You Are Enough Moms
Over the past several years I’ve written dozens of letters and articles to mothers. They’ve been open letters talking about our fears of failures, our worries, our wonderings if what we’re doing really matters, our successes, and our giving of self. These simple notes, filled with words of bravery, encouragement, and we’re in this together let’s pull up our bootstraps have reached over a million readers.
They’re not full of quick fourteen easy steps in three weeks spending only two hours a day ways to becoming a perfect parent. They’re not lists of things we should be doing or shou...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - October 7, 2013 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Rachel Martin Source Type: blogs
The Road to Success: Tips for Feeding Your Toddler — Part Two
Your toddler can now eat just about everything you eat. That does not mean that he actually WILL eat everything you eat. That is no reason not to try to continue to feed the healthiest foods. Of course you want to stay away from foods that are too salty, spicy, sugary or those that contain too much butter.
Tips For Feeding a Toddler Successfully: Part 2
To encourage a toddler to willingly try new foods:
Place SMALL amounts of foods nicely arranged on his plate. A too-full plate is overwhelming to a child.
Cut your toddler’s food into easy-to-eat pieces. Make healthy foods fun by using decorating ideas.
Get your toddler ...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - October 4, 2013 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Ruth Yaron Tags: Perspectives Infant Infant Feeding Source Type: blogs
How to Prevent and Treat Tonsil Stones
When I was a child, it was commonplace to remove tonsils. The thinking of the day was that tonsils didn’t serve much of a purpose. Much like the thinking of the day about the appendix.
Now we know the tonsils serve as filters keeping bacteria, viruses, and foreign bodies that enter the mouth from making their way into the digestive system. When they do their jobs well, the trapped bacteria or viruses can cause a great deal of discomfort. In that regard, a sore throat is a sign that the tonsils are doing their job.
For some people, especially adolescents, the tonsils can trap “mouth debris” (isn’t th...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - October 3, 2013 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Dr. Alan Greene Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Diseases & Conditions Source Type: blogs
The Road to Success: Tips for Feeding Your Toddler – Part One
As your baby grows into toddlerhood his taste buds and tolerances will be more in line with an adult’s. However, you want to make sure that the food he (or she) eats is still the best that you can offer because what he learns to like now will probably stay with him for a very long time.
Toddler Food Rejection
Toddlers are constantly testing limits and mealtimes are no exception. Expect plenty of refusals. At mealtimes, you never know when he will reject a food, even a food that he previously relished. Try not to take rejections personally and continue to keep mealtimes pleasant and relaxing. As a new parent you have alre...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - October 3, 2013 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Ruth Yaron Tags: Perspectives Infant Infant Feeding Source Type: blogs
Baby’s First Foods: Millet, kale and nutritional yeast
Millet is a super healthy whole grain cereal and can be used instead of brown rice as a first cereal. With recent concerns about arsenic levels in white and brown rice, even organic, millet is a terrific choice as a Super Porridge base. Millet is not likely to cause an allergy and is easily digested. Millet has many wonderful nutritive properties including Vitamin B, potassium, iron, protein, and other vitamins and minerals. Super Porridge millet alone is a terrific meal.
Below, I describe the preparation of millet Super Porridge and the preparation of steamed, puréed kale. To blow things right out of the nutritional wate...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - October 2, 2013 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Ruth Yaron Tags: Perspectives Infant Infant Feeding Source Type: blogs
