By Robert Needlman, M.D. Provided by: DrSpock.com

The Pediatrician Is In January 2008 Archive

  • Unplanned Pregnancy: Hollywood vs. Reality

    Posted Mon, Jan 28, 2008, 6:17 pm PST

    These stories represent some of the realities of unplanned pregnancy. They aren't nearly as much fun as the movies Juno or Knocked Up, Hollywood's…

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  • Children Who Steal

    Posted Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 6:03 pm PST

    Stealing is frightening. Parents easily connect the dots from the first pilfered cookie to the first stolen car, then to twenty years behind bars.…

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  • Dyslexia Can Be Overcome

    Posted Tue, Jan 08, 2008, 2:03 pm PST

    If one parent has dyslexia, that roughly doubles a child's chance of having it; if both parents have it, the risk goes up even more.

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