The traditional healthcare model, or the “sick-care” system, was not designed to help prevent the onset of disease but instead to...

Have you been surprised and impressed by a child who says after a visit, “Thank you, Doctor [Howard]”? While it may seem antiquated to...

You read “thoughts of being better off dead” on your next patient’s PHQ-9 screen results and break into a sweat. After eliciting the...

You probably think you know how to talk with a child about death. But somehow talking about a parent’s mental illness may seem more...

All pediatricians are relieved that the rates of children smoking cigarettes have dropped steadily since 2011. This decline seems to be...

“What kind of parent are you? Why don’t you straighten him out!” rants the woman being jostled in the grocery store by your patient....

Depression is one of the most common mental health conditions in childhood, especially during socially turbulent adolescence when the...

Opposition and aggression are part of normal childhood development, but if they are developmentally inappropriate and last long periods...

One thing that constantly surprises me about adolescent sleep is that neither the teen nor the parent is as concerned about it as I am....

These are tough times for families, children, and practices. In this case, the entire world is going through it at the same time, leaving...

Can we help our pediatric patients with the complicated problems of racism, especially if we are privileged (and even white)...

By Barbara Howard, MD The day wouldn’t be so bad if he would just go to sleep at night! How many times have you heard this plea from...

By Barbara Howard, MD All babies cry, of course, but some babies cry a lot. In the old days, these babies were labeled “colicky.” These...

By Barbara Howard, MD Do you remember the discussion of the ethical dilemma of Huntington’s disease you probably participated in during...

By Barbara Howard, MD Why be concerned about sleep problems? Between 20% - 30% of healthy children under age 5 struggle with sleep...

By Barbara Howard, MD - The prevalence of aggressive behavior in young children is relatively high but how we define aggression is...

By Raymond Sturner, MD - While studies vary, postpartum depression affects up to 22% of women who have recently given birth. Since less...