Your Baby & Child Questions Answered!
You asked, we answered. Here are the latest questions from our readers and advice from pediatricians on our board of advisors.
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I am due to have a baby soon and my husband and I, as well as my family who are going to stay with us, have all gotten the swine-flu vaccine. However, my mother-in-law, who will be staying with us for two weeks, refuses to get it. ...
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My daughter is 3 months old, and she sneezes a lot. I am allergic to long-hair dogs — do you think that she could have the same allergies?
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My DS is 4 1/2 years old and has always been small for his age, though he has hardly ever been sick a day in his life — he’s very healthy and active. But I have a hard time trying to get him to sit down to a meal. ...
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I am worried about my 2-year-old daughter. She hasn't started talking yet, and I’m not sure she’s picking up on what different words mean. ...
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My son (2.5) goes to daycare full time and will come home with his day sheet noting that he tried the potty. He hasn’t gone in it yet, but he’s sat on it, which I know is a start. ...
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My son enjoys preschool, but sometimes he plays with his friends so rough that he knocks them over and they get little bumps and scrapes. ...