4 vaccines you need before you visit the baby
Washing your hands isn’t enough. Anyone who will be in close contact with your new baby needs to...
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How kids would run reading time
Why bother reading when skipping a page sets off a tantrum and Olivia won’t sit still long enough...
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Growing pains caused by living life
Growing pains cause real pain, but it’s not from growing. If your child has arm or leg pain...
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How to bathe a baby
Babies bathe in amniotic fluid for 9 months, yet too much time in the bath damages their skin....
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Birthmarks and baby spots
Have you been surprised to find a new spot on your child and wondered where it came from? The word...
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Psych! You’re eating healthy
How do you get kids to eat healthy? You have to teach kids to choose healthy foods. Humans come...
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Are multivitamins necessary?
Is your child a picky eater, vegetarian or only eats white foods? Then you’ve wondered what their...
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Babies feel pain
Do we learn to feel pain? Babies’ scrunched up faces and curdling screams certainly suggest that...
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Bend over and take your medicine: rectal acetaminophen
Child refusing fever medicine? What to do when not even a spoon full of sugar will make the...
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How would kids childproof?
Childproofing your home to protect from falls isn’t just about buying and installing gear. Babies...
Read MoreAbout Dr. Wendy
I’m Dr. Wendy Hunter, a pediatrician and mom. I answer the questions you forgot or were too embarrassed to ask your kid’s doctor. I mix the science of modern medicine with the reality of parenting.
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