Pediatrician: First Response

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Help Getting Baby to Eat Solids!

K.S. asks from Chicago

Hi everyone, My doctor would like for me to start my six-month-old on solids. First of all, he is seven weeks premature. Secondly, my efforts have been futile! ...

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ADD/ADHD?? How to Determine If Behavior Is Normal or If We Might Have an Issue.

M.R. asks from Los Angeles

My Son who is almost 5 is and has always been a very active boy.Lately he just doesn't want to listen and follow directions and honestly it just seems like he is boun...

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My 7 Year Old Daughter Is Having Vaginal Discharge

J.S. asks from Enid

recently my 7 year old daughter complained that her "booty" was crusty. since she occasionally gets itchy and rashy "down there" from not wiping good enough, i assum...

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My 7 Yr Old Has Chronic Bad Breath

C.C. asks from Portland

For many years now my 7 yr old boy has had really bad breath. We floss and brush twice a day (most days). I've noticed recently that after his morning rinse after bru...

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The School Says My 6 Yr Old Has A.D.D. Not the Hyperactivity Type

S.C. asks from Daytona Beach

Hi my son just turned siz at the end of August and started first grade at the same time. He struggled thru kindergarten and then we found out he needed his tonsils, ...

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Child Hitting Herself

J.P. asks from Philadelphia

My daughter is 17 months old and for the past couple weeks when she is told no or becomes furstrated she hits herself in the head. I'm becoming very upset when she d...

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Daughter Won't Stop Scratching

S.E. asks from Los Angeles

My daughter is 16 months. She keeps scratching her back, right below her neck. Yesterday we noticed that she must have been scratching it so much that it started to...

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Constipation in My 14 Week Old

L.M. asks from Tampa

HI, my 14 week old little boy has had a real difficult time with his digestion. Initially, we were dealing with him spitting up constantly and now he is going 3-5 day...

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Hyper Child ... Does That Mean ADD? & What Steps Should I Take?

S.K. asks from Chicago

My son is 6 & in 1st grade. My son's teacher is having several issues with him at school. He is not staying focused, he can't sit still, he's not finishing his clas...

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Medical Care for a Coughing Toddler

E.C. asks from Dallas

I have a toddler (20 months old) that has been stuffed up for a few days. Now she has developed a cough because of the drainage. She doesn't seem to be infected becau...