Dr. Alison Mitzner
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Dr. Alison Mitzner is a board certified pediatrician and family wellness expert, fitness and lifestyle enthusiast, writer, media contributor who has a calming influence and helps parents feel more confident about their abilities to care for their families.
Dr. Alison Mitzner
6M ago
Among the many developmental milestones that new parents look out for, few are as highly anticipated as their baby's first words. Despite some gibberish preceding actual language, a baby's earliest attempts at verbal co ..read more
Dr. Alison Mitzner
6M ago
Parents are keen to witness everything their baby does. Whether letting out that first laugh, showing off that toothless smile or crawling around on the floor, camcorders and phone cameras are usually close at hand with ..read more
Dr. Alison Mitzner
6M ago
There's no hard and fast rule but here's when to be worried. Of the many developmental milestones that are exciting to parents, few are as memorable as when a baby starts crawling. He or she can now explore and discover ..read more
Dr. Alison Mitzner
6M ago
You put your baby to bed — and they wake up the next morning as a tween. Well, it’s not quite like that, but baby growth spurts do seem to make your child magically grow in what feels like a blink of an eye. And while y ..read more
Dr. Alison Mitzner
6M ago
Sleep. It’s almost nonexistent when you have a newborn. You’ve tried everything — the shushing, the jiggling, the white noise. Then, a sweet friend brings you a beautiful thing: A velcro swaddle. Miraculously, swaddling ..read more
Dr. Alison Mitzner
6M ago
If we’re being honest, toddlers are total tsunamis. They drop food on the floor all the time and then pick it right back up and eat it — even if the dog has already given it a good lick. If they’re not running around be ..read more
Dr. Alison Mitzner
6M ago
Truth be told, you could spend all day looking lovingly at your newborn. You cradle that little crop of hair atop their cute little head and bury your nose into their neck and marvel at how utterly amazing that fresh-ou ..read more
Dr. Alison Mitzner
6M ago
Keeping a baby comfortable in winter temps requires extra time, extra layers, extra clothes, and extra patience ..read more
Dr. Alison Mitzner
6M ago
When your kid has a cough that just won't quit, it can be maddening. You just want to be able to do something, anything, to make them more comfortable, especially when they're hacking away at night. Fortunately, there ar ..read more
Dr. Alison Mitzner
6M ago
Praising the efforts along the way. As parents, we want to make sure our children feel as though their accomplishments are not more important than their well-being. We need to praise them for their efforts along the way ..read more