Dr. Mary Ann's Parenting Tips
Welcome to Simply Parenting and our new and revised website. I'm Dr. Mary Ann LoFrumento. After twenty years in private practice I heard all the anxiety that parents today are having. I created Simply Parenting to bring childcare back to basics, to help bring back the joy of parenting and to encourage parents to trust their instincts. With so much advice, often conflicting, coming from so many sources, I wanted to help this current generation of parents navigate through all this information. My books and DVDs were written and produced with only you, the parent, in mind. And the articles on this website will help you get from infancy to adolescence.
Latest Articles
You Are Your Child’s Best Coach
More often than not, parents in today’s society have never learned how to “be” with their children or to “play” with their children. In fact, I believe that many of them are afraid to be with their children.
Posted on September 15th, 2011 in Articles, Your School Age Child | View this article.
What causes a sore throat ? There are a variety of causes. Most are caused by viral or bacterial infections that invade the throat and cause redness and swelling of the tonsils and surrounding tissue, causing pain.
Posted on September 12th, 2011 in Articles, Pediatrics 101, What's Going Around? | View this article.
Another Season for Sneezing and Wheezing
Spring means another season of pollen and allergy related illnesses. Let’s take a closer look at some of the most common questions parents have when it comes to understanding and treating their own kids allergy related symptoms… What is an allergy? Why do some people sneeze, wheeze, cough, itch and get rashes in reaction to [...]
Posted on September 11th, 2011 in Articles, Pediatrics 101, What's Going Around? | View this article.
Preparing for the New School Year-and avoiding “Parent Central” burnout
Parent Central It’s important to reduce some of the stress that families go through at the beginning of the school year, as activities and school responsibilities begin again. With multiple children, come multiple schedules of sports and other activities that require masterful juggling acts. And too often it is mothers who become what I call [...]
Posted on September 10th, 2011 in Articles, Your School Age Child | View this article.
Hearing Loss on the Rise in Adolescents
A recent study reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that hearing loss is now affecting 20% of US adolescents age 12-19 a rise of 5% over the past fifteen years. The study was led by Ron Eavey, MD a professor in Otolaryngology at Vanderbilt University. The authors looked at data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys since the 1980s. The survey included data on actual hearing test results in adolescents.
Posted on January 14th, 2011 in Articles, Your Adolescent, Your School Age Child | View this article.
Some children show readiness for toilet training between 18 and 24 months. This should not be confused with the achievement of toilet training, which may not occur until the child is between two-and-a-half to four years of age.
Posted on October 10th, 2010 in Articles, Your Toddler | View this article.
Preventing Obesity in Your Children
One in every four children is now overweight. And there is a direct correlation between obesity at ages 8-13 and obesity in adulthood.
Posted on September 10th, 2010 in Articles, Pediatrics 101, Your Preschooler, Your School Age Child | View this article.