{Dr. Ivor Is In} Teen Babysitting: Is Your Baby Ready To Watch Someone Else’s Baby?
By DR. IVOR HORN For Christmas this year our 13-year-old daughter asked us to help her find babysitting jobs. I ask you, “What teenager ASKS...
{Dr. Ivor Is In} Birds, Bees, and Body Changes: Talking To Tweens & Teens About Puberty
By DR. IVOR HORN The first time I was interviewed about this subject my oldest child, a girl, was 9 years old. She is 13 now and...
Dr. Ivor Is In: The Best Ways To Protect African American Babies From Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
By DR. IVOR HORN Going back to work after the birth of your first child—or any child for that matter—can be a tug of war...
{Dr. Ivor Is In} Flu Shots 101: The Best Reasons To Get Your Child Vaccinated
By DR. IVOR HORN This is only our son’s 3rd year getting the flu vaccine. Not because we were hesitant about him getting it, but...
{Dr. Ivor Is In} Obesity, Exercise and Black Girl Hair: What We Teach Our Daughters
By DR. IVOR HORN All the ladies who have put off a workout for the sake of the ‘do raise your hand. I know mine...
{Dr. Ivor Is In} What Your Pediatrician Says To Your Child When You Leave the Room
By DR. IVOR HORN I have been at my current practice for almost 15 years. That means I have had the privilege of shepherding my...
{Dr. Ivor Is In} Generation XXL: Talking Childhood Obesity With Black Moms
By DR. IVOR HORN No matter how much I smile, no matter how lighthearted my words, when I bring up weight to the parents of...
{Dr. Ivor Is In} Summer Skincare For Black Children: It May Not Crack, But It WILL Burn
By DR. IVOR HORN So I got a tweet recently with a link to this YouTube video, “Dear 16-year-old Me,” a piece created by the...
Dr. Ivor Is In: Introducing A New Column By MyBrownBaby’s Favorite Pediatrician
Editor’s note: Today, MyBrownBaby is so very pleased to debut “Dr. Ivor Is In,” a new monthly column by Ivor Horn, MD, a Washington, D.C.-based...
Buying Breast Milk Online From Strangers Can Be Dangerous For Your Baby. Duh.
From the "Well Duh!" files: a new study found that a whopping 70 percent of breast milk sold to moms on a public milk-sharing forum was contaminated with all kinds of yuck that could put babies in serious danger.
