My daughter, now 7 1/2 has been seeing Dr. De Pala since she was born. She has actually asked me to stop as we've driven by so she can go say hi to Dr. De Pala. She loves him very much, and he's very deserving of her affection. He's caring, patient, and not at all scary! You can't go wrong with this one. He's also been able to help us in a couple of very serious situations when even the emergency Drs. overlooked or misdiagnosed illnesses. He KNOWS what he's doing...