Sounding out words for the first time is hard for children. Repeating sounds and dropping of letters is common. In fact, 30 percent of kids have difficulty sounding out words during their early development, while only 1 percent of those have true stuttering. As a parent, when should you be concerned about your child’s speech patterns? Pediatrician Dr. Cindy Gellner explains common childhood speech patterns and what to look for if your child has a stutter.

Sounding out words for the first time is hard for children. Repeating sounds and dropping of letters is common. In fact, 30 percent of kids have difficulty sounding out words during their early development, while only 1 percent of those have true stuttering. As a parent, when should you be concerned about your child’s speech patterns? Pediatrician Dr. Cindy Gellner explains common childhood speech patterns and what to look for if your child has a stutter.

All parents want to know their baby is on track developmentally. Are they making enough eye contact? When should they start crawling? When does talking begin? Pediatrician Dr. Cindy Gellner talks about the top five developmental milestones you should be watching for to make sure your child is on a healthy track.

All parents want to know their baby is on track developmentally. Are they making enough eye contact? When should they start crawling? When does talking begin? Pediatrician Dr. Cindy Gellner talks about the top five developmental milestones you should be watching for to make sure your child is on a healthy track.

More and more children are being treated for anxiety. The kids with these problems seem to get younger and younger each year. What can you do as a parent to help your child struggling with anxiety? Pediatrician Dr. Cindy Gellner shares some simple techniques you can do to help soothe your child and identify when you should consider involving a mental health specialist.

Being a parent can sometimes be a really scary job. Kids sometimes exhibit bizarre and worrisome symptoms: rashes, crying so hard they stop breathing, banging their heads on things, and so on. But should you be spooked? Pediatrician Dr. Cindy Gellner discusses three symptoms that might scare you as a parent, but don’t necessarily worry a doctor.

Being a parent can sometimes be a really scary job. Kids sometimes exhibit bizarre and worrisome symptoms: rashes, crying so hard they stop breathing, banging their heads on things, and so on. But should you be spooked? Pediatrician Dr. Cindy Gellner discusses three symptoms that might scare you as a parent, but don’t necessarily worry a doctor.

Giving a small child the incorrect dose of medicine can be very dangerous – even making her sicker than before she took the medication. A new study shows that in some cases, parents are giving their child as much as double the prescribed dose of liquid medicine. Pediatrician Dr. Cindy Gellner talks about what might be causing parents to incorrectly measure the dose and how to prevent giving your child more medicine than her body really needs.

Kids who play soccer are getting injured at a much higher rate than they were 25 years ago. Children are 16 times more likely to suffer from a concussion since the 1990s—and researchers think that number is being underestimated. Pediatrician Dr. Cindy Gellner talks about why soccer injuries are increasing in child athletes and what parents can do to keep their children safe during games and practices.

It can be scary when a young child gets a fever, especially if it doesn’t seem to be going down. How long should you wait until you get them to the hospital? What should you do before then? Pediatrician Dr. Cindy Gellner answers these questions and tells you when medical attention is needed for a fever in children.