Dr. Solomon Laktineh

Pediatrician serving Lakewood

Trusted Pediatric Guidance for Lakewood Families

Lakewood families work hard, juggle full schedules, and want practical answers about their kids without taking another half day off. As a board-certified pediatrician with 40 years of experience just down the road in Long Beach, I built the free Script Pack for Lakewood parents who do not have time to waste.

Lakewood is a city of working parents. Many families have two parents in the workforce, often with one or both holding shift work. We see military families connected to Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos who carry the extra load of deployments, transitions, and frequent moves. We see Lakewood Sheriff's Station families and first responders whose hours never line up with a typical clinic schedule. The common thread is that you cannot easily disappear at 2 PM on a Tuesday for a 30-minute appointment.

Free, on-demand guidance solves that. You read or watch when your child is at school, during a lunch break, or after the little ones are in bed. The video call lasts 30 minutes, is private, and takes place wherever you are most comfortable in Lakewood. The other parent can join from work if needed.

The questions Lakewood families bring tend to cluster in a few areas. Discipline that does not turn into yelling. Sleep that gives both child and parent some peace. Behavior that started showing up after a transition, like a new baby, a deployment, or a school change. Sports pressure and the friction it can create at home. None of these are unusual, and all of them have practical, age-appropriate answers.

After 40 years of pediatrics, I have learned that what most parents want is not another opinion they read online. They want a calm conversation with someone who has seen what they are seeing many times before, and who can help them sort phase from pattern, normal from concerning, and effort from outcome.

Schools and neighborhoods we hear from

Lakewood families I work with come from across the Long Beach Unified, ABC Unified, and Bellflower Unified boundaries that overlap the city, including Mayfair Middle and High in the Mayfair neighborhood, Artesia High, Lakewood High, and the elementary feeders. Whether your child plays in Lakewood Youth Sports, dances at a local studio, or spends weekends at a swim meet, the parenting questions tend to be the same.

How to get the most from the resources

Most parents arrive with a knot in their stomach, not a clean list of questions. That is fine. Jotting down a few notes before you dig in helps you focus on what matters most. Many families bring:

  • What you are seeing at home, at school, or at practice
  • How your child has been sleeping and eating lately
  • Recent changes in the family, like a move, a deployment, or a new schedule
  • Anything teachers, coaches, or other adults have flagged
  • What you have already tried and how your child responded

How to start with the free resources

Enter your email and the free Script Pack arrives within minutes. From there, the YouTube channel has hundreds of short videos organized by topic. The book covers every stage in depth. All of it is accessible from Lakewood, at no cost, at any time.

If you live in Lakewood, the free scripts and videos are built to fit your week, not interrupt it. You do not need a referral, you do not need to leave work, and you do not need to wait until things feel like a crisis.

Lakewood families ask

Do I have to be in Lakewood to book a consultation?
No. The 30-minute video consultation works from anywhere with a stable internet connection. Most Lakewood families join from home, but parents have booked from across California, the United States, and several other countries.
Is the consultation a replacement for our regular pediatrician in Lakewood?
No. The online consultation is for thoughtful, non-emergency parenting and developmental questions: behavior, sleep, anxiety, discipline, transitions, and similar concerns. Continue seeing your local pediatrician in Lakewood for routine well-child visits, vaccines, and acute medical needs.
Does Dr. Solomon speak Spanish or Arabic with families in Lakewood?
Yes. Dr. Solomon Laktineh has cared for Lakewood families in English, Spanish, and Arabic for 40 years. You can request your preferred language when you book.
How quickly can a Lakewood family get an appointment?
Most consultations are available within a few days. You will see open 30-minute slots in your timezone the moment you start the booking flow, and you can pick whichever time fits your week.

Want to keep exploring first? Watch free parenting guidance in English, Spanish, and Arabic, or read about the most common reasons parents reach out, like toddler tantrums and discipline without punishment.

Free guidance for Lakewood families

Get the free Script Pack, explore the YouTube channel, and go deeper with the book. All from Dr. Solomon Laktineh, MD, 40 years in pediatrics.