Author Archives: Dr. Laura Jana

Children’s oral health is an important topic that doesn’t get enough attention. If princess toothbrushes can encourage toothbrushing, I’m all for them. Continue reading →

Every time I see a story like the one featuring efforts to save children living in a Vietnamese trash dump, I want to do more. Please join me. Continue reading →

Figuring out when to worry about a cough needs to be treated as a problem-solving venture. Here are some questions and symptoms you should keep in mind. Continue reading →

Encouraging back-sleeping babies to spend awake time on their bellies can help stave off the dreaded “positional plagiocephaly,” more understandably referred to as a flat head. Continue reading →

When it comes to New Year’s resolutions, I’m a believer. Now is the perfect time to shift from helping your children create holiday wish lists to helping them (and you) focus on setting realistic family goals that can deliver an even happier, healthier 2012. Continue reading →

The time that babies and toddlers spend in front of screens may simply not be time well spent. Not if it ends up displacing reading, playing, and entertaining oneself. Continue reading →

Parents have the ability to shape their children’s eating habits, teach them a healthier approach to food, and ultimately impact their overall health and nutrition. Continue reading →

Much of the parenting advice floating around the virtual world is unfiltered, potentially unfounded and confusingly contradictory. Here are tips for the most important ways to be a good parent. Continue reading →

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I wrote an article about how parents could comfort their children and help them make sense of the tragedy. Those steps apply as much today as they did then. Continue reading →

The numbers that relate to the ages and stages of childhood generally add up to fun, meaningful and important aspects of a healthy young life. Continue reading →