Dr. Dina Kulik
Mom, Pediatrician,
Emergency Medicine Doctor,
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What To Make For Breakfast, Lunch And Dinner For Even The Pickiest Kid
What To Make For Breakfast, Lunch And Dinner For Even The Pickiest Kid My daughter has had difficulty with eating since she was born. This started with breastfeeding challenges and has kept going from there (a story for another day). I worry about her diet on a daily...
Sweet Potato and Spice Muffins
Sweet Potato & Spice Muffins Sweet Potatoes are so good for you - filled with beta-carotene, manganese and vitamin C. So when I came across a sweet potato muffin recipe in Gwyneth Paltrow’s book “It’s All Good” I had to give it a try. They are super easy to...
How Boys and Girls Learn Differently
Boys and Girls Learn Differently, Here's How Teaching children from a young age about literacy will allow them to develop a positive attitude towards reading, writing and language. Children learn in different ways, by observing children daily you will discover...
How To Get Baby To Sleep In Crib Longer
Is Your Child Ready to Transition From a Crib to a Bed? How To Get Baby To Sleep In Crib Longer I’ve done it, maybe you did it, and certainly many of the parents I work with have done it: transitioning our children from their crib to a bed too early. It’s a big step...
Child-Led Play Enhances Parent-Child Relationships And Social Development In Children
Child-Led Play Enhances Parent-Child Relationships And Social Development In Children What is Child-Led Play? Child-led play is a particular way of playing with your young child that involves following their lead, letting them make the decisions and being an active...
How Many Baby Teeth Before You See The Dentist? Just One!
How Many Baby Teeth Before You See The Dentist? Just One! Beyond all the noble goals listed by the AAPD (see my last blog) as reasons to establish a dental home by a child’s first birthday or first tooth, there are really two overriding good reasons to bring your...
Christmas Cheer
My Kind Of Christmas Cheer Christmas is the most important time of the year for my family. Surprised? As a Jew, I am hardly erecting Christmas trees or holding my breath till Santa comes down the chimney, but Christmas is a holy time for our family. I do mean holy. "A...
Holiday Shopping with Kids – My Child Has The Gimmie’s
It's Happening - My Child Has The "Gimmie's." My family and I were shopping recently at toys r us for a Christmas gift for my nephews. My husband and I thought it would be a good idea to bring our 5-year-old and 2.5-year old; we could not have been more wrong. We...
Five Financial Games to Play to Raise Savvy Kids
What better way to raise financially literate kids than with these 5 classic financial games? Educating kids about financial literacy is important; they need to grow up to make good choices and become smart consumers. But while it’s agreed that teaching children about...
ADHD Awareness: Tips for Building School Communication
ADHD Awareness Month: Tips for Building School Communication October is ADHD Awareness Month—a time to spread awareness and share information in Canada and the United States about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. While it’s a known term that is very popular...
Child and Infant Ear Infections
Child and Infant Ear Infections and Tube Surgery When your baby or infant has an ear infection, your lives may be miserable. Infant ear infections can lead your child to be irritable, eat and sleep poorly and run a fever. Luckily ear infections can be...
When Do Babies Sleep Through the Night?
When Do Babies Sleep Through the Night? The most popular questions I get are when do babies sleep through the night, why do babies fight sleep and how to put a baby to sleep? After the initial adrenaline from your new baby has worn off, the sleep deprivation...
