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• Are You Ready for Hurricane Season?

  With the start of hurricane season, now is the time to make your hurricane plans. Long before the first watch or warning is issued is the best time to prepare for the season, which continues through November. By preparing now, you are better able to protect yourself and your family from a hurricane and its aftermath.

• Shaping Lives Through Everyday Victories

  When we think of life-shaping experiences, we often recall childhood. We remember our first bicycle ride without training wheels, discovering our favorite foods or that first A on a school assignment — the everyday victories that helped shape our lives. For children and families who face neurologic conditions such as brain, spine and nerve injuries or disorders, life-shaping experiences take on different meanings where every word, step or smile can represent victories. Advances in pediatric neuroscience make these victories possible for children, even those who have not yet been born.

• Childhood Ear Infections: When To See a Doctor

  Most children will have at least one ear infection by the time they’re 3 years old. The good news is that most will clear up on their own without any lasting effects.

• Toddler Not Interested in Potty Training? Don’t Panic

  Potty training can be a stressful time for parents and kids, and even more so when your child shows no interest in giving up diapers.

• Avoiding Peanuts Might Put Your Child at Risk for Allergies Later

  One of Israel’s most popular kid foods is a peanut-based snack called Bamba. It’s so popular that “Bamba” is said to be one of the first words Israeli toddlers learn.

• Does Your Baby’s Head Have a Flat Spot?

  If you’ve noticed what appears to be a flat spot on your baby’s head, the first thing you should do is take a deep breath and realize it’s probably temporary and no danger to your child’s health. Babies’ brains nearly double in size during the first year of life. Their skulls are designed to accommodate this, along with that passage through the narrow birth canal during delivery. But that malleability also makes it possible for head shape abnormalities like flat spots to develop. 

• Can't Find Baby Formula? Here Are Some Tips

  With the nationwide infant formula shortage, it’s stressful not knowing where your baby’s meals will come from. But don’t panic. There are options to find formula. Here’s what you can do.

• Choose the Right Summer Camp for Your Kids

  Finding a healthy, safe and memorable summer camp can be stressful for parents and their kids.

• My Child’s Legs Hurt at Night – Is It Growing Pains?

  If your child is experiencing growing pains, the pain is real.

• Empowering Teens with Chronic Illnesses to Live Independent Adult Lives

  Teens are learning important skills in all areas of their lives as they get older – everything from driving to managing their own finances. Learning to stay healthy, especially for a teen with a chronic medical condition, should be a priority.