Speech language pathologist Lori Caplan-Colon is a national leader on not only the issues her followers would expect, language and related therapies, but also feeding issues....more»

 Toddlers are surprisingly good at processing the speech of other young children, according to a new study....more»

Every day, kids touch hundreds of surfaces after they leave the house. From the school bus stair handle to the school doorknobs, there are thousands of opportunities to pick up germs....more»

Children who were vaccinated against varicella had a 78 percent lower incidence of herpes zoster (shingles) than those who were not vaccinated, according to a large, population-based study published recently in “Pediatrics....more»

To My Darling Children:

I love you. Do you know what else I love? Sleep....more»

Parents may have 99 problems when it comes to managing screen time for their children, but worrying about damage to their eyesight isn’t one of them....more»

 The lure of slowing down over summer sounded idyllic in the whir of hectic school schedules, but what do you do if your child is already singing the summertime boredom blues? Try filling his dance card with this head-spinning assortment of creative, educational, and exhilarating activities....more»