Raising Strong Girls Together
By: Linda Brodsky, M.D. As some of you may know, urine pregnancy tests are routinely performed on all females before every surgery. No exceptions. At Children’s Hospital here in Buffalo, even little girls, only 9 years old, must be tested. Frankly, I cannot tell you if a parent or a patient has a right to [...]
By: Linda Brodsky, M.D. I am guilty! Yes, in my office sometimes I forget myself when I meet a new female patient, almost always a child. As I try to establish a rapport (with the child and family) sometimes I will slip and tell the 5 year old in a pink (my favorite color after [...]
By: Joanna Dolgoff MD. A South Carolina woman was charged with criminal neglect when her 14-year-old son reached a shocking 555 pounds. I am sure that many of you can understand the charge because the example is so egregious. But how do we know this is really the mother’s fault? And if we do decide [...]
By: Elizabeth Donovan, M.A. There comes a time in each parents life where you suddenly realize that you will not always be around to protect your daughter must teach her to defend herself against other adults or children who would seek to betray her trust. Each year in the United States over 30,000 children are [...]
