| | Robert Needlman, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Vice President, Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
ARTICLES WRITTEN BY DR. NEEDLMAN
- Adolescence
- Adolescence: What's Normal and What's Not
Raising a Responsible Teen
Teenagers: Setting House Rules
Adolescent Stress - 11/20/01
The Meaning of Stress - 11/08/01
Preteen Clothing Struggles: Countering the 'Britney Effect' - 08/27/01
Top Ten Tips: Talking with Your Teen About Sex - 06/06/03
Dealing with Disrespect - 05/22/01
Teen-Parent Battles That No One Wins - 05/22/01
- Adoption
- Adoption Resources for Parents - 03/19/01
An Overview of International Adoption - 03/19/01
Attachment and Reactive Attachment Disorder - 03/19/01
Deciding to Adopt - 03/19/01
Developmental and Emotional Issues in International Adoption - 03/19/01
Different Types of Adoption - 03/19/01
Medical Issues in International Adoption - 03/19/01
The Adoption Process - 03/19/01
- Aggression
- Aggression
Aggression in Child Care
Aggression in Toddlers
Aggression: 12 to 24 Months
Aggression: 6 to 12 Months
Aggression: 6 to 12 Years
Aggression: Responding to Your Infant
Aggression: Three to Six Years
Aggressiveness in Infants: Dealing with Your Own Feelings
Biting Between Ages Two and Three
How Aggressive Behaviors Change over Time
Medical Causes of Aggression
Pinching, Biting, and Pulling (Infants)
The Role of Temperament in Aggression
Three- to Six-Year-Olds: When To Be Concerned
Understanding the Violent Child - 02/06/02
- Allergies
- Diagnosing and Treating Food Allergies - 05/23/01
- Attention Problems
- ADHD Treatment: Overview
Causes of ADHD
Classroom Help for a Child with ADHD
Commonly Asked Questions About Ritalin(R)
How Does ADHD Change over Time?
How Is ADHD Diagnosed?
Medications for ADHD
Methylphenidate (Ritalin)
Things That Cause ADHD-Like Symptoms
What Is Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD)?
Alternative (Non-medical) Treatments for ADHD - 06/01/01
Ten Warning Signs That Your Child Is Having Trouble in School - 05/08/01
Does Sugar Make Children Hyper? - 04/16/02
- Autism
- Autism Myths and Realities
Causes of Autism
How Is Autism Diagnosed?
What Is Autism?
'Miracle' Therapies for Autism: The Secretin Story - 07/25/01
Applied Behavior Analysis: A Well-Studied Therapy for Autism - 07/25/01
How to Cope with a Diagnosis of Autism - 07/25/01
Red Flags for Autism - 07/25/01
The Types and Terminology of Autism - 07/25/01
Treating Autism, from Medication to Art Therapy - 07/25/01
- Bed-Wetting and Daytime Wetting
- The Basics of Bed-Wetting
The Doctor's Approach to Bed-Wetting
Treatments for Bed-Wetting
What You Can Do about Bed-Wetting
Daytime Wetting in Preschool Children - 05/25/01
- Birth Order
- Twins: Making Sense of Birth Order - 08/30/01
Birth Order Is Not Destiny - 05/07/01
Birth Order and Intelligence - 05/07/01
Birth Order: The Basics - 04/20/01
Firstborns: The Family Pioneers - 04/20/01
Middle Children: Finding Their Own Pride of Place - 04/20/01
Only Children: Finding the Middle Ground between Lonely and Lionized - 04/20/01
Youngest Children: The Perks and Perils of Being the "Baby" - 04/20/01
- Brains and Thinking
- Multiple Intelligences in Theory - 11/08/01
Pathways of Learning - 11/08/01
Memories You'd Rather Forget - 08/09/01
Digging into Your Personal Past - 08/07/01
Where Does Creativity Come From? - 05/25/01
Emotional Intelligence - 05/01/03
- Child Care
- Checklist: Choosing a Quality Child-Care Center
Child-Care Needs at Different Ages
Choosing a Child-Care Site
Choosing a Home Caregiver
Continuity of Care: Why It's So Important
Deciding on Child Care
Types of Child Care
Many Good Parents Choose Daycare - 04/30/01
Extra, Extra: 10 Tips on Evaluating Science News Reports - 04/25/01
- Child Development Snapshots
- Child Development: 9 to 12 Months
Child Development: Six to Nine Months
Child Development: The First Weeks
Child Development: Three to Six Months
Development and the Older Newborn
- Choosing a School
- Public Schools - 08/01/01
Home-Schooling - 07/30/01
How to Choose a Preschool - 07/30/01
How to Choose a Preschool - 07/30/01
How to Choose a Preschool - 07/30/01
Private Schools - 07/12/01
Choosing A School - 07/10/01
Charter Schools - 07/09/01
What an Excellent Classroom Looks Like - 07/06/01
- Chores & Jobs
- Preteens and Teens: Jobs Outside the Home - 08/22/01
Chores for Preteens and Teens - 08/03/01
Chores for School-Age Children - 07/24/01
Chores and Jobs: The Road to Responsibility - 07/18/01
Chores for Preschoolers - 07/18/01
Chores for Toddlers - 07/18/01
- Clothes & Shoes
- Preteen Clothing Struggles: Countering the 'Britney Effect' - 08/27/01
- College Issues
- Choosing the Right College - 11/12/01
Precollege Counseling: Making It Work for You - 11/12/01
Starting the College Journey: Overview - 11/12/01
Affording College: Financial Options and Strategies - 10/30/01
Being Apart: Handling College Separations - 10/30/01
Helping with the Application Essay - 10/30/01
College Entrance Examinations: Putting Tests into Perspective - 10/22/01
Choosing a College: Some Basic Considerations - 09/28/01
College Questions: A Checklist - 09/28/01
Online Resources for College Planning - 09/21/01
Saving for College - 09/21/01
- Constipation
- Treating Severe Constipation - 08/22/01
Stool Tool Instructions - 07/09/01
Anticonstipation Diet - 06/29/01
Causes of Constipation - 06/29/01
Understanding Constipation - 06/29/01
- Dad's Involvement in Pregnancy
- When a Man Isn't Ready to Be a Father - 05/25/01
- Death and Grieving
- Talking with Young Children about Death - 09/12/01
- Depression
- Depression in Parents
The Meaning of Stress - 11/08/01
Making Sense of Sadness - 09/19/01
Depression Overview - 03/20/01
Depression in Infants and Toddlers - 03/20/01
Depression in School-Age Children - 03/20/01
Different Types of Depression - 03/20/01
Talking with Your School-Age Child about Depression - 03/20/01
- Development: How It Happens
- Early and Late Talking: 9 to 12 Months
Red Flags: Signals That Your Child May be Lagging
Walking Early or Late: Does it Matter?
What Does Normal Development Mean?
What Is Development?
Your Child's Development: What to Look For
- Diapering Baby
- Disposable Diapers and Scrotal Temperature
Disposable Diapers: Are They Dangerous?
False Alarm: How One Newspaper 'Spun' the Diaper Story
Standard of Proof: How Scientists Evaluate Claims of Cause and Effect
- Discipline
- Teen-Parent Battles That No One Wins - 05/22/01
- Discipline: Specific Techniques
- Raising a Responsible Teen
Teenagers: Setting House Rules
Giving Commands - 06/28/01
Praise and Criticism - 06/28/01
Principles of Timeout - 06/28/01
The Value of Timeout - 06/28/01
Tips for Timeout - 06/28/01
When Timeout Doesn't Work - 06/28/01
Dealing with Disrespect - 05/22/01
- Divorce
- Divorce: How Older Children Respond
Divorce: How Younger Children Respond
- Drugs and Alcohol
- Talking about Alcohol with Your Child - 05/31/01
Alcohol and Your Child: Lowering the Risk - 05/30/01
Alcohol: When Parents Have Problems - 05/30/01
Cocaine Effects: The Challenges Researchers Face - 04/26/01
Drug Abuse, Dependence, and Addiction - 04/26/01
Ecstasy and Club Drugs - 04/26/01
Health Risks and Behavioral Issues of Crack Babies - 04/26/01
Marijuana Facts and FAQs - 04/26/01
How to Talk with Your Children about Drugs and Alcohol - 03/30/01
Marijuana: A Foot in the Door? - 03/30/01
Protecting Your Child from Drugs and Alcohol - 03/30/01
Tips on Talking about Drugs - 03/30/01
Why Children Use Drugs - 03/30/01
- Eating Disorders
- Eating Disorders: Overview - 04/09/01
How to Prevent Eating Disorders - 04/09/01
Recognizing and Treating Anorexia Nervosa - 04/09/01
- Emotions: What They Mean
- Continuity of Care: Why It's So Important
The Meaning of Stress - 11/08/01
Your School Memories: What Do They Mean? - 07/18/02
Emotional Intelligence - 05/01/03
When Worry Causes a Stomachache - 04/16/02
Depression Overview - 03/20/01
Attachment and Reactive Attachment Disorder - 03/19/01
Developmental and Emotional Issues in International Adoption - 03/19/01
- Encopresis
- Treating Severe Constipation - 08/22/01
Stool Tool Instructions - 07/09/01
Anticonstipation Diet - 06/29/01
Causes of Constipation - 06/29/01
Demystifying Encopresis - 06/29/01
Understanding Constipation - 06/29/01
Understanding Encopresis (Fecal Soiling) - 06/29/01
- Entertaining Your Baby
- Play Teaches Your Child--And You
- Fathering
- When a Man Isn't Ready to Be a Father - 05/25/01
- Fears
- Difficulty Being Away From Parents
When Children Are Afraid to Fly - 11/12/01
Explaining War to Children - 09/26/01
Dealing with Fears Arising from the Terrorist Attacks - 09/17/01
Understanding Post-traumatic Stress in Children - 09/14/01
Violence in the News: Talking with Your Child - 09/13/01
Talking with Young Children about Death - 09/12/01
Memories You'd Rather Forget - 08/09/01
When Worry Causes a Stomachache - 04/16/02
- Feeding Development
- Eating Solid Foods: The Developmental Perspective
Feeding Development: An Overview
The "Division of Responsibility" in Eating
- Fetal Development
- Alcohol and Drugs during Pregnancy
Medications, Infections, and Other Exposures in Pregnancy
The Developing Fetus, Weeks 1-8
The Developing Fetus, Weeks 25-40
The Developing Fetus, Weeks 9-24
Your Baby's Development During Pregnancy
- Food Allergies
- Treatment of Food Allergies
What are Food Allergies?
Diagnosing and Treating Food Allergies - 05/23/01
- Food Safety
- What are Food Allergies?
- Friends and Peers
- Bully-Proofing Your Child
First Friends
Friends and Peers
Friends in School
Helping Your Child Make Friends: Infants and Toddlers
Preschool Friends
Understanding Bullying
When You Don't Like Your Child's Friends-School Age
Effective Anti-Bullying Programs in Schools - 01/10/02
- GI Problems: Miscellaneous
- Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER) in Infants - 12/11/01
Abdominal Pain - 04/16/02
Appendicitis - 04/16/02
When Worry Causes a Stomachache - 04/16/02
- Genital Issues
- Disposable Diapers and Scrotal Temperature
Disposable Diapers: Are They Dangerous?
False Alarm: How One Newspaper 'Spun' the Diaper Story
Standard of Proof: How Scientists Evaluate Claims of Cause and Effect
- Growth and Growth Charts
- Growth Charts
Growth Charts: Beyond the Basics
Growth Measurements: What They Mean to Doctors
Growth in Infancy
Growth in Preschool Children
Growth in the Newborn Period
How Children Control Their Own Growth
The Factors That Determine a Child's Growth
Toddler Growth: Expect a Slowdown
What Is Average Growth?
What Is Normal Growth?
- Handedness
- Famous Left-handers - 06/14/01
Handedness Facts and Puzzles - 06/14/01
Handedness and the Brain - 06/14/01
How Handedness Develops in Infants - 06/14/01
Left-handed Thinking - 06/14/01
Nature, Nurture, and Handedness - 06/14/01
Questions about Handedness - 06/14/01
What Is 'Handedness'? - 06/14/01
- Health Promotion
- Keeping Your Baby Safe from SIDS
Keeping Children Safe from Secondhand Smoke - 04/03/01
Secondhand Smoke and Children's Health - 04/03/01
- Hobbies and Crafts
- Activities for a Cold Winter's Day - 12/20/01
- Holidays
- Dressing Up: How Appropriate are Certain Costumes?
Halloween Street Safety
Taking the "Boo!" Out of Halloween
Valentine's Day: The Ps & Qs of Valentines for Children
Toys and Treasures: A Liberating Approach to Gift-Giving - 11/30/01
- Holidays: Fall
- Dressing Up: How Appropriate are Certain Costumes?
Halloween Street Safety
Taking the "Boo!" Out of Halloween
- Holidays: Winter
- Activities for a Cold Winter's Day - 12/20/01
Toys and Treasures: A Liberating Approach to Gift-Giving - 11/30/01
- Infections of Childhood
- Appendicitis - 04/16/02
- Language: Talking and Understanding
- About Language Milestones
Early and Late Talking: 9 to 12 Months
How to Nurture Language Development - Newborns and Infants
How to Nurture Language Development - Preschool Children
How to Nurture Language Development - School-Age Children
How to Nurture Language Development - Toddlers
Key Language Milestones - General Principles
Key Language Milestones in Infancy
Key Language Milestones in Preschoolers
Key Language Milestones in Toddlers
Language Skills
Language, Speech, and Communication
The Bilingual Baby
The Importance of Language
- Latchkey Arrangements
- A Latchkey Checklist: Getting Your Child Ready - 03/07/01
A Latchkey Checklist: Getting Your Home Ready - 03/07/01
Alternatives to Self-Care - 03/07/01
Making a Latchkey Arrangement Work: Preparing Your Child - 03/07/01
Making a Latchkey Arrangement Work: Preparing Your Home - 03/07/01
Making a Latchkey Arrangement Work: Preparing Yourself - 03/07/01
Self-Care (Latchkey) Arrangements - 03/07/01
Self-Care for Preteens and Teens - 03/07/01
- Mealtime Behavior
- The "Division of Responsibility" in Eating
- Media Watch
- False Alarm: How One Newspaper 'Spun' the Diaper Story
Standard of Proof: How Scientists Evaluate Claims of Cause and Effect
Violence in the News: Talking with Your Child - 09/13/01
Preteen Clothing Struggles: Countering the 'Britney Effect' - 08/27/01
Morality in Harry Potter - 07/16/01
How Social Scientists Prove Causality - 05/07/01
Many Good Parents Choose Daycare - 04/30/01
Cocaine Effects: The Challenges Researchers Face - 04/26/01
Extra, Extra: 10 Tips on Evaluating Science News Reports - 04/25/01
- Medications in Pregnancy
- Medications, Infections, and Other Exposures in Pregnancy
- Medicines
- Commonly Asked Questions About Ritalin(R)
Medications for ADHD
Methylphenidate (Ritalin)
- Misbehavior: Miscellaneous
- Begging for Toys or Treats
- Motor Development
- Eating Solid Foods: The Developmental Perspective
Growing Hands: Fine Motor Development
Moving and Learning: How They're Related
Newborns and Reflexes: The Body's Autopilot
Rolling Over
Sitting Up
Strength and Coordination: Motor Development
Walking Early or Late: Does it Matter?
Cerebral Palsy - 05/31/01
Crawling and Safety Issues - 05/31/01
Sitting Up: What It Means for Your Baby - 05/31/01
- Multiple Pregnancy
- Why Are Siblings So Important?
Twins: Making Sense of Birth Order - 08/30/01
Nature, Nurture, and Handedness - 06/14/01
- Museums
- How to Make the Most of a Museum Visit - 03/26/01
Learning in Museums: Exploring the World of Information - 03/26/01
Practical Tips for Museum-Going Families - 03/26/01
- Names
- Five Fun Facts about Names - 08/03/01
Numerology - 08/01/01
Top 10 Names - 08/01/01
Names and Personality - 07/31/01
Nicknames - 07/31/01
Is Your Name Your Destiny? - 07/25/01
- Newborn Care
- Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER) in Infants - 12/11/01
- Nose and Sinus Problems
- Secondhand Smoke and Children's Health - 04/03/01
- Overweight and Underweight
- Weight Worries - 05/23/01
- Parenting
- Meaningful Family Time
What Is Temperament?
When Duty Calls: Preparing to Leave Your Children - 10/12/01
When Mom and Dad Go Off to War - 10/12/01
Moms in the Military: Helping Your Children Stay Strong - 10/11/01
Moms in the Military: How Caregivers Can Help Children on the Home Front - 10/11/01
Parenting Challenges: The Importance of Tending to Your Own Emotional Needs - 09/19/01
Why You Are the Parent You Are - 08/10/01
Parenting Types and Their Effects on Children - 07/05/01
What Is Your Parenting Type? - 07/05/01
Praise and Criticism - 06/28/01
Determining Your Parenting Type: A Quiz - 06/27/02
- Pathways of Learning
- Multiple Intelligences in Theory - 11/08/01
Pathways of Learning - 11/08/01
Pathways of Learning: The Quiz - 11/08/01
Emotional Intelligence - 05/01/03
- Preschool
- How to Choose a Preschool - 07/30/01
How to Choose a Preschool - 07/30/01
How to Choose a Preschool - 07/30/01
Is Your Child Ready for Preschool? - 07/25/01
Is Your Child Ready for Preschool? - 07/25/01
Preschool Accreditation - 07/25/01
Preschool Accreditation - 07/25/01
Pressures in Preschool - 07/25/01
Pressures in Preschool - 07/25/01
Setting the Scene for Learning - 07/25/01
Setting the Scene for Learning - 07/25/01
What to Observe When Visiting a Preschool - 07/25/01
What to Observe When Visiting a Preschool - 07/25/01
Why Is Preschool Important? - 07/25/01
Why Is Preschool Important? - 07/25/01
When Worry Causes a Stomachache - 04/16/02
- Reading Aloud: Nurturing Literacy
- Children's Books to Soothe Worries and Fears - 10/04/01
Reading to Children in Times of Stress - 09/20/01
Fantasy Favorites: The Cure for Harry Potter Deprivation Syndrome - 08/22/01
Morality in Harry Potter - 07/16/01
Why Parents Should Read Harry Potter - 07/16/01
The Role of Fantasy in the Lives of Children - 07/13/01
Reaching Your Children through Stories - 05/22/01
Tell Me a Story: Why Tales and Myths Are So Important - 05/22/01
Books and Toddlers: 12-18 Months - 03/04/01
Books and the Older Toddler: 18-24 Months - 03/04/01
Choosing Non-Racist, Non-Sexist Books - 03/04/01
Exploring Books With Your Preschooler - 03/04/01
Internet Book Lists for Children - 03/04/01
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