Categories
Ask The Doctor and The Dad

Should I take time off work after having a baby?

Today’s “Ask the Doctor + the Dad” question is our easiest one yet: After having a new baby, should I take some time off from work? Whether you’re running a Fortune 500 company, or writing a parenting blog just like this one, we say, without any hesitation at all – YES!!! (See you all next week!)

Categories
Ask The Doctor and The Dad

What’s the best way to dine out with a baby?

Today’s “Ask The Doctor and The Dad” questions come from Pamela Brill, a writer who interviewed and quoted us in an article she wrote for the “Parent’s Corner” of the Rashti & Rashti website. Check out her article now, then read our complete answers to all her questions about going out to eat with kids […]

Categories
Ask The Doctor and The Dad

How do you get a kid to stop picking his nose?

Today’s Ask D+D question comes from an uncle dealing with a particularly sticky situation: My sister’s 9-year-old has a pesky habit of picking his nose…when bored, nervous, talking to people, YOU NAME IT! Obviously, my sister is embarrassed because she will be talking to her friends and her child will start “picking away.” She heard […]

Categories
Ask The Doctor and The Dad

Ask D+D: Why can’t my kid take a hint?

Today’s question comes from a mother in desperate need of a wet wipe: The other day the kids and I grabbed a quick lunch. I was trying to corral everyone over to a table while also balancing all of our food, drinks and a milkshake on a tray, when the milkshake naturally fell, bounced off […]

Categories
Ask The Doctor and The Dad

Is my kid becoming too competitive?

Today’s question might just be the very best question the Doctor + Dad have ever received. A competitive edge seems to have just popped up in my preschool-aged daughter and her buds. Like who’s the tallest, fastest, strongest, etc. What’s the deal with that? – Ashleigh Well Ashleigh, we know what you mean. Just like […]

Categories
Ask The Doctor and The Dad

What are some good brain-boosting indoor activities for kids?

Today’s question is one we’ve all probably thought about a lot. (Or at least a little, like whenever the cable goes out.) What are some good indoor activities for kids that can boost my little one’s brainpower more than just watching TV? – Elyssa

Categories
Ask The Doctor and The Dad

Ask D+D: Why is your baby crawling like an MMA fighter?

Today’s question is a follow-up to a question we answered a few weeks ago. You know, the one where we pointed out how weird looking our son’s crawl was? Did you know your kid’s crawl looks exactly like one of my favorite Brazilian Jiu Jitsu moves? – Morgan