No Tylenol for Fever?

If you have read much of what I write about fever, you might find it strange that I tell parents not to give their children Tylenol™ and Motrin™ when they have a fever.  In fact, if you read my Myths & Facts section on fever you will see this:

Myth #3: If I reduce my child’s fever, they will get better sooner. Read more

A fatal blow to the anti-abstinence crowd?

During my career I have watched the “progressive” crowd tout the naivety of an abstinence approach to sex education in teens and adolescents.  They generally go on to push shelling out all kinds of contraceptives to specific “at-risk” populations (like the poor, our school children, sub-Saharan Africans, etc.) while they stand on their pedestal of arrogance lecturing about how ridiculous it is to try and promote abstinence. Read more

Babywise Tips

For those who follow my experience with Babywise, you will note that one of my suggestions involves finding others who have been there and done that.  With that in mind, I have a new recommendation for both first time and seasoned Babywise parents.  The Blog is called Babywise Tips and the author is a trusted friend and parent. Read more

Babywise and the Infant Sling?

In the ongoing debate between Attachment parenting and Babywise parenting it seems that the infant sling is viewed as a tool for attachment parenting only and has no role in a Parent-Directed (Babywise) approach.  However, now that we have two children, my wife decided to test out the sling as a matter of necessity (better to have two free hands to chase our 2-year old around the house). Read more