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More That little itch could be telling you somethingYou encourage kids to brush their teeth to prevent cavities, right? The same proactive approach should go for lice, says Dawn Mucci, fou...

More It used to be that braces were a rite of passage for many adolescents. But in recent years, seeing an orthodontist has become common in children as young as six or seven.  Orthodontia i...

More The staff at SickKids Hospital have their finger on the pulse of children’s health. Over the past year, Dr. Lee Ford-Jones of Social Pediatrics and Dr. Brian McCrindle, pediatric cardi...

More Click here to submit your question for consideration by Dr. Marla.I recently read that parents and caregivers often misread the dosage requirements on medication packages. How can I make s...

More Last year Sam Merkur enrolled her four year-old son, Miles, in an Iyengar yoga class hoping the centuries-old Indian form of stretching would benefit him in the same ways it had helped her. ...

More Doctors are finding that as children devote more and more time to excelling in one sport, their risk of injury increases.Last spring, Sabrina D’Angelo, the starting goaltender with the...

More Click here to submit your question for consideration by Dr. Marla.I have two daughters. One daughter’s ears always get plugged with earwax, the other’s doesn’t. Why do so...

More Click here to submit your question for consideration by Dr. Marla.The dentist told us that our daughter's tonsils and adenoids would have to be removed if she were to get a palatal expande...

More Lately my six-year-old daughter has begun to cry and scream at bedtime after we tuck her in. After our 30- to 45-minute routine there are pleas to tickle her back, questions asked over and o...

More If you’ve harped at your child for slouching at the table or hunching over a computer, you’re onto something. Good posture prevents stiffness and muscle tension, which can lead t...