
Back-to-school season impacts children's mental health. Discover strategies for parents to support emotional well-being and resilience in elementary students.
Dr. Tanya Altmann is a UCLA-trained pediatrician and working mom. A nationally recognized child health expert, she has 25 years of experience caring for children. She is the author of several best-selling parenting books, including the American Academy of Pediatrics 'What to Feed Your Baby' and is Editor-in-Chief of 'Caring for Your Newborn and Young Child: Birth to Age 5 and Your Baby’s First Year'. As a regular child health expert for numerous news programs and talk shows, Dr. Tanya communicates complicated medical issues into easily understood concepts, discusses breaking medical news stories, and tackles controversial parenting issues. She started Calabasas Pediatric Wellness Center to provide personalized and integrative comprehensive pediatric health care, and is also a member of Cure Hydration's medical advisory board.

Back-to-school season impacts children's mental health. Discover strategies for parents to support emotional well-being and resilience in elementary students.

Their smaller size, higher metabolic rate, and greater body water percentage mean they lose fluids more quickly.

A pediatrician's guide to the new baby food safety regulations from Tanya Altmann, MD, FAAP.

Published: August 8th 2025 | Updated: