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How to treat your child's fever
When to treat a fever and why
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Three Tips for Tough Talks with Your Kids
Illness, death or tragedies in the news: what should parents say?
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What you need to know about cough and cold medicine for kids
What you need to know about cough and cold medicine for kids
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Can an Injection that Smooths Wrinkles Also Treat Serious Childhood Conditions?
You may think that botulinum toxin, most commonly known by brand name Botox, is only used to smooth wrinkles and improve your appearance. But it also can treat some serious childhood conditions, such as cerebral palsy. And promising new therapies for children continue to be discovered.
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How To Help Your Sensitive Child Thrive
If your child seems to cry more than usual, even over seemingly minor issues, they may be wired genetically to be extra sensitive. Highly sensitive children are more responsive to their environment, intensely perceptive and can get overwhelmed easily. Parenting your highly sensitive child is different than parenting other children, and it begins with seeing this sensitivity as a gift.
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Childhood Vaccinations: Everything You Need To Know
Vaccines help keep your child healthy and safe from serious diseases. They also protect your family and keep your community healthier for everyone. This is especially true for the frailest among us, such as babies, sick kids and adults, and the elderly.
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Does My Child Need Speech Therapy?
Many young children can overcome speech and language delays, but early intervention is key. Parents and their child’s pediatrician need to be vigilant to spot the signs and start age-appropriate therapies.
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Top Pediatrician Tips for Keeping Kids Safe
If you’re a parent, it’s natural that one of your top priorities is to keep your kids safe. As your children grow, your safety radar has to shift from the family room floor to the digital world and the driver’s seat. Here is a breakdown of safety priorities for every age.
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Full-Fat Dairy? Yes, You Can!
If you’re of a certain age, you remember the fat-free craze of the 1980s, when we all ate fat-free cheese on fat-free bread with fat-free turkey and wondered why it tasted terrible. (And we still gained weight.)
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Celebrating Your Child's Birthday During COVID-19
With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many children have experienced a very different birthday than ever before. Families have stayed together but physically separated from others to try to halt increasing COVID-19 transmission rates in their communities. Large gatherings — and some small gatherings — have been discouraged or forbidden by local authorities. Parties at restaurants, parks and other places have had to be canceled, no doubt a crushing blow for children.