Modern parenting has a snake oil problem

It's not just vaccines...

It's not just vaccines.

My Brooklyn neighborhood is one of the most affluent and educated in the U.S., yet I've lost count of the conversations I've overheard where moms and dads have exchanged quack tips on caring for colicky, teething, or ill children. These parents might now blanche at anyone who denies the science of vaccinations, but they have their own questionable theories on which they hang their hats.

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Ruth Margolis
Ruth ​Margolis is a British ​journalist living in the U.S. Her work has appeared in ​The Guardian, ​The ​Daily Telegraph and BBCAmerica.com.