Almost all kids are experiencing change right now in terms of their day-to-day routine, whether they're not going to childcare, school, or seeing their friends, teachers, and non-immediate family. After physical health and safety, the most important thing that parents should be concerned about is their children’s socioemotional well-being, particularly as it relates to children’s stress levels. Prolonged exposure to stressful experiences has the potential to negatively impact children’s brain development in ways far greater than missing a few months of school.

A great deal of evidence has been coming out in recent years that certain gut infections, such as clostridium species and candida, maybe producing toxins that can either cause or aggravate certain symptoms of autism spectrum disorders, ADD, and ADHD.

Kids are facing plenty of emotional challenges these days. Isolation from friends, remote learning, the loss of the structured school day and the loss of easy access to school counselors.

Recently I had a parent ask me about a supplement called phosphatidylserine sometimes abbreviated as PS. She wanted to know if it might be beneficial for her child’s brain function. So what is this stuff, and can it really help kids with ADD/ADHD, autism, and learning disorders?

The flu that’s going around this year, H3N2, is especially dangerous and has already resulted in thousands of hospitalizations. You may be wondering how to protect yourself and your family from this potent virus. While traditional therapies such as ginger tea and warming soups are certainly beneficial, one remarkable herb, Sambucus nigra,

For a long time there’s been concern amongst parents and medical providers about the amount of aluminum in vaccines, and the amount of aluminum a child will be exposed to all together over the course of their first few years if they are fully vaccinated.​

A leaky gut syndrome is a disorder that can cause any number of immune symptoms, from mild issues like seasonal allergies and eczema to more serious conditions like multiple sclerosis or rheumatoid arthritis. So what exactly is leaky gut, and how does it happen?

Over the last few years, parents and pediatricians have been noticing a strange phenomenon happening with certain kids. A child can be perfectly happy and normal, then out of the blue develop tics and spasms, extreme anxiety, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, mood swings, anorexia, aggression, hyperactivity, cognitive changes, or any combination of the above.

Many parents have reservations about the vitamin K shot, which is normally given just after birth. Most often this is due to concerns about preservatives or other ingredients in the shot, discomfort about giving their children a needle stick, or both. For parents hoping to forego this early intervention, are there other options out there?