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When someone loses a child, it’s hard to know what to say. The pain is unimaginable—and for many of us, that fear of saying the wrong thing keeps us from saying anything at all. In this week’s episode of The Pediatrician Next Door…

When a friend loses a child, many of us are left wondering what to say—or how to help. In this deeply moving episode, Dr. Wendy talks with Hans Kullberg, a father who lost his 10-month-old daughter, Aviva, and learned to navi...

Have you stared at a jar of peanut butter wondering if giving it to your baby is safe—or if you might end up in the ER? The idea of introducing allergenic foods to a baby can feel terrifying, but the latest research actually says: do it, and d…

If you’ve found your child naked with another child or heard they were touching someone at school, your heart might be racing—but take a breath. You can handle this. Believe it or not, these types of behaviors are actually quite common a…

Food allergies now affect 1 in 13 children in the U.S., turning mealtime into a daily source of anxiety for families. But groundbreaking research — including the LEAP study — shows that introducing allergenic foods like peanu...

Just like kids need to wear a helmet during activities where they could be injured, children only need to wear shoes when they might injure their feet. For example, you don’t want your toddler stepping on glass, getting a splinter or walking…

We can handle sniffles and scraped knees. A hug usually works. But when your child says, “Nobody played with me today,” or “They didn’t invite me,” — well, that hits different. It hits us right in the parenting gu…

You know that moment when you're trying to drop your kid off at school and suddenly your leg becomes their new emotional support animal? Maybe they're in tears, maybe you're in tears, and maybe both of you are wondering what happened to the confiden…