Go To Sleep, Elmo!
Handling a middle-of-the-night monster moment.
Together with your child, watch this video in which Elmo wakes up after having fallen asleep and needs help getting himself back to sleep. It takes patience and persistence on nights like these!
Notice how his dad Louie uses patience and persistence, speaks in a calm, reassuring voice, and invites Elmo to hum a lullaby to his lovey, Baby David.
Making Needles Easier
Needles can be scary, but there are ways to lessen your child’s fear and anxiety.
Questions, Questions
Wellness visits are important moments to check in about your child’s growth and development, and good conversations are the cornerstones of each visit.
Toddler Tips: Meltdowns
Strategies for during and after a meltdown…and even some ways meltdowns might be avoided.
6 Ways to Practice Nurturing Parenting
Tips from a pediatrician on understanding, empathizing with, encouraging, and positively guiding children.
Milestones: Your 18-Month Old
All children grow and develop at their own pace; use this chart to guide your expectations and observations so you can talk to your child’s pediatrician about questions or concerns.
Milestones: Your Two-Year-Old
All children grow and develop at their own pace; use this chart to guide your expectations and observations so you can talk to your child’s pediatrician about questions or concerns.
Milestones: Your One-Year-Old
All children grow and develop at their own pace; use this chart to guide your expectations and observations so you can talk to your child’s pediatrician about questions or concerns.
