Nocturnal enuresis, the medical term for bed wetting, is a really common problem. About 15-25% of 5 year old boys wet the bed regularly. About 15% of these boys become dry at night each year, so that almost all are dry by the late teens. The exact cause of nocturnal enuresis remains elusive, but it ...
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Underwater Birth is Not Natural
I've always thought birth pools ana underwater birth was wierd, unnatural and seemed dangerous. Advocates are passionate about its benefits, but it looks like they are ignoring the risks. I turned away a couple of patients years ago because water births just seemed too frightening for me to accomodate. Now the risks are becoming more ...
How to cure psychogenic cough in young children
In the early years of my practice I was stationed at Keller Army Hospital, West Point, NY. Ralph Olson, MD, a pediatrician spending the last years of his practice on active duty as a reserve physician after many years in private practice, consulted on a 4 year old patient for me who had a longstanding cough. She seemed ...
Girl’s sports pay off longterm
My wife and I strongly believed that our daughter should learn to play on a team. We had her join the same type of youth soccer and baseball as our son. We thought that learning to play as a part of a team, to set goals, to win and lose, and to be coached were ...
Non-verbal touch
There may not be another parenting technique that works at every age from birth to adulthood, is simple enough to explain in a couple of minutes at a well child visit, and that every parent can master in a few days. Non-verbal touch is a technique where a parent catches their child doing a desired behavior, ...
A fun case for this family physician
My wife once told me you never want to be an "interesting" case. It's OK to be a "fun" case though. I saw a fun case in the office this week, at least fun for me. Fun for me often means seeing something I don’t every day, I can diagnose with confidence, and where good ...
Parenting – Advice that works.
I remember when we had our first baby. I was in the Army, stationed hundreds of miles from either of our families, and although I felt well trained as a family physician, we faced the same parenting dilemmas as every young parent. How to get the baby to sleep through the night, and later was ...
Routine neonatal circumcision? – More data now than ever.
I’ve been practicing long enough to have seen the weight of medical and public opinion swing from very pro (1970-80’s) , to fairly con (1980-1990’s) , to the current fairly pro regarding routine neonatal circumcision. More evidence is accumulating that there are significant benefits to neonatal circumcision in both men and their female partners. In ...
The Skeptical OB on Attachment Parenting
Dr. Amy Tuteur is an obstetrician who posts as The Skeptical OB regularly. Her posts are always well thought out and articulate and usually contrarian. Her posts are more detailed than mine tend to be, and tend to articulate her point of view explicitly. I hope you enjoy this article reposted with her kind permission. Check ...
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