OK, it is time to get serious again. It has been a long time since my last “Ask Dr. Rob” post. I know that you all are tired of the serious drivel I have been spewing out over the past few days and so want higher intellectual content.
Your wish is granted.
Bruce asks me [...]

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OK, time to get back to answering your questions (after a brief hiatus to be somewhat serious). Some of the readers of my regular blog may not realize that I am now also answering questions for the publication Offsprung, a parenting website like no other. Obviously it is off of the mainstream, if you consider [...]

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The next question is from an old friend (at least as far as blogging friends go - that means over 6 months) Cathy, who writes me the following:
I hope you can answer this question for me. I have searched and searched for a long time and can not find an answer. "Why do cat’s prefer [...]

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Whoa. Chris and Vic (that lovable duo also known as CAK) have hit Dr. Rob with a tough one.
Dr. Rob, do you ever write about serious items?
If so, how about your take on “resilience”? Is resilience a cure for trauma and hardship? Is resilience a constellation of coping mechanisms? Or ???
What if your child has [...]

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Mary asks an uncomfortable question:
My husband has a recurring sty in his eye. Is this from spending too much time out at the pigpen, or those magazines we found under our son’s bed?

Hmmm….
How can I word this?
Uh, First off there is the issue of a stye. Styes are bumps on the eyelid. There are two [...]

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