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Childhood Bedwetting

Childhood bedwetting is a common and distressing situation for both kids and their parents. This condition is also known as nocturnal enuresis which means nighttime urination. If the child is fairly young, a diagnostic evaluation is done, including seeing medical specialists when needed. If there are physical problems or inherited disorders of the urinary tract then these should be treated right away. In most cases, however, a child with bedwetting has no physical problems and often parents are... [Read more]

Constipation in Children

Constipation is another common digestive system condition that affects many children. As parents, your job is to try and alleviate this frustrating situation and I want to help you to accomplish this. I have a different perspective on childhood problems compared to other practitioners. This comes from my clinical experience as a pediatrician and from my current private practice in alternative/energy medicine. I rely heavily on the Chinese medicine system to help explain conditions and particularly... [Read more]

Stomachaches in Children

Stomachaches occur in children quite commonly and over the years I have seen many kids with this condition. I have a different perspective on the causative factors that need to be taken into account and I feel this is an important topic to discuss with parents. In my practice I like to use the saying, “The more information, the better”. What I mean is that we can gain a lot more ground by being open to different systems, interpretations, and models of explanation, rather than just relying... [Read more]

Childhood Worry: Uncovering the Cause

As a pediatrician with a holistic medicine practice, I see kids of all age groups for various reasons and at various stages of development. Seeing kids with excessive worry or anxiety has become commonplace and I’d like to explore the possible reasons why. Back in the 1990′s, I recall seeing children in my practice who had nervousness or anxiety in certain situations, or who would worry about their parents or other family members seemingly over and above what would be considered “normal”. ... [Read more]

Childhood Asthma Allergy and Eczema

I have seen many kids over the course of my career who have this combination of asthma, allergies, and eczema occurring at the same time or at different time periods in the child’s life. Any one of these conditions is enough to cause frustration and concern for parents, but the additive effect of all three can be overwhelming and a challenge to the child’s system and energy threshold. Asking the Question Why? One of the strategies I like to use in the evaluation of kids, is to stretch... [Read more]

Help Your Child Manage Anger

I believe one of the most important topics that parents can teach their kids about is how to handle emotional states like anger. As youngsters, we have a lack of experience and little where-with-all to handle powerful and unpredictable emotions. Learning how to manage emotions like anger in constructive, natural and acceptable ways is one of the ongoing processes of childhood and beyond. Here is a site and a book I came across which specifically deals with anger in children and gives some great... [Read more]

Understanding Your Child’s Conative Energy

I’m a big believer in allowing for individual differences among kids as they grow, learn and develop. I think all parents want to understand and nurture their kids in the most individualized way possible. But how does one do that? I came across a word on Twitter, of all places, and the word was “conation”. I must admit, I had never heard of it before. With my curiosity peaked, I followed the link and found out it has something to do with how the brain works. I’m always interested... [Read more]

Dr Brazelton’s Touchpoints

I am a big fan of Dr T Berry Brazelton and his Touchpoints philosophy. As a fellow pediatrician I have had similar feelings as Dr Brazelton with regards to the changes that have taken place in our medical system. As physicians, we have all experienced changes in the way we practice medicine in the last couple of decades. I like the short video embedded below which details the Touchpoints philosophy. Dr Brazelton and the other providers on the video stress the importance of parents as partners in... [Read more]

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