Super Parents Talk

Mental Health in Children:Nutrition as a Common Sense Alternative to Medications and Labels
By Scott M. Shannon, MD

The American medical profession has rejected and avoided the science of nutrition for over a century. Most American physicians ignore well-proven nutritional interventions in spite of solid science, low cost, good safety and exploding patient demand. Our doctors dismiss […]

A NEW CHILD PSYCHIATRY: A VISION OF HOPE
By Scott M. Shannon, MD
Every day I hear these concerns from parents struggling to find effective help for their suffering child:
“Dr. Shannon, I have been given three different labels for my son and he still isn’t better.”
“Dr. Shannon, my daughter has been in therapy for two years and […]

Bringing Your Baby Home from the Neonatal ICU
By Laura Nathanson, M.D., FAAP,
Author of What You Don’t Know Can Kill You

Discharge From the Neonatal ICU

It’s natural to have mixed emotions when you take your baby (or babies!) home from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. You’re thrilled to have Cherub all to yourself, but struggle with doubts:  […]

I Wanna Go Home!
When Your Child is in the Hospital

By Laura Nathanson, M.D., FAAP,
Author of What You Don’t Know Can Kill You
When a child is admitted to the hospital, pediatricians have the same concerns that families have: make sure the child stays safe, comfortable, and as emotionally secure as possible.
In my childcare book The Portable […]

As reported by Reuters Health today, findings from a recent research study published in Psychological Sciences suggests that family life and biology both play a role in a child’s personality development. Also suggesting exaggerated stress responses by children who live in stressful family environments can lead to behavior problems.
After reading the findings of this study reported […]