| | Robert Needlman, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Vice President, Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY DR. NEEDLMAN
- Adolescence
- Parents Disagree about Giving Young Teen Responsibility - 09/23/02
Prom Night Jitters - 04/18/02
Adolescent with Unusually Smelly Sweat - 02/08/02
11- Year-Old Doesn't Care about Hygiene - 11/13/01
- Adoption
- Telling Preschooler about Her Biological Father - 12/19/01
Adopting Child with Possible Developmental Problems - 11/29/01
- Aggression
- Toddler Is Aggressive, but Not Angry - 02/06/02
Three-Year-Old Beats Up Her Dolls - 11/16/01
Living with a Controlling Three-Year-Old - 08/23/01
Defiant and Angry Three-Year-Old - 07/30/01
A Toddler's Emotional Response to Domestic Violence - 05/23/01
Acting Up in Preschool - 05/10/01
Nine-Year-Old HavingTrouble Getting Along with Parent and Classmates - 04/10/01
Overbearing Three-Year-Old - 04/10/01
A Child Who Is Very Angry When Picked Up from Preschool - 04/02/01
An Energetic and Destructive One-Year-Old - 01/28/01
Toddler Who Bites - 10/25/00
Handling A Two Year Old Who Hits And Bites - 05/25/00
- Allergies
- Food Allergies and Behavioral Problems - 01/17/02
Four-Year-Old Biting His Fingers - 11/13/01
What To Do For A Bee Sting - 06/01/00
- Attention Problems
- Daughter with ADHD, Tourette's, and Impulsive Behavior - 02/26/02
Food Allergies and Behavioral Problems - 01/17/02
Tips for Talking about Attention Problems - 11/19/01
Four-Year-Old Suddenly Having Trouble Focusing - 11/07/01
Five-Year-Old on Adderall and Angry - 10/01/01
Stimulants Effect on Growth - 08/29/01
Time It Takes for ADHD Medication to Take Effect - 07/23/01
Hyperactive at 10 Months - 05/23/01
Supercharged Two-Year-Old - 05/23/01
Attention Problems and Unusual Movements - 05/10/01
New Bad Behavior in a Good 10-Year-Old - 04/10/01
An Immature Three-Year-Old - 04/06/01
A Five-Year-Old Who Won't Stop Talking - 04/06/01
Ritalin and Delayed Growth - 04/06/01
ADHD-Inattentive Subtype - 03/15/01
A Talkative Seven-Year-Old - 02/20/01
Encouraging An Active 6 Year Old To Read - 05/28/00
- Autism
- Three-Year-Old Having Accidents and Autism Tendencies - 11/13/01
Four-Year-Old Cannot Communicate in Sentences - 11/07/01
Autism and Mother's Age - 08/23/01
Toilet Training an Autistic Child - 04/02/01
- Baby Supplies
- The Dangers of Walkers - 07/23/01
Tossing Food off the Highchair - 04/06/01
- Babysitting
- 11-Year-Old Babysitting Younger Sibling - 07/23/01
- Bed-Wetting and Daytime Wetting
- Seven-Year-Old Secretly Wearing Baby Brother's Diapers - 11/29/01
Eight-Year-Old Upset with Custody Arrangement - 11/13/01
Six-Year-Old Uncomfortable Using the Potty - 11/13/01
Preschool Girl Wetting Her Pants - 11/13/01
Bed-Wetting and Zoloft - 08/24/01
11-Year-Old with a Wetting Problem - 06/12/01
New Big Brother Wetting His Pants - 04/06/01
Potty Trained Four-Year-Old Wetting the Bed - 04/06/01
Daytime Wetting in a 2½-Year-Old - 04/02/01
Potty-Trained Preschooler Having Daytime Accidents - 03/15/01
Potty Regression - 03/15/01
A 10-Year-Old Who Soils His Pants - 02/28/01
- Birth Order
- Worried about Son Being an Only Child - 07/23/01
Every Child Has a Special Place - 05/10/01
Irresponsible Firstborn - 05/10/01
- Brains and Thinking
- Supporting Siblings Who Learn Differently - 04/11/02
Wanting Your Child to Be above Average - 02/26/02
Sensory Integration - 02/26/02
Educational Videos for Babies - 02/06/02
Child Asking Questions She Knows the Answers To - 12/21/01
Sources for Earliest Memories - 09/11/01
Helping Infants Learn to Entertain Themselves - 05/29/01
Using Computer Games to Build Analytic Skills - 05/29/01
Teaching a Child Right from Wrong - 02/20/01
- Breastfeeding: General
- Soymilk for Nursing Mothers - 04/11/02
As Nursing Ends, Menstruation Returns - 02/06/02
Three-Month-Old Feeding Best at Night - 12/21/01
Finding the Best Feeding Schedule - 06/13/01
- Breastfeeding: Problems
- Three-Month-Old Feeding Best at Night - 12/21/01
- Breastfeeding: Weaning
- As Nursing Ends, Menstruation Returns - 02/06/02
Weaning Infant from Bottle and Pacifier at the Same Time - 04/10/01
- Breathing and Respiratory
- Nine-Year-Old Blowing Air out Her Nose - 02/06/02
Baby Making Wheezing Sounds While Feeding - 01/17/02
- Child Abuse and Neglect
- A Suspicion of Neglect - 04/22/02
Grandchild Suffering from Abuse - 08/29/01
Witnessing a Parent on the Verge of Abuse - 05/22/00
- Child Care
- Tackling Toilet Training at Home and at Daycare - 11/13/01
Others Consider My Son to Be 'Spoiled' - 10/01/01
Twins Find It Hard to Say Goodbye to Mom - 10/23/00
To work or not to work? - 10/10/00
- Chores & Jobs
- Parents Disagree about Giving Young Teen Responsibility - 09/23/02
- Constipation
- Worried Constipated Toddler Is Not Growing - 08/29/01
Constipation in a 14-Month-Old - 07/23/01
- Crying
- Toddler Crying at Night because Her Feet Hurt - 04/11/02
Crying for No Reason at 20 Months - 05/23/01
- Death and Grieving
- Five-Year-Old Worried about Death - 10/01/01
- Depression
- Daughter with ADHD, Tourette's, and Impulsive Behavior - 02/26/02
Nine-Year-Old Threatening to Kill Himself - 07/31/01
- Development: How It Happens
- Wondering When Babies Start to See - 05/09/01
Two-Year-Old Climber - 10/13/00
Concern About Delayed Developmental Milestones - 06/11/00
- Discipline
- Smearing Feces at 21 Months - 10/01/01
Preteens Have No Respect for Authority - 08/24/01
Toddler Won't Let Mom Sit Down - 05/29/01
Hard to Watch Boyfriend Cater to His Daughter's Every Whim - 04/02/01
Theories And Books About Discipline - 05/28/00
- Discipline: Specific Techniques
- Living with a Controlling Three-Year-Old - 08/23/01
Overbearing Three-Year-Old - 04/10/01
An Immature Three-Year-Old - 04/06/01
Child Who Bites Himself after Being Punished - 03/15/01
A Born Negotiator - 02/20/01
Dealing With A Bossy 4 Year Old - 05/23/00
- Divorce
- An 'Incomplete' Family - 02/08/02
Moving Away from Daughter's Father - 12/21/01
Telling Preschooler about Her Biological Father - 12/19/01
Helping Daughter Have Relationship with Half-Sibling - 11/20/01
Eight-Year-Old Upset with Custody Arrangement - 11/13/01
Preschool Girl Wetting Her Pants - 11/13/01
Starting Preschool While Parents Finalize Custody Issues - 11/07/01
Three-Year-Old Wants a Father - 11/07/01
Teenage Daughter Wants to Live with Her 'Real' Father - 10/01/01
Parents Want to Wait to Separate - 08/29/01
Toddler Wakes Up Crying Every Night - 07/23/01
Bedtime Wars in Divorced Family - 06/12/01
When Sleeping Alone is Traumatic - 04/10/01
Hard to Watch Boyfriend Cater to His Daughter's Every Whim - 04/02/01
Staying Together for the Sake of the Children - 10/26/00
- Drugs and Alcohol
- Prom Night Jitters - 04/18/02
- Ear Infections
- Hearing Assessment for Child with a Language Deficit - 12/21/01
Chronic Ear Infections Make Four-Year-Old Cranky - 02/28/01
- Ear Problems: Miscellaneous
- Normal Hearing Test Results, Abnormal Hearing - 02/06/02
Hearing Assessment for Child with a Language Deficit - 12/21/01
Newborn Doesn't Startle at Noise - 06/13/01
Worried about Newborn's Hearing - 05/29/01
One-Month-Old Unresponsive to Sounds - 05/29/01
When a Four-Year-Old Needs Surgery - 05/09/01
- Eating Disorders
- Tiny Five-Year-Old - 11/08/01
Self-Induced Vomiting at 17 Months - 11/07/01
School-Related Stomachaches - 06/12/01
Three-Year-Old Vomits to Lose Weight - 04/10/01
Worried Friends Are Underweight - 04/06/01
- Emotions: What They Mean
- Sensory Integration - 02/26/02
Toddler Is Aggressive, but Not Angry - 02/06/02
Sweet Six-Month-Old Suddenly Irritable - 11/19/01
Gifted 12-Year-Old Prone to Meltdowns - 11/16/01
Young Child Has a Hard Time in New Situations - 11/13/01
Preschool Girl Wetting Her Pants - 11/13/01
Toddler Upset When Parents Hug - 11/07/01
Assuring Children They Are Safe in the Face of Uncertainty - 10/01/01
Trouble Getting Child to Eat or Talk about How He Feels - 10/01/01
Helping Children Feel More Secure in Times of National Crisis - 10/01/01
Child Wants to Stay Close to Mom - 10/01/01
Five-Year-Old Worried about Death - 10/01/01
Toddler Troubled by Change - 10/01/01
Leaving Baby at Home While Traveling - 10/01/01
Hiding My Son's 'Blankie' - 08/24/01
Traveling without Baby - 07/23/01
Three-Year-Old Girl Giving Mom the Cold Shoulder - 06/13/01
A Toddler's Emotional Response to Domestic Violence - 05/23/01
Crying for No Reason at 20 Months - 05/23/01
Preschooler Who Hates to Say 'Bye - 04/06/01
Benefits of Therapeutic Touch for Newborns - 04/02/01
A Child Who Is Very Angry When Picked Up from Preschool - 04/02/01
Avoiding Meltdowns - 03/15/01
Homesick 10-Year-Old - 10/31/00
A Mercurial 14-Month-Old - 10/30/00
Giving an Aunt the Silent Treatment - 10/20/00
- Encopresis
- Five-Year-Old Soiling His Pants 10 Times a Day - 04/11/02
Bowel Movement Accidents at Four - 05/23/01
A 10-Year-Old Who Soils His Pants - 02/28/01
- Entertaining Your Baby
- Playing with Baby - 06/13/01
Helping Infants Learn to Entertain Themselves - 05/29/01
Benefits of Therapeutic Touch for Newborns - 04/02/01
- Eyes
- Newborns Eyes Look Gray - 12/21/01
Wondering When Babies Start to See - 05/09/01
- Fathering
- Three-Year-Old Wants a Father - 11/07/01
Concerned about Introducing Seven-Year-Old Son to Boyfriend - 04/02/01
Hard to Watch Boyfriend Cater to His Daughter's Every Whim - 04/02/01
Parents Have Different Views about Daughter Wearing Makeup - 04/02/01
Frustration and Negotiation with Young Children - 05/24/00
Does Bribery Work as a Toddler Tactic? - 05/21/00
- Fears
- Three-Year-Old Afraid of Clowns - 07/24/02
Assuring Children They Are Safe in the Face of Uncertainty - 10/01/01
Helping Children Feel More Secure in Times of National Crisis - 10/01/01
Five-Year-Old Worried about Death - 10/01/01
Coping with Siblings in the Military - 10/01/01
Two-Year-Old Frightened by the News - 10/01/01
Preschooler Overwhelmed by Fears - 06/13/01
Scared of Insects - 05/29/01
Four-Year-Old Cries over Little Things - 04/10/01
Fear of Exams in an Eight-Year-Old - 04/06/01
Chronic Stomachaches in a Six-Year-Old - 04/06/01
Homesick 10-Year-Old - 10/31/00
Bad Dreams - 10/20/00
Dealing with Fear of Differences - 10/17/00
- Feeding Development
- 11-Month-Old Eats and Eats - 09/23/02
Sippy Cups and Speech - 04/22/02
Pica: Eating Non-Food Stuff - 02/26/02
Three-Month-Old Feeding Best at Night - 12/21/01
Two-Year-Old Eating Poorly and Vomiting Often - 12/19/01
- Feeding Premature Infants
- Newborn with a Quivering Tongue - 08/29/01
- Feeding Supplies
- Tossing Food off the Highchair - 04/06/01
- Fever: Overview
- Toddler Shaking and Twitching Like a Newborn - 12/19/01
- Food Allergies
- Wired on Red Dye - 02/26/02
Food Allergies and Behavioral Problems - 01/17/02
Tiny Five-Year-Old - 11/08/01
Sick on Milk at 18 Months - 05/23/01
- Formula Feeding
- Baby Making Wheezing Sounds While Feeding - 01/17/02
Three-Month-Old Feeding Best at Night - 12/21/01
Finding the Best Feeding Schedule - 06/13/01
Pablum in the Nighttime Bottle - 05/29/01
Sick on Milk at 18 Months - 05/23/01
Weaning Infant from Bottle and Pacifier at the Same Time - 04/10/01
Baby Is Painfully Gassy - 04/06/01
Soy vs.Cow's-Milk Formulas - 10/11/00
A Three-Month-Old Eager Eater - 10/08/00
- Friends and Peers
- Prom Night Jitters - 04/18/02
Appropriate Age for a Sleepover - 04/11/02
Nine-Year-Old Hates Team Sports - 02/06/02
In Love at Age Four - 01/17/02
Older Sibling Wants to Play Alone with His Friends - 11/29/01
School-Related Stomachaches - 06/12/01
Baby Sister has No One to Play with at Family Gatherings - 05/23/01
New Kid Being Picked On - 05/23/01
Standing Up to Bullies - 05/23/01
Preschooler Who Hates to Say 'Bye - 04/06/01
Six-Year-Old Son Coerced into Playing 'Secret Game' - 04/02/01
2½-Year-Old Bullied at Playgroup - 03/15/01
Bossy Granddaughter Has No Friends - 10/14/00
- GI Problems: Miscellaneous
- Yellow Stools in an 11-Month-Old - 11/07/01
Bowel Movement Accidents at Four - 05/23/01
Chronic Stomachaches in a Six-Year-Old - 04/06/01
Baby Is Painfully Gassy - 04/06/01
- Genital Issues
- Inguinal Hernia in a Premature Infant - 02/06/02
Explaining Circumcision to a Four-Year-Old - 11/29/01
Varicocele in a 13-Year-Old - 11/13/01
Talking about Penis Size - 11/07/01
When Sperm Production Starts - 07/23/01
- Getting Pregnant
- Wanting to Be Pregnant at 16 - 01/03/02
- Grandparents
- Eight-Year-Old Upset with Custody Arrangement - 11/13/01
Afraid Infant Isn't Warm Enough - 11/07/01
Family Members Argue over Baby's Sleep Habit - 06/12/01
Worried Grandma Spoils Him - 05/23/01
A Six-Year-Old Who Wants to Stay at Grandma's House - 05/10/01
When Grandma Overdoes It - 05/09/01
A Mother-In-Law Who Thinks She Knows Best - 04/02/01
- Growth and Growth Charts
- 11-Month-Old Eats and Eats - 09/23/02
Foods to Grow On - 12/19/01
Tiny Five-Year-Old - 11/08/01
Concerned about a Short, Heavy Girl - 11/08/01
Worried Constipated Toddler Is Not Growing - 08/29/01
Growing Pains - 08/23/01
Concerns That Swaddling Hinders Growth - 06/13/01
- Habit Problems
- Pica: Eating Non-Food Stuff - 02/26/02
Constantly Reminding Children to Wear their Seatbelts - 01/17/02
Child Asking Questions She Knows the Answers To - 12/21/01
11- Year-Old Doesn't Care about Hygiene - 11/13/01
Four-Year-Old Biting His Fingers - 11/13/01
Nine-Year-Old Still Fond of His Blanket - 11/07/01
Toddler Troubled by Change - 10/01/01
Hiding My Son's 'Blankie' - 08/24/01
Toddler Has a Blinking Tic - 08/23/01
Lost Pacifier Makes for Lost Sleep - 06/12/01
A Ten-Year-Old Who Still Sucks His Thumb - 05/29/01
Thumb-Sucking and Hair-Pulling - 03/15/01
A Toddler Who Blinks Often - 02/20/01
A 3 Year Old Who Bites Her Nails - 05/21/00
- Handedness
- Left-Handed Child Forced to Use Right Hand in School - 11/16/01
Handedness: Sources of Information - 08/24/01
- Health Promotion
- Sick with Baby at Home - 04/11/02
Bathing Young Children: When and How Often - 12/19/01
11- Year-Old Doesn't Care about Hygiene - 11/13/01
- Healthy Eating
- 11-Month-Old Eats and Eats - 09/23/02
Tofu for Toddlers - 04/11/02
Wired on Red Dye - 02/26/02
Pica: Eating Non-Food Stuff - 02/26/02
Foods to Grow On - 12/19/01
Worries about Underweight Toddler - 06/12/01
- Holidays
- Snooping, then Lying about It - 12/17/01
Dad Unsure How to Handle Santa Issue - 06/12/01
Baby Sister has No One to Play with at Family Gatherings - 05/23/01
- Holidays: Fall
- Not Happy with Halloween Costume Options - 10/01/01
Baby Sister has No One to Play with at Family Gatherings - 05/23/01
- Holidays: Winter
- Snooping, then Lying about It - 12/17/01
Dad Unsure How to Handle Santa Issue - 06/12/01
Baby Sister has No One to Play with at Family Gatherings - 05/23/01
- Insects: Bites and Stings
- What To Do For A Bee Sting - 06/01/00
- Language: Talking and Understanding
- 14-Month-Old Not Talking - 09/23/02
Preschooler Having Trouble Speaking Smoothly - 07/24/02
Sippy Cups and Speech - 04/22/02
Not Sure School Program Is Enough for Child with Speech Delay - 02/08/02
Hearing Assessment for Child with a Language Deficit - 12/21/01
Preschooler Prefers 'Baby Talk' - 12/19/01
Four-Year-Old Cannot Communicate in Sentences - 11/07/01
Spanish-Speaking Child in English-Speaking Day Care - 10/01/01
Puzzling Talk from a Toddler - 06/13/01
Very Verbal at Two - 05/23/01
Tongue Tie - 05/10/01
Only Speaking Ten Words at Two Years - 05/09/01
Bilingual baby - 04/10/01
Bilingual Baby - 02/20/01
A Two-Year-Old of Few Words - 10/20/00
Tongue-Tied Toddler - 10/16/00
A 17 Month Boy With Few Words - 06/08/00
Problems With Pronunciation - 06/08/00
Learning Words: Limited Vocabulary In A 2-year-old - 06/03/00
- Mealtime Behavior
- 11-Month-Old Eats and Eats - 09/23/02
Three-Year-Old Vomits to Lose Weight - 04/10/01
Tossing Food off the Highchair - 04/06/01
- Medicines
- Four-Year-Old Biting His Fingers - 11/13/01
Five-Year-Old on Adderall and Angry - 10/01/01
Stimulants Effect on Growth - 08/29/01
Ritalin and Delayed Growth - 04/06/01
- Menstrual Issues
- As Nursing Ends, Menstruation Returns - 02/06/02
- Mental Health Care
- Sensory Integration - 02/26/02
Daughter with ADHD, Tourette's, and Impulsive Behavior - 02/26/02
Child Having Extremely Violent Nightmares - 02/06/02
Food Allergies and Behavioral Problems - 01/17/02
Seven-Year-Old Secretly Wearing Baby Brother's Diapers - 11/29/01
Young Child Has a Hard Time in New Situations - 11/13/01
Self-Induced Vomiting at 17 Months - 11/07/01
Nine-Year-Old Threatening to Kill Himself - 07/31/01
Five-Year-Old Obsessing about Things - 07/23/01
17-Year-Old Cutting Himself - 06/12/01
Fear of Exams in an Eight-Year-Old - 04/06/01
A Child Who Is Very Angry When Picked Up from Preschool - 04/02/01
Child Who Bites Himself after Being Punished - 03/15/01
Seven-Year-Old Wearing Mother's Stockings - 03/08/01
Bossy Granddaughter Has No Friends - 10/14/00
- Misbehavior: Miscellaneous
- Three-Year-Old Runs Wild in Stores and at Parties - 04/11/02
Smearing Feces at 21 Months - 10/01/01
Nine-Year-Old Won't Listen to Parents - 06/13/01
Ten-Year-Old Taking a Long Time to Do Everything - 05/29/01
Peeing in the Wrong Places - 05/23/01
New Bad Behavior in a Good 10-Year-Old - 04/10/01
Chronic Ear Infections Make Four-Year-Old Cranky - 02/28/01
Dealing with a Stubborn Three-Year-Old - 10/19/00
Bossy Granddaughter Has No Friends - 10/14/00
Tattoo Troubles - 10/12/00
- Motor Development
- Eight-Month-Old Using One Side More Than the Other - 04/22/02
Nine-Month-Old's Right Foot Turns Out - 04/22/02
Infant Making Fists Repeatedly - 11/20/01
Outlook for Child with Dyspraxia - 11/13/01
Different Ways to Get to Walking - 06/12/01
Four-Month-Old Loves to Stand Up - 05/29/01
Infant Swinging His Head Back and Forth - 04/25/01
Worried about A Lack of Motor Skills - 04/25/01
Eight-Month-Old Used to Sit But Won't Now - 04/10/01
- Mouth and Throat Problems
- Tongue Tie - 05/10/01
- Newborn Care
- Sick with Baby at Home - 04/11/02
Newborns Eyes Look Gray - 12/21/01
Newborn with a Third Nipple - 12/21/01
Concerned about Infant in a Very Hot Apartment - 12/19/01
Treating Cradle Cap - 11/07/01
Newborn Stretching Often - 11/07/01
Newborn with a Quivering Tongue - 08/29/01
Blue-Eyed Babies - 10/09/00
- Newborns: Problems
- Inguinal Hernia in a Premature Infant - 02/06/02
Concerned about Infant in a Very Hot Apartment - 12/19/01
Treating Cradle Cap - 11/07/01
- Overweight and Underweight
- Two-Year-Old Eating Poorly and Vomiting Often - 12/19/01
Tiny Five-Year-Old - 11/08/01
Concerned about a Short, Heavy Girl - 11/08/01
Parent Wonders about Infant's Weight - 06/12/01
Three-Year-Old Vomits to Lose Weight - 04/10/01
Worried Friends Are Underweight - 04/06/01
"Good" Weight for an Eight-Year-Old - 10/07/00
- Parenting
- Supporting Siblings Who Learn Differently - 04/11/02
Constantly Reminding Children to Wear their Seatbelts - 01/17/02
Deciding to Work or Stay Home with Young Child
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