Is It Autism?
March 2, 2008 by Dr. Heather
Filed under Autism, BEST OF BABYSHRINK
*Please note: This post was updated by Dr. Heather on 11/22/2010 . Autism diagnoses are skyrocketing, but is the incidence of autism really increasing? Are there really more autistic kids out there than there were before? We don’t know for sure, but one major contribution seems to be the increasing recognition of developmental problems in more »
The Little Tyrant
March 2, 2008 by Dr. Heather
Filed under Tantrums
Dear BabyShrink, Our three-year-old son is a great kid, but lately he has been playing this annoying little game: he orders us around, telling us what to do and how to do it, with really specific orders like “Mommy has to sit on the orange rug! Put your feet here, not there!” He gets really more »
Pirates of the Crib-bian
March 1, 2008 by Dr. Heather
Filed under Annoying Toddler Behaviors, Tantrums
Turns out Johnny Depp is a lot more than a fantastic actor; he’s also an armchair psychologist. On a recent appearance with David Letterman, Depp said this about his kids: “Living with young children is like hanging around with miniature drunks. You have to hold on to them. They bump into things. They laugh. They more »





