11-Month-Old Eats and Eats - 09/23/02

Sippy Cups and Speech - 04/22/02

Pica: Eating Non-Food Stuff - 02/26/02

Three-Month-Old Feeding Best at Night - 12/21/01

Two-Year-Old Eating Poorly and Vomiting Often - 12/19/01

Feeding Premature Infants: Newborn with a Quivering Tongue - 08/29/01

Feeding Supplies: Tossing Food off the Highchair - 04/06/01

Fever: Overview: Toddler Shaking and Twitching Like a Newborn - 12/19/01

Food Allergies: Wired on Red Dye - 02/26/02

Food Allergies and Behavioral Problems - 01/17/02

Tiny Five-Year-Old - 11/08/01

Sick on Milk at 18 Months - 05/23/01

Formula Feeding: Baby Making Wheezing Sounds While Feeding - 01/17/02

Three-Month-Old Feeding Best at Night - 12/21/01

Finding the Best Feeding Schedule - 06/13/01

Pablum in the Nighttime Bottle - 05/29/01

Sick on Milk at 18 Months - 05/23/01

Weaning Infant from Bottle and Pacifier at the Same Time - 04/10/01

Baby Is Painfully Gassy - 04/06/01

Soy vs.Cow's-Milk Formulas - 10/11/00

A Three-Month-Old Eager Eater - 10/08/00

Friends and Peers: Prom Night Jitters - 04/18/02

Appropriate Age for a Sleepover - 04/11/02

Nine-Year-Old Hates Team Sports - 02/06/02

In Love at Age Four - 01/17/02

Older Sibling Wants to Play Alone with His Friends - 11/29/01

School-Related Stomachaches - 06/12/01

Baby Sister has No One to Play with at Family Gatherings - 05/23/01

New Kid Being Picked On - 05/23/01

Standing Up to Bullies - 05/23/01

Preschooler Who Hates to Say 'Bye - 04/06/01

Six-Year-Old Son Coerced into Playing 'Secret Game' - 04/02/01

2½-Year-Old Bullied at Playgroup - 03/15/01

Bossy Granddaughter Has No Friends - 10/14/00

GI Problems: Miscellaneous: Yellow Stools in an 11-Month-Old - 11/07/01

Bowel Movement Accidents at Four - 05/23/01

Chronic Stomachaches in a Six-Year-Old - 04/06/01

Baby Is Painfully Gassy - 04/06/01

Genital Issues: Inguinal Hernia in a Premature Infant - 02/06/02

Explaining Circumcision to a Four-Year-Old - 11/29/01

Varicocele in a 13-Year-Old - 11/13/01

Talking about Penis Size - 11/07/01

When Sperm Production Starts - 07/23/01

Getting Pregnant: Wanting to Be Pregnant at 16 - 01/03/02

Grandparents: Eight-Year-Old Upset with Custody Arrangement - 11/13/01

Afraid Infant Isn't Warm Enough - 11/07/01

Family Members Argue over Baby's Sleep Habit - 06/12/01

Worried Grandma Spoils Him - 05/23/01

A Six-Year-Old Who Wants to Stay at Grandma's House - 05/10/01

When Grandma Overdoes It - 05/09/01

A Mother-In-Law Who Thinks She Knows Best - 04/02/01

Growth and Growth Charts: 11-Month-Old Eats and Eats - 09/23/02

Foods to Grow On - 12/19/01

Tiny Five-Year-Old - 11/08/01

Concerned about a Short, Heavy Girl - 11/08/01

Worried Constipated Toddler Is Not Growing - 08/29/01

Growing Pains - 08/23/01

Concerns That Swaddling Hinders Growth - 06/13/01

Habit Problems: Pica: Eating Non-Food Stuff - 02/26/02

Constantly Reminding Children to Wear their Seatbelts - 01/17/02

Child Asking Questions She Knows the Answers To - 12/21/01

11- Year-Old Doesn't Care about Hygiene - 11/13/01

Four-Year-Old Biting His Fingers - 11/13/01

Nine-Year-Old Still Fond of His Blanket - 11/07/01

Toddler Troubled by Change - 10/01/01

Hiding My Son's 'Blankie' - 08/24/01

Toddler Has a Blinking Tic - 08/23/01

Lost Pacifier Makes for Lost Sleep - 06/12/01

A Ten-Year-Old Who Still Sucks His Thumb - 05/29/01

Thumb-Sucking and Hair-Pulling - 03/15/01

A Toddler Who Blinks Often - 02/20/01

A 3 Year Old Who Bites Her Nails - 05/21/00

Handedness: Left-Handed Child Forced to Use Right Hand in School - 11/16/01

Handedness: Sources of Information - 08/24/01

Health Promotion: Sick with Baby at Home - 04/11/02

Bathing Young Children: When and How Often - 12/19/01

11- Year-Old Doesn't Care about Hygiene - 11/13/01

Healthy Eating: 11-Month-Old Eats and Eats - 09/23/02

Tofu for Toddlers - 04/11/02

Wired on Red Dye - 02/26/02

Pica: Eating Non-Food Stuff - 02/26/02

Foods to Grow On - 12/19/01

Worries about Underweight Toddler - 06/12/01

Holidays: Snooping, then Lying about It - 12/17/01

Dad Unsure How to Handle Santa Issue - 06/12/01

Baby Sister has No One to Play with at Family Gatherings - 05/23/01

Holidays: Fall: Not Happy with Halloween Costume Options - 10/01/01

Baby Sister has No One to Play with at Family Gatherings - 05/23/01

Holidays: Winter: Snooping, then Lying about It - 12/17/01

Dad Unsure How to Handle Santa Issue - 06/12/01

Baby Sister has No One to Play with at Family Gatherings - 05/23/01

Insects: Bites and Stings: What To Do For A Bee Sting - 06/01/00

Language: Talking and Understanding: 14-Month-Old Not Talking - 09/23/02

Preschooler Having Trouble Speaking Smoothly - 07/24/02

Sippy Cups and Speech - 04/22/02

Not Sure School Program Is Enough for Child with Speech Delay - 02/08/02

Hearing Assessment for Child with a Language Deficit - 12/21/01

Preschooler Prefers 'Baby Talk' - 12/19/01

Four-Year-Old Cannot Communicate in Sentences - 11/07/01

Spanish-Speaking Child in English-Speaking Day Care - 10/01/01

Puzzling Talk from a Toddler - 06/13/01

Very Verbal at Two - 05/23/01

Tongue Tie - 05/10/01

Only Speaking Ten Words at Two Years - 05/09/01

Bilingual baby - 04/10/01

Bilingual Baby - 02/20/01

A Two-Year-Old of Few Words - 10/20/00

Tongue-Tied Toddler - 10/16/00

A 17 Month Boy With Few Words - 06/08/00

Problems With Pronunciation - 06/08/00

Learning Words: Limited Vocabulary In A 2-year-old - 06/03/00

Mealtime Behavior: 11-Month-Old Eats and Eats - 09/23/02

Three-Year-Old Vomits to Lose Weight - 04/10/01

Tossing Food off the Highchair - 04/06/01

Medicines: Four-Year-Old Biting His Fingers - 11/13/01

Five-Year-Old on Adderall and Angry - 10/01/01

Stimulants Effect on Growth - 08/29/01

Ritalin and Delayed Growth - 04/06/01

Menstrual Issues: As Nursing Ends, Menstruation Returns - 02/06/02

Mental Health Care: Sensory Integration - 02/26/02

Daughter with ADHD, Tourette's, and Impulsive Behavior - 02/26/02

Child Having Extremely Violent Nightmares - 02/06/02

Food Allergies and Behavioral Problems - 01/17/02

Seven-Year-Old Secretly Wearing Baby Brother's Diapers - 11/29/01

Young Child Has a Hard Time in New Situations - 11/13/01

Self-Induced Vomiting at 17 Months - 11/07/01

Nine-Year-Old Threatening to Kill Himself - 07/31/01

Five-Year-Old Obsessing about Things - 07/23/01

17-Year-Old Cutting Himself - 06/12/01

Fear of Exams in an Eight-Year-Old - 04/06/01

A Child Who Is Very Angry When Picked Up from Preschool - 04/02/01

Child Who Bites Himself after Being Punished - 03/15/01

Seven-Year-Old Wearing Mother's Stockings - 03/08/01

Bossy Granddaughter Has No Friends - 10/14/00

Misbehavior: Miscellaneous: Three-Year-Old Runs Wild in Stores and at Parties - 04/11/02

Smearing Feces at 21 Months - 10/01/01

Nine-Year-Old Won't Listen to Parents - 06/13/01

Ten-Year-Old Taking a Long Time to Do Everything - 05/29/01

Peeing in the Wrong Places - 05/23/01

New Bad Behavior in a Good 10-Year-Old - 04/10/01

Chronic Ear Infections Make Four-Year-Old Cranky - 02/28/01

Dealing with a Stubborn Three-Year-Old - 10/19/00

Bossy Granddaughter Has No Friends - 10/14/00

Tattoo Troubles - 10/12/00

Motor Development: Eight-Month-Old Using One Side More Than the Other - 04/22/02

Nine-Month-Old's Right Foot Turns Out - 04/22/02

Infant Making Fists Repeatedly - 11/20/01

Outlook for Child with Dyspraxia - 11/13/01

Different Ways to Get to Walking - 06/12/01

Four-Month-Old Loves to Stand Up - 05/29/01

Infant Swinging His Head Back and Forth - 04/25/01

Worried about A Lack of Motor Skills - 04/25/01

Eight-Month-Old Used to Sit But Won't Now - 04/10/01

Mouth and Throat Problems: Tongue Tie - 05/10/01

Newborn Care: Sick with Baby at Home - 04/11/02

Newborns Eyes Look Gray - 12/21/01

Newborn with a Third Nipple - 12/21/01

Concerned about Infant in a Very Hot Apartment - 12/19/01

Treating Cradle Cap - 11/07/01

Newborn Stretching Often - 11/07/01

Newborn with a Quivering Tongue - 08/29/01

Blue-Eyed Babies - 10/09/00

Newborns: Problems: Inguinal Hernia in a Premature Infant - 02/06/02

Concerned about Infant in a Very Hot Apartment - 12/19/01

Treating Cradle Cap - 11/07/01

Overweight and Underweight: Two-Year-Old Eating Poorly and Vomiting Often - 12/19/01

Tiny Five-Year-Old - 11/08/01

Concerned about a Short, Heavy Girl - 11/08/01

Parent Wonders about Infant's Weight - 06/12/01

Three-Year-Old Vomits to Lose Weight - 04/10/01

Worried Friends Are Underweight - 04/06/01

"Good" Weight for an Eight-Year-Old - 10/07/00

Parenting: Supporting Siblings Who Learn Differently - 04/11/02

Constantly Reminding Children to Wear their Seatbelts - 01/17/02

Deciding to Work or Stay Home with Young Child - 11/07/01

Nine-Year-Old Won't Listen to Parents - 06/13/01

Irresponsible Firstborn - 05/10/01

Children Demanding Care from a Particular Parent - 04/25/01

Parents Have Different Views about Daughter Wearing Makeup - 04/02/01

Explaining 'Naughty' Language to a Six-Year-Old - 03/08/01

A Four-Year-Old's New Interest in the Stork - 02/28/01

Teaching a Child Right from Wrong - 02/20/01

Twins Find It Hard to Say Goodbye to Mom - 10/23/00

Fight, Flight, or Handling Things Right: Conflict-Resolution Techniques - 10/23/00

The Merits of Physical Contact - 10/17/00

To work or not to work? - 10/10/00

Frustration and Negotiation with Young Children - 05/24/00

Does Bribery Work as a Toddler Tactic? - 05/21/00

Parties: Three-Year-Old Runs Wild in Stores and at Parties - 04/11/02

Appropriate Age for a Sleepover - 04/11/02

Preschool: Not Sure School Program Is Enough for Child with Speech Delay - 02/08/02

In Love at Age Four - 01/17/02

Preschool Naptime Issues - 11/19/01

Tackling Toilet Training at Home and at Daycare - 11/13/01

Starting Preschool While Parents Finalize Custody Issues - 11/07/01

Writing Letters Upside Down - 10/01/01

Spanish-Speaking Child in English-Speaking Day Care - 10/01/01

When to Start Preschool - 07/23/01

Rashes and Skin Care: A Young Child with Unpleasant Body Odor - 04/11/02

Adolescent with Unusually Smelly Sweat - 02/08/02

Cradle Cap and Hair Loss - 01/17/02

Newborn with a Third Nipple - 12/21/01

Ringworm - 08/24/01

A Simian Crease - 07/23/01

Four-Year-Old with Smelly Sweat - 05/29/01

Scarred Tomboys - 10/19/00

Reading Aloud: Nurturing Literacy: Writing Letters Upside Down - 10/01/01

Active Toddler Is Tough to Read To - 06/12/01

Safety: Automobile: Infant Car Seat in a Pickup Truck - 02/26/02

Constantly Reminding Children to Wear their Seatbelts - 01/17/02

Safety: Household: The Dangers of Walkers - 07/23/01

Safety: Outdoors: Scarred Tomboys - 10/19/00

School Issues: Prom Night Jitters - 04/18/02

Nine-Year-Old Hates Team Sports - 02/06/02

Child Recently Started Acting Out in School - 11/20/01

Writing Letters Upside Down - 10/01/01

When to Start Preschool - 07/23/01

A Mixed-Age Classroom in Kindergarten - 07/23/01

School-Related Stomachaches - 06/12/01

The Right Time to Start School - 10/17/00

"Sick" Kindergartener May Be Worried About School - 10/16/00

School Problems: Bright Child Only Does the Minimum Schoolwork - 07/24/02

Supporting Siblings Who Learn Differently - 04/11/02

Not Sure School Program Is Enough for Child with Speech Delay - 02/08/02

Nine-Year-Old Hates Team Sports - 02/06/02

Food Allergies and Behavioral Problems - 01/17/02

Should 'Delayed' Child Start Kindergarten? - 01/17/02

Third Grader Taking a Long Time to Complete Schoolwork - 11/29/01

Child Recently Started Acting Out in School - 11/20/01

Eight-Year-Old Upset with Custody Arrangement - 11/13/01

Writing Letters Upside Down - 10/01/01

Seven-Year-Old Failing School - 05/23/01

Acting Up in Preschool - 05/10/01

Nine-Year-Old HavingTrouble Getting Along with Parent and Classmates - 04/10/01

Fear of Exams in an Eight-Year-Old - 04/06/01

A Child Who Is Very Angry When Picked Up from Preschool - 04/02/01

A Talkative Seven-Year-Old - 02/20/01

Fight, Flight, or Handling Things Right: Conflict-Resolution Techniques - 10/23/00

Dealing with Fear of Differences - 10/17/00

"Sick" Kindergartener May Be Worried About School - 10/16/00

Seizures: Toddler Shaking and Twitching Like a Newborn - 12/19/01

Infant Making Fists Repeatedly - 11/20/01

Seizure with Fever in a 13-Month-Old - 08/24/01

Attention Problems and Unusual Movements - 05/10/01

Prematurity and Abnormal Movements - 04/10/01

Twitchy Newborn - 04/06/01

Sex & Sexuality: Prom Night Jitters - 04/18/02

Teen with Porn on his PC - 01/17/02

In Love at Age Four - 01/17/02

Wanting to Be Pregnant at 16 - 01/03/02

Bathing Young Children: When and How Often - 12/19/01

Explaining Circumcision to a Four-Year-Old - 11/29/01

Three-Year-Old Boy Playing with Dolls - 11/19/01

Teaching Sexual Values without Undermining Family Member - 11/13/01

Four-Year-Old Having Erections - 11/07/01

Talking about Penis Size - 11/07/01

Start 'Anatomy' Lessons Early - 06/12/01

Rubbing and Humping at 15 Months - 04/25/01

4½-Year-Old Calls Herself a "Girl-Boy" - 04/25/01

Penis Play at Three Years Old - 04/06/01

4½-Year-Old with Romantic Feelings for His Mother - 04/02/01

Six-Year-Old Son Coerced into Playing 'Secret Game' - 04/02/01

Seven-Year-Old Wearing Mother's Stockings - 03/08/01

A Four-Year-Old's New Interest in the Stork - 02/28/01

A 2-Year-Old Who Masturbates - 02/16/01

Playing Doctor - 10/11/00

Inappropriate Sexual Behavior - 10/09/00

Talking About Sex - 06/12/00

Boy Spending Time with Gay Man - 06/10/00

A Boy Who Puts on Lipstick - 06/06/00

Sexuality: Teen with Porn on his PC - 01/17/02

In Love at Age Four - 01/17/02

Wanting to Be Pregnant at 16 - 01/03/02

Bathing Young Children: When and How Often - 12/19/01

Explaining Circumcision to a Four-Year-Old - 11/29/01

Three-Year-Old Boy Playing with Dolls - 11/19/01

Teaching Sexual Values without Undermining Family Member - 11/13/01

Four-Year-Old Having Erections - 11/07/01

Talking about Penis Size - 11/07/01

When Sperm Production Starts - 07/23/01

Four-Year-Old Obsessed with Siblings - 07/23/01

Masturbation and Fertility - 05/29/01

Talking about Menstruation with a Preteen - 05/29/01

Teenage Masturbation - 05/29/01

Explaining Where Babies Come From to a Five-Year-Old - 05/29/01

When a Five-Year-Old Masturbates a Lot - 05/29/01

Four-Year-Old Wishes He Were a Girl - 05/29/01

Rubbing and Humping at 15 Months - 04/25/01

4½-Year-Old Calls Herself a "Girl-Boy" - 04/25/01

Penis Play at Three Years Old - 04/06/01

4½-Year-Old with Romantic Feelings for His Mother - 04/02/01

Six-Year-Old Son Coerced into Playing 'Secret Game' - 04/02/01

Seven-Year-Old Wearing Mother's Stockings - 03/08/01

A Four-Year-Old's New Interest in the Stork - 02/28/01

A 2-Year-Old Who Masturbates - 02/16/01

Playing Doctor - 10/11/00

Inappropriate Sexual Behavior - 10/09/00

Talking About Sex - 06/12/00

Boy Spending Time with Gay Man - 06/10/00

A Boy Who Puts on Lipstick - 06/06/00

Shyness: Slow to Warm Up to Strangers - 11/07/01

Super Clingy 16-Month-Old - 04/10/01

Four-Year-Old Cries over Little Things - 04/10/01

How to Help an Overly Shy 13-Year-Old - 03/08/01

Raising A Shy Child - 05/20/00

Siblings: Supporting Siblings Who Learn Differently - 04/11/02

Seven-Year-Old Secretly Wearing Baby Brother's Diapers - 11/29/01

Older Sibling Wants to Play Alone with His Friends - 11/29/01

Helping Daughter Have Relationship with Half-Sibling - 11/20/01

Coping with Siblings in the Military - 10/01/01

Traveling without Baby - 07/23/01

Four-Year-Old Obsessed with Siblings - 07/23/01

Dealing with Sibling Fights - 06/12/01

Siblings Keeping Each Other from Going to Bed - 05/10/01

Not Happy About the Stork - 10/11/00

Sibling Conflicts - 06/07/00

Hitting Baby Sister - 06/03/00

Preparing A 3 Year Old For A New Baby - 06/02/00

Single Parents: Helping Daughter Have Relationship with Half-Sibling - 11/20/01

Three-Year-Old Wants a Father - 11/07/01

Teenage Daughter Wants to Live with Her 'Real' Father - 10/01/01

Sleep Concepts: Putting a Nine-Month-Old on a Sleeping Schedule - 04/11/02

Appropriate Age for a Sleepover - 04/11/02

Development Milestones and Sleep Problems - 01/17/02

10-Year-Old Cannot Fall Asleep - 12/21/01

Different Bedtimes for Different Ages - 11/29/01

Toddler Talking in His Sleep - 11/07/01

Afraid Infant Isn't Warm Enough - 11/07/01

Concerns That Swaddling Hinders Growth - 06/13/01

Family Members Argue over Baby's Sleep Habit - 06/12/01

Pablum in the Nighttime Bottle - 05/29/01

Two-Year-Old Pushed to Give Up His Crib - 04/10/01

When Sleeping Alone is Traumatic - 04/10/01

Weaning Infant from Bottle and Pacifier at the Same Time - 04/10/01

Concerned about Mother Sleeping with Son - 04/02/01

Getting a Two-Year-Old to Sleep in His Own Bed - 04/02/01

Dreams And Nightmares In A Four-year-old - 06/12/00

The Family Bed - 06/10/00

Sleep Supplies: Two-Year-Old Who Climbs out of the Crib at Bedtime - 05/09/01

Two-Year-Old Pushed to Give Up His Crib - 04/10/01

Sleep: Specific Problems: Putting a Nine-Month-Old on a Sleeping Schedule - 04/11/02

Toddler Crying at Night because Her Feet Hurt - 04/11/02

Child Having Extremely Violent Nightmares - 02/06/02

Development Milestones and Sleep Problems - 01/17/02

10-Year-Old Cannot Fall Asleep - 12/21/01

Three-Month-Old Feeding Best at Night - 12/21/01

Infant Not Napping during the Day - 12/19/01

Sweet Six-Month-Old Suddenly Irritable - 11/19/01

Four-Year-Old Refusing to Sleep Alone in His Room - 11/13/01

Toddler Talking in His Sleep - 11/07/01

Toddler Troubled by Change - 10/01/01

Attacks Leave Teen Too Scared to Sleep Alone - 09/18/01

Preteen Suddenly Won't Sleep Alone - 08/23/01

Toddler Wakes Up Crying Every Night - 07/23/01

Teaching a Toddler to Sleep in His Own Bed - 05/29/01

Siblings Keeping Each Other from Going to Bed - 05/10/01

Two-Year-Old Who Climbs out of the Crib at Bedtime - 05/09/01

Grinding Teeth during Sleep - 04/06/01

Twitchy Newborn - 04/06/01

Infant Who Wakes Up Several Times during the Night - 03/08/01

Two-Year-Old with Nighttime Crying, Coughing Fits - 03/08/01

Problems 'Ferberizing' Infant - 03/08/01

A Two-Year-Old's Night Terrors - 11/01/00

Bad Dreams - 10/20/00

Spoiling: Others Consider My Son to Be 'Spoiled' - 10/01/01

Worried Grandma Spoils Him - 05/23/01

Hard to Watch Boyfriend Cater to His Daughter's Every Whim - 04/02/01

"Spoiled" Two-Year-Old - 10/19/00

Stealing and Lying: Snooping, then Lying about It - 12/17/01

Seven-Year-Old Wearing Mother's Stockings - 03/08/01

Stepparenting: Helping Daughter Have Relationship with Half-Sibling - 11/20/01

Teaching Sexual Values without Undermining Family Member - 11/13/01

When Sleeping Alone is Traumatic - 04/10/01

Concerned about Introducing Seven-Year-Old Son to Boyfriend - 04/02/01

Parents Have Different Views about Daughter Wearing Makeup - 04/02/01

"Spoiled" Two-Year-Old - 10/19/00

Depressed over Step-Parenting Situation - 10/10/00

Stuttering: Preschooler Having Trouble Speaking Smoothly - 07/24/02

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS): Concerned about Infant in a Very Hot Apartment - 12/19/01

Worried about A Lack of Motor Skills - 04/25/01

The Family Bed - 06/10/00

Tantrums: Young Child Has a Hard Time in New Situations - 11/13/01

Defiant and Angry Three-Year-Old - 07/30/01

Tantrums in a Nine-Week-Old - 05/30/01

Toddler Won't Let Mom Sit Down - 05/29/01

Toddler Slapping His Head When Frustrated - 05/23/01

When Tantrums Don't Go Away - 05/10/01

Head Banging in Toddlers - 03/15/01

A Mercurial 14-Month-Old - 10/30/00

10 Month Old "tantrums" - 05/26/00

Television: Child Having Extremely Violent Nightmares - 02/06/02

Educational Videos for Babies - 02/06/02

Danger of Watching Too Much Television - 12/19/01

Thumb-Sucking: A Teen That Sucks Her Thumb - 07/23/01

A Ten-Year-Old Who Still Sucks His Thumb - 05/29/01

Thumb-Sucking and Hair-Pulling - 03/15/01

Times of Crisis: Helping Children through the Anniversary of September 11 - 09/10/02

Six-Year-Old's Play Is a Form of Coping - 10/09/01

Helping Teens Deal with Hatred - 10/09/01

Assuring Children They Are Safe in the Face of Uncertainty - 10/01/01

Trouble Getting Child to Eat or Talk about How He Feels - 10/01/01

Helping Children Feel More Secure in Times of National Crisis - 10/01/01

Child Wants to Stay Close to Mom - 10/01/01

Five-Year-Old Worried about Death - 10/01/01

Child Acting Out Violent Events in Play - 10/01/01

Not Happy with Halloween Costume Options - 10/01/01

Coping with Siblings in the Military - 10/01/01

The Effects of Disasters on Infants - 10/01/01

Two-Year-Old Frightened by the News - 10/01/01

A Child's View of the Plane Crashes - 09/18/01

Attacks Leave Teen Too Scared to Sleep Alone - 09/18/01

How to Explain Terrorism to a Preschooler - 09/18/01

When Visitation Requires Plane Travel - 09/18/01

Fear of Flying - 09/17/01

Toilet Training: Three-Year-Old Needs Diaper to Poop - 04/22/02

Toilet Training a Developmentally Delayed Child - 12/21/01

Seven-Year-Old Secretly Wearing Baby Brother's Diapers - 11/29/01

Tackling Toilet Training at Home and at Daycare - 11/13/01

Three-Year-Old Having Accidents and Autism Tendencies - 11/13/01

Six-Year-Old Uncomfortable Using the Potty - 11/13/01

Smearing Feces at 21 Months - 10/01/01

Peeing in the Corner at Night - 06/12/01

Peeing in the Wrong Places - 05/23/01

Bowel Movement Accidents at Four - 05/23/01

Toilet Training an Autistic Child - 04/02/01

Severe Stool Retention in Potty-Trained Toddler - 03/08/01

A Toddler's Reluctance to Part with His Bowel Movements - 02/28/01

Staying Dry through the Night - 02/20/01

Toys and Play: Educational Videos for Babies - 02/06/02

Older Sibling Wants to Play Alone with His Friends - 11/29/01

Little Boy Fascinated with Guns - 11/29/01

Six-Year-Old's Play Is a Form of Coping - 10/09/01

Child Acting Out Violent Events in Play - 10/01/01

Playing with Baby - 06/13/01

Benefits of Therapeutic Touch for Newborns - 04/02/01

Sharing 2 Year Olds Taking Turns - 02/16/01

A 4 Year Old Who Fights With Her Best Friend - 02/16/01

Travel with Children: When Visitation Requires Plane Travel - 09/18/01

Fear of Flying - 09/17/01

Violence: Child Having Extremely Violent Nightmares - 02/06/02

Little Boy Fascinated with Guns - 11/29/01

Helping Teens Deal with Hatred - 10/09/01

Child Acting Out Violent Events in Play - 10/01/01

How to Explain Terrorism to a Preschooler - 09/18/01

A Toddler's Emotional Response to Domestic Violence - 05/23/01

Video-Game Violence - 10/13/00

Parents' Influence More Powerful than Video Games - 10/13/00

Vomiting and Spitting Up: Self-Induced Vomiting at 17 Months - 11/07/01

Gagging and Throwing Up - 04/25/01

Whining: A Child Who Says All of Her Clothes Bother Her - 04/06/01

When The Whining Won't Stop - 05/22/00

Your Infant: Blue-Eyed Babies - 10/09/00

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