Thumb-Sucking, Use of Pacifiers – Know when to intervene
Non-nutritive sucking indicates the sucking of any object that does not have any nutritional value. Most of the time, it is normal part of early development. If this persists, it may then go on to become a learned habit. It is a mechanism
Constipation in infants & children
Constipation is one of the commonest conditions that children suffer from. There is a wide range of frequency of passing stools in children that is considered normal. What is normal mostly
W sitting! Is it harmful?
Sitting in the W position is fairly benign. Children will outgrow it
There is a lot of very conflicting information on this condition on the internet.
Help! My child eats chalk & paint! Is it pica?
Pica is the persistent (at least a month) eating of non-nutritive substances (plaster, mud, charcoal, ashes, paint, wool), in a
Help! My child has swallowed a button battery!
Recently, an 8-year-old boy (our regular patient) was rushed to our clinic. Apparently, the computer mechanic had come into the house to repair the computer.
Chairing a session on Vitamin D
Chairing a session on Vitamin D at the Pediatric Endocrinology Update on 26 Feb 2017
Should talcum powder be used in babies?
Can I use talcum powder inside my child’s diaper?
Heat Boils
Come summer in India and we all eagerly look forward to wolfing down mangoes. There are almost endless varieties available and thanks to different fruiting times, the season extends from early March well into July.