Children's Tylenol doses unaffected by FDA ruling

July 3, 2009

How does the recent recommendation that the FDA lower the dosages of acetaminophen affect infants and children? Do I need to be worried I've already damaged my child's liver if I've given him Tylenol when he's been teething or had a fever?

Recent columns

• No need to panic if child develops a cough

  July 1, 2009

  My 5-year-old just developed a raspy cough. Is this a reason to immediately take him to the doctor?

• Helping older siblings adjust to a new arrival

  June 29, 2009

  My wife and I are expecting. We have school-age children from previous marriages. How can we help them not feel threatened by the new arrival?

• Helping older siblings adjust to a new arrival

  June 26, 2009

  My wife and I are expecting. We have school-age children from previous marriages. How can we help them not feel threatened by the new arrival?

• Helping older siblings adjust to a new arrival

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• When girlfriends go off to camp together

  June 15, 2009

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  June 11, 2009

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• Got milk? Good, but don't child give too much

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• Weaning a toddler off only baby food

  May 22, 2009

  My 21-month-old daughter eats only baby food, which she feeds herself. I have offered her different types of food for seven months. My husband is telling me to cut her off. Is that too harsh?

• A thorough lesson in hand washing

  May 13, 2009

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• Interview with Liz Funk, a recovering 'Supergirl'

  May 4, 2009

  Liz Funk is a recovering Supergirl - a high school or college girl so driven to validate her existence by being supersmart and super-beautiful that she, behind her facade, may be ready to collapse.

• Interview with Liz Funk, a recovering 'Supergirl'

  May 1, 2009

  Liz Funk is a recovering Supergirl - a high school or college girl so driven to validate her existence by being supersmart and super-beautiful that she, behind her facade, may be ready to collapse.

• Interview with Liz Funk, a recovering 'Supergirl'

  April 30, 2009

  Liz Funk is a recovering Supergirl - a high school or college girl so driven to validate her existence by being supersmart and super-beautiful that she, behind her facade, may be ready to collapse.

• How to help a big little boy who's bullies' target

  April 23, 2009

  My son, 5, told us some boys in his kindergarten class hit, pinch and kick him almost daily. Our son is one of the tallest and strongest, but he's also sweet-natured and, we think, the youngest. We are planning to speak with his teacher. But should we speak to the parents of the boys? What should we tell our son to do?

• Children's art programs at Long Island museums

  April 20, 2009

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• Mom blogger turned author Heather Armstrong

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• Parental guidance: Kids' mouthguards for soccer

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• Long Island's unique toy stores

  December 3, 2008

  Open the doors of Funky Monkey in Greenvale, and it's like you've walked into a mini-FAO Schwarz without the schlep to Manhattan. There's a colorful tower shelf that's crammed with plush animals. A cutout of a blue monkey dangles from the ceiling.

• In Westbury, a Treehouse for kids and parents

  July 20, 2008

  Four-year-old Andrew Margaritis, dressed in a white martial arts uniform snugly cinched with a green belt, gleefully flipped his mother onto her back at Orly's Treehouse in Westbury one recent Thursday morning.