
 MEET THE DR.SPOCK EXPERTS
 FEATURING:

 Dr. Robert Needlman Specialist in pediatric behavior and development.

 Dr. Marjorie Greenfield Specializing in pregnancy and birth.

 Ms. Mary Silva Specializing in feeding and nutrition.

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- Adolescence
- Migraines in Adolescence - 04/18/02
 Adolescent with Unusually Smelly Sweat - 02/08/02
 10-Year-Old with Only One Budding Breast - 02/08/02
 Onset of Puberty in Girls - 02/08/02
 11- Year-Old Doesn't Care about Hygiene - 11/13/01

- Adoption
- Telling Preschooler about Her Biological Father - 12/19/01

- Aggression
- Living with a Controlling Three-Year-Old - 08/23/01
 Defiant and Angry Three-Year-Old - 07/30/01
 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

- 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
 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
- Four-Year-Old Cannot Communicate in Sentences - 11/07/01

- Babysitting
- 11-Year-Old Babysitting Younger Sibling - 07/23/01

- Beauty and Self Care in Pregnancy
- The Hazards of Artificial Nails - 11/08/00

- 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
 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

- Behavior & Development
- What is the relationship of your experts to Dr. Spock? - 10/08/00

- 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
 Child Asking Questions She Knows the Answers To - 12/21/01
 Sources for Earliest Memories - 09/11/01
 Using Computer Games to Build Analytic Skills - 05/29/01

- Breathing and Respiratory
- Nighttime Cough in a Kindergartner - 07/22/02
 Prolonged Cough in a 10-Year-Old - 07/22/02
 Nine-Year-Old Blowing Air out Her Nose - 02/06/02
 Wheezing Cough - 05/14/01
 Constant Coughing after Gagging on an Apple - 05/08/01
 Is croup contagious? - 10/09/00

- 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
- To work or not to work? - 10/10/00

- Colds and Flu
- Nighttime Cough in a Kindergartner - 07/22/02
 Prolonged Cough in a 10-Year-Old - 07/22/02
 Flu Shots: A Good Idea for Healthy Kids? - 10/26/01
 Wheezing Cough - 05/14/01
 Cold or Flu - 04/09/01
 Cold(s) and Immunity - 10/09/00

- Constipation
- Blood in Stools - 10/23/00
 Non--Binding Foods for Hirshsprung's Disease - 10/10/00

- Crying
- Toddler Crying at Night because Her Feet Hurt - 04/11/02

- Death and Grieving
- Five-Year-Old Worried about Death - 10/01/01
 Loss Hits Eight-Year-Old Close to Home - 09/24/01
 Eight-Year-Old Asking about the Death of a Family Member - 09/14/01

- 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
- Two-Year-Old Climber - 10/13/00
 Concern About Delayed Developmental Milestones - 06/11/00

- Discipline
- Preteens Have No Respect for Authority - 08/24/01
 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
 Starting Preschool While Parents Finalize Custody Issues - 11/07/01
 Three-Year-Old Wants a Father - 11/07/01
 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

- Ear Infections
- Swimming with an Ear Infection - 07/02/01
 Chronic Ear Infections Make Four-Year-Old Cranky - 02/28/01

- Ear Problems: Miscellaneous
- Normal Hearing Test Results, Abnormal Hearing - 02/06/02
 When a Four-Year-Old Needs Surgery - 05/09/01

- Eating Disorders
- Tiny Five-Year-Old - 11/08/01
 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
- Gifted 12-Year-Old Prone to Meltdowns - 11/16/01
 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
 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
 Avoiding Meltdowns - 03/15/01
 Homesick 10-Year-Old - 10/31/00
 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

- Eyes
- Contagiousness of Pinkeye - 04/16/01

- 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

- 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
 Making Sense of Terrorism - 09/12/01
 Preschooler Overwhelmed by Fears - 06/13/01
 Scared of Insects - 05/29/01
 Four-Year-Old Refuses to Get a Haircut - 05/10/01
 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

- Fever: Overview
- A High Fever with no Other Symptoms - 10/21/00

- Fever: Treatment
- A High Fever with no Other Symptoms - 10/21/00
 Fever Medication: Knowing The Dose - 05/27/00

- Food Allergies
- Wired on Red Dye - 02/26/02
 Food Allergies and Behavioral Problems - 01/17/02
 Tiny Five-Year-Old - 11/08/01
 Egg Allergy in a One-Year-Old - 07/20/01
 Non--Binding Foods for Hirshsprung's Disease - 10/10/00

- Food Safety
- Accidentally Took a Bite of Raw Chicken - 06/13/01
 Constant Coughing after Gagging on an Apple - 05/08/01
 Raw chicken and Salmonella - 10/08/00

- Friends and Peers
- 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
 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
- Bowel Movement Accidents at Four - 05/23/01
 Green Stools - 05/14/01
 Chronic Stomachaches in a Six-Year-Old - 04/06/01
 Non--Binding Foods for Hirshsprung's Disease - 10/10/00

- Genital Issues
- Explaining Circumcision to a Four-Year-Old - 11/29/01
 Talking about Penis Size - 11/07/01
 Visible Groin Lymph Nodes in Young Children - 09/11/01
 Pus-Filled Bumps on Genital Area and Hands - 04/09/01

- Grandparents
- Eight-Year-Old Upset with Custody Arrangement - 11/13/01
 Worried Grandma Spoils Him - 05/23/01
 A Six-Year-Old Who Wants to Stay at Grandma's House - 05/10/01
 A Mother-In-Law Who Thinks She Knows Best - 04/02/01

- Growth and Growth Charts
- Foods to Grow On - 12/19/01
 Tiny Five-Year-Old - 11/08/01
 Concerned about a Short, Heavy Girl - 11/08/01
 Concerned about Preteen's Weight - 10/05/01
 Growing Pains - 08/23/01

- Habit Problems
- 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
 Hiding My Son's 'Blankie' - 08/24/01
 A Ten-Year-Old Who Still Sucks His Thumb - 05/29/01
 Tips for Phasing Out Use of a Pacifier - 05/10/01
 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 & Medical
- What is the relationship of your experts to Dr. Spock? - 10/08/00

- Health Promotion
- Migraines in Adolescence - 04/18/02
 Severe Sunburn on the Face - 04/18/02
 Bathing Young Children: When and How Often - 12/19/01
 11- Year-Old Doesn't Care about Hygiene - 11/13/01
 Flu Shots: A Good Idea for Healthy Kids? - 10/26/01
 The Hazards of Artificial Nails - 11/08/00
 Kids & Vitamin C - 10/25/00
 Sun Exposure - 06/23/00

- Healthy Eating
- Wired on Red Dye - 02/26/02
 Chocolate Milk & Weakened Bones - 02/07/02
 Foods to Grow On - 12/19/01
 Four-Year-Old Wants to Eat Frequently - 08/17/01
 Healthy Weight for a Nine-Year-Old - 08/17/01
 'Balancing' Proteins for Vegetarians - 03/22/01
 Bedtime Snacks - 03/22/01
 A Suitable Diet for a Child with Special Needs - 11/28/00
 Ensuring That Milk-Haters Get Their Calcium - 11/07/00
 A 17-Month-Old Semi-Vegetarian - 10/11/00
 Ways to Get Around a Non-Milk Drinker - 10/11/00

- 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

- Immunizations: General
- Helping a Four-Year-Old Cope with a Shot Visit - 07/22/02
 Chickenpox Vaccine-Related Rash - 04/18/02
 Vaccine Shortages - 04/11/02
 Bacterial Meningitis: The Importance of Immunizations - 05/14/01
 Vaccinations after a Splenectomy - 05/14/01
 Getting Chickenpox from a Sister with Shingles - 11/12/00
 Chickenpox Vaccine Pros and Cons - 10/09/00

- Immunizations: The Shot Visit
- Helping a Four-Year-Old Cope with a Shot Visit - 07/22/02

- Infections of Childhood
- Chickenpox Vaccine-Related Rash - 04/18/02
 Kawaski Disease - 04/11/02
 Infections Passed through Bite Wounds - 02/26/02
 Swollen Neck Nodes - 02/07/02
 Contagiousness of Chickenpox - 07/02/01
 Four-Year-Old with an 'Itchy Bottom' - 07/02/01
 Chickenpox Risk to Pregnant Women - 06/22/01
 Coxsackievirus in the Summertime - 06/22/01
 Slapped Cheek - 05/10/01
 Slapped Cheek (Fifth Disease) Risk to People with Cancer - 05/10/01
 Cold or Flu - 04/09/01
 Mononucleosis' Contagion Period - 10/09/00
 Cold(s) and Immunity - 10/09/00
 Raw chicken and Salmonella - 10/08/00
 Hand, Foot, And Mouth Disease - 06/23/00
 Mononucleosis - 06/23/00

- Insects: Bites and Stings
- A Bite Wound the Size of a Baseball - 04/16/01
 What To Do For A Bee Sting - 06/01/00

- Language: Talking and Understanding
- Preschooler Having Trouble Speaking Smoothly - 07/24/02
 Not Sure School Program Is Enough for Child with Speech Delay - 02/08/02
 Four-Year-Old Cannot Communicate in Sentences - 11/07/01
 Spanish-Speaking Child in English-Speaking Day Care - 10/01/01
 Bilingual baby - 04/10/01
 Problems With Pronunciation - 06/08/00
 Learning Words: Limited Vocabulary In A 2-year-old - 06/03/00

- Mealtime Behavior
- Three-Year-Old Vomits to Lose Weight - 04/10/01
 Preschooler Who Only Wants to Eat Fruits and Veggies - 03/08/01
 Worried that Toddler Won't Eat Vegetables - 03/08/01
 Toddler's Picky Eating Habits - 11/10/00
 The Pickiest Eater I've Ever Seen - 06/26/00

- Media Watch
- Making Sense of Terrorism - 09/12/01
 Child-related Recall Information - 06/01/00

- Medicines
- Four-Year-Old Biting His Fingers - 11/13/01
 Flu Shots: A Good Idea for Healthy Kids? - 10/26/01
 Five-Year-Old on Adderall and Angry - 10/01/01
 Stimulants Effect on Growth - 08/29/01
 Full vs. Half Dose of Medicine - 05/23/01
 Ritalin and Delayed Growth - 04/06/01
 Avoiding The Use Of Aspirin - 05/28/00
 Fever Medication: Knowing The Dose - 05/27/00

- Menstruation
- Daughter Had Her First Period and Then Nothing - 02/28/02
 10-Year-Old with Only One Budding Breast - 02/08/02
 Onset of Puberty in Girls - 02/08/02

- Mental Health Care
- 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
 Nine-Year-Old Threatening to Kill Himself - 07/31/01
 Five-Year-Old Obsessing about Things - 07/23/01
 Fear of Exams in an Eight-Year-Old - 04/06/01
 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
- 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
 Four-Year-Old Refuses to Get a Haircut - 05/10/01
 Two Preschoolers Making Mom Act As Referee - 05/10/01
 New Bad Behavior in a Good 10-Year-Old - 04/10/01
 Chronic Ear Infections Make Four-Year-Old Cranky - 02/28/01
 Bossy Granddaughter Has No Friends - 10/14/00
 Tattoo Troubles - 10/12/00

- Motor Development
- Outlook for Child with Dyspraxia - 11/13/01

- Mouth and Throat Problems
- Swollen Throat and Side - 09/11/01
 Mouth Blisters and Bruises - 05/14/01
 Constant Coughing after Gagging on an Apple - 05/08/01

- Other Pregnancy Complications
- Chickenpox Risk to Pregnant Women - 06/22/01

- Overweight and Underweight
- Tiny Five-Year-Old - 11/08/01
 Concerned about a Short, Heavy Girl - 11/08/01
 Concerned about Preteen's Weight - 10/05/01
 Healthy Weight for a Nine-Year-Old - 08/17/01
 Helping a 16-Month-Old Gain Weight - 07/11/01
 Whole Milk for Poor Eaters - 07/11/01
 Three-Year-Old Vomits to Lose Weight - 04/10/01
 Worried Friends Are Underweight - 04/06/01
 Concerned Toddler is Underweight - 03/22/01
 "Good" Weight for an Eight-Year-Old - 10/07/00
 Overweight Concerns - 06/26/00

- Parenting
- Supporting Siblings Who Learn Differently - 04/11/02
 Constantly Reminding Children to Wear their Seatbelts - 01/17/02
 Nine-Year-Old Won't Listen to Parents - 06/13/01
 Irresponsible Firstborn - 05/10/01
 Getting Started in Pediatrics - 05/10/01
 Parents Have Different Views about Daughter Wearing Makeup - 04/02/01
 Researching Working vs. Stay-At-Home Moms - 03/12/01
 Explaining 'Naughty' Language to a Six-Year-Old - 03/08/01
 A Four-Year-Old's New Interest in the Stork - 02/28/01
 Kiddies & Kitties - 11/01/00
 Fight, Flight, or Handling Things Right: Conflict-Resolution Techniques - 10/23/00
 The Merits of Physical Contact - 10/17/00
 To work or not to work? - 10/10/00
 When Parenthood is Frazzling - 05/20/00

- Parties
- Appropriate Age for a Sleepover - 04/11/02

- Pets
- Kiddies & Kitties - 11/01/00

- Preschool
- Not Sure School Program Is Enough for Child with Speech Delay - 02/08/02
 In Love at Age Four - 01/17/02
 Starting Preschool While Parents Finalize Custody Issues - 11/07/01
 Writing Letters Upside Down - 10/01/01
 Spanish-Speaking Child in English-Speaking Day Care - 10/01/01
 When to Start Preschool - 07/23/01

- Rashes and Skin Care
- Severe Sunburn on the Face - 04/18/02
 A Young Child with Unpleasant Body Odor - 04/11/02
 Adolescent with Unusually Smelly Sweat - 02/08/02
 Five-Year-Old with an Itchy Bottom - 02/07/02
 Ringworm - 08/24/01
 Four-Year-Old with Smelly Sweat - 05/29/01
 Painful IV Site - 05/14/01
 Slapped Cheek - 05/10/01
 Slapped Cheek (Fifth Disease) Risk to People with Cancer - 05/10/01
 Pus-Filled Bumps on Genital Area and Hands - 04/09/01
 Getting Chickenpox from a Sister with Shingles - 11/12/00
 Scarred Tomboys - 10/19/00
 Clearing Up Athlete's Foot - 05/27/00

- Reading Aloud: Nurturing Literacy
- Writing Letters Upside Down - 10/01/01
 Active Toddler Is Tough to Read To - 06/12/01

- Safety: Automobile
- Constantly Reminding Children to Wear their Seatbelts - 01/17/02
 Car Seat Guidelines for Older Children - 09/11/01

- Safety: Household
- Child-related Recall Information - 06/01/00

- Safety: Outdoors
- Severe Sunburn on the Face - 04/18/02
 Scarred Tomboys - 10/19/00
 Sun Exposure - 06/23/00

- Safety: Water
- Sun Exposure - 06/23/00

- School Issues
- Nine-Year-Old Hates Team Sports - 02/06/02
 Child Recently Started Acting Out in School - 11/20/01
 Writing Letters Upside Down - 10/01/01
 When to Start Preschool - 07/23/01
 A Mixed-Age Classroom in Kindergarten - 07/23/01
 School-Related Stomachaches - 06/12/01
 The Right Time to Start School - 10/17/00
 "Sick" Kindergartener May Be Worried About School - 10/16/00

- School Problems
- Bright Child Only Does the Minimum Schoolwork<
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