Will the pandemic stunt toddlers’ social development?
While daycare and preschools limit attendance, and playdates are on lockdown, how will toddler’s...
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Baby halitosis: when and why does a baby get bad breath?
Two families asked me why their almost one-year-old babies have bad breath. But no parent has ever...
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Latch-on: Simple solutions to common breastfeeding problems
Any mom who says breastfeeding is easy just doesn’t remember the first few weeks! At some point...
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Blue lips, hands and feet mean a warm heart
Babies can be colorful – literally. A young mother noticed that after she nursed her six-week-old...
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Don’t blame teething for baby’s ills
Teething has had a bad reputation for over 5000 years. Hippocrates, Homer, and Aristotle...
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Bedtime snacks help kids sleep
If dinner is at 5:30 p.m. it makes perfect sense that your child will be hungry again at 8:30 pm....
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Righty or Lefty? When will you know?
Will your child be an accomplished athlete or mathematical genius? We grownups love looking for...
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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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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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Kids be trippin’ (and stumbling)
Worried that your toddler is limping, has a neurologic problem, or worse, is just clumsy?
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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