Author Archives: Anna

My husband has argued that the community has the right to require vaccination of all children, because leaving some children unvaccinated increases the risk of any child, vaccinated or unvaccinated, acquiring a vaccine-preventable disease. I disagree. Don’t get me wrong – I think that every child should be vaccinated. When parents make the choice not [...]

Parents often tell me that they are so glad I have children because it means I can give such good advice, but usually the parenting advice I give comes from my training and experience as a pediatrician, not from my own parenting experience. I can give advice as a mom or neighbor down the street [...]