Dr. Gregory Levitin After writing a recent post about my daughter’s hemangioma and the approach my wife and I plan to take, an internationally recognized physician and specialist in hemangiomas and vascular malformations, Dr. Gregory Levitin, read the article and made a comment about laser treatment.  I asked Dr. Levitin if he would be willing to engage in an online Q&A session about hemangiomas and treatment...

Thoughtful Dad On the perils of being ‘cool’… A friend from childhood offered an observation a while back about the nature of being “cool.”  It went something like this. “Growing up we all realize, at some point, that our parents can’t really make us do anything,” he asserted. “True,” I said. “But tell me if you’ve noticed this,” he asked, leadingly.  “Doesn’t it seem like the cool kids...

I was recently contacted by a media group representative doing some work on a Nokia phone application, who asked if I would write a blog post about a new app they were targeting at fathers. A few comments up front: I do not own a Nokia phone, therefore I have never used this application, nor do I have access to use this application. My knowledge of this application is from screen shots, documentation, and videos provided...

The thinking dad Unexamined parenting is not worth inflicting. There is a line, often quoted, that says something to the effect that parents only become good at their job about the time their kids have grown up.  Put another way, by the time they have become experienced, they are unemployed.  Moreover, I don’t think it matters whether we have one child or ten.  With each child we add another variable to the equation,...

Note: I’m not a pediatrician or dermatologist, but most of what I write here is information gathered from real doctors.  All situations are different, please always consult your physician when making decisions about your child’s health. My daughter was born with a hemangioma on the left cheek of her face and as of this posting it still appears somewhat prominently. Figured it would be helpful to post our...