Tonight as I rubbed cream on Ella’s dry legs, arms and cheeks, I decided that it was time to bring up the topic of dry skin problems in children born in Guatemala. Whether or not they are more prone to having these skin problems than say, infants born in the US, I have been unable to determine, having yet to locate any published studies. What I do know, is that many mothers of Guatemalan adoptees often talk about their children’s extremely dry skin.

According to Medscape, children under... more