I was reading my People magazine tonight (ok, it’s been a long weekend, and I needed some “light” reading)! The cover story was about Natasha Richardson and her tragic death following a head injury. I know that questions about falls and head injuries are some of the most common phone calls that I receive each week. …Continue reading →
Category Archives: In the news
Turning a tragedy
Unless you never watch the news, it is nearly impossible that you have not heard about the tragic death of Maddie Kiefer from a drug overdose. Tonight, her death brought about the first town meeting in Whitefish Bay to try and combat drug use in our kids. …Continue reading →
Grieving – a teenagers death
Our community has been rocked this week with the death of two freshman girls from North Shore schools. One girl suffered from a rare and very aggressive brain tumor while the other suffered from drug addiction. …Continue reading →
MMR does not cause autism!
At Last! Drs. Paley, Bencik, Melbye and I have been saying it for years! There is no link between the MMR vaccine and autism. And finally, the terrible study which came out just over 10 years ago that put undo fear into the hearts of parents worldwide has finally been proven to be what we have known for a long time – worthless!
What am I referring to? …Continue reading →
Internet use among kids
I just finished checking my Facebook page. Why would I be on Facebook? The main reason I started to facebook was to get a handle on this before my kids started going on. My 11 year old asked when she could go on Facebook. Many of her friends- younger and older have started to check out this vast and scary world. …Continue reading →
What’s a parent to do? More on VapoRub
With so much recent info about children’s cough and cold medicines, including VapoRub, it leaves parents wondering what exactly they can do for their children who are sniffling, sneezing, and coughing.
An article I was asked to contribute to, Watchful Waiting, in Tuesday’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel addresses this very issue.