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• Teaching your children to be thankful this Thanksgiving

  There may be nothing more disheartening to a parent than an ungrateful child.

• When Your Child’s Nosebleed Is Serious

  Seeing your child with a nosebleed can be scary, but try to remain calm. Most nosebleeds look much worse than they really are and can be treated at home.

• When is the right time to talk to kids about alcohol and marijuana use? Study says earlier than you might think

  One in 10 high school students has driven under the influence of alcohol or marijuana within the last 30 days.

• Doctor Won’t Prescribe Antibiotics for Your Child? Here’s Why

  As a parent, you want your sick child to feel better. And sometimes you may not understand why a pediatrician will not prescribe antibiotics to make that happen.

• Why W-sitting might be a cause for concern

  Chances are if you’re reading this, you have probably heard the term “W-sitting” which is why you’d like to know more. If it’s new to you, and you have little ones in your family then you are probably going to come across it at some point. It usually comes up when someone is speaking to a child and might sound something like this, “Please fix your legs and stop W-Sitting.” Ouch. First of all what does that mean and how could it possibly matter how my child chooses to sit? I hope this post will give you a quick snapshot of this issue.

• How (and why) to teach your child about mindful eating

  Mindful eating is eating with full awareness; it engages all the five senses (touch, smell, taste, sight, and sound) so we are able to have more enjoyment out of our food. By using all of our senses, one is able to appreciate all the characteristics of the food that is being offered. Mindful eating helps provide insight into what is making someone want to eat. Through mindful eating, one can experience the joy of food without the feeling of guilt and judgment from oneself.

• How to help your child cope with change

  In our previous posts, we talked about and , which are two very emotional challenges that children may face. Both of these topics can cause a child to struggle with ambiguous loss, which is a type of loss that may not feel tangible to a child or even to the adults in their lives.

• When Your Baby Just Won’t Stop Crying: Could It Be Colic?

  No matter what you do, your baby just keeps crying and crying, and you don’t know what to do. As a pediatrician at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and a mother with my own personal experience, I can relate to this stressful and overwhelming situation. We expect babies to cry and show some fussiness, but around 5 percent to 25 percent of newborns cry a whole lot more than others, which can be very challenging for us parents to handle.

• Creative ways to sneak more fruits and vegetables into your family's meals

  Do you feel like it is a constant challenge to eat enough fruits and vegetables every day to meet nutritional needs?

• Easy ways to make menu planning fun for the whole family

  How often do you hear “What’s for dinner?” or “Why are we having that again?” from your family because you have no idea what to cook?