Trained volunteer cuddlers provide the magic of human touch to help preemies and convalescing newborns thrive.

Hugging is healing for NICU babies

Children who are overweight or obese are potentially at risk for developing diabetes, but there’s more to identifying prediabetes than just obesity.

Prediabetes: How to identify children at risk

Jon Matthew Farber, MD, shares more observations on office practice and some useful websites for patient information.

Plain talk about office practices

A 9-year-old boy presents for evaluation of white spots on his hands, elbows, knees, and legs. There is also a ring around a mole on his back. The patient’s parents first noted areas of depigmentation on his trunk and extremities, and his lesions have spread particularly in areas of trauma. The lesions were most noticeable in the summer when tanning increased the contrast between the involved and uninvolved areas of his body.

Boy’s white patches signal pigmentary disorder

Pediatricians must do more to protect the next generation of children from the consequences of obesity before it’s too late.

10 commandments of obesity prevention for children

Among a variety of generic titles, parents prefer being addressed as “Mom” or “Dad” rather than “Mommy/Daddy” or “Ma’am/Sir,” according to a survey of 137 parents of children being seen or admitted to a New York State children’s hospital.

“Doctor, please don’t call me Mommy!”

An analysis of about 1590 stock photographs of sleeping babies found that infants often are not portrayed in a way that is consistent with American Academy of Pediatrics’ guidelines on infant sleep safety.

Stock photos miss the boat on safe sleep environments

Youngsters who use social media for an hour a day or longer are likely to sleep for fewer hours than their peers who don’t use social media-and as media use increases, so does this likelihood.

Social media and sleep duration-there is a connection!

Breast milk is best, but for those babies who won’t or don’t breastfeed there are formula alternatives. Here’s a primer on infant formulas and how to decide which option is appropriate for the individual child.

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