Energy Medicine
Chinese Medicine and Your Child
Here is a short introductory video on Chinese medicine and your child to give you some background information as to why I value and use this system in my practice. I think this is information that all parents need to know. My goal in making...
Energy Medicine Book for Parents Published
After the release of my ebook called Energy Medicine Principles for Parents, several people asked if I was considering publishing it as a softcover book. I looked into it and I’m happy to say it is now available in my office, on my website’s...
Heart Coherence
I had the opportunity recently to talk with Dr Rollin McCraty who is the Director of Research at the HeartMath Institute in California. They have been investigating the concept of heart rate variability and coherence for many years now. You...
BodyTalk: Consciousness Based Healthcare
Dr John Veltheim, the founder of the BodyTalk system, presented a full weekend workshop called Finding Health: Mapping the Healing Process in Portland, Oregon which I found fascinating and awe inspiring. He also gave a public lecture and I...
Reality Based Medicine: Part 2
Part 2 of our discussion on reality based medicine continues following up on this notion of medicine using too narrow a focus when it comes to healthcare and choices of acceptable or “proven” modalities. Another example to illustrate...
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Three Keys for Parents
The three keys I think all parents should know and use in their daily routines are awareness, context and education in that order. These three topics outline three skills that you can practice in order to benefit your child. They spell out the...
Parenting Tips: Emphasizing Contrast
Another tip I often discuss with parents is the concept of “contrast”. This really refers to the idea that by contrasting what has happened in the past with what is happening now, you are making it easier for your child’s nervous system...
Parenting Tips: Giving Choices
The next tip I want to discuss is giving choices. This is another tip taken from my 8 Tips for Parents.This is a very important concept that really begins from the time a baby is born and can be used throughout childhood and adolescence as part...
Parenting Tips: Foreshadowing for Your Child
I wrote my 8 Tips for Parents piece a while ago, and I just wanted to share one of those 8 tips today called, “Foreshadowing”. I borrowed this literary term to describe the exercise of narrating the future for your child. This...
Raising Intuitive Children
There is a new book out called “Raising Intuitive Children” by Tara Paterson and Caron Goode, Ed. D. I believe this is a much needed topic of discussion, especially with the nature and characteristics of kids growing up in today’s...
Read More Posts From This CategoryPediatrics
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]
Read More Posts From This CategoryNew Audio CD for Parents
