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Measles Cases Rising: What Parents Need To Know
Typically, when school is out for the summer, your child’s risk of getting measles is significantly less because they are exposed to fewer people. This year, however, there has been an increase in cases.
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Panic Attacks: What Parents Need To Know
The unexpected, intense fear and physical symptoms of a panic attack can be terrifying for you and your child. But they are not unusual in teens and are treatable.
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Do Weight-Loss Drugs Really Help Teens?
Obesity affects nearly a quarter of 12- to 19-year-olds in the United States. The health implications of carrying so much extra weight are so significant that scientists have been searching for medical solutions to supplement healthy diets and exercise.
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8 Mistakes Parents Make Installing Child Car Seats
Installing a car seat correctly isn’t easy, but installing it incorrectly could have dangerous — even deadly — consequences for your child.
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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.
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Are Weight-Loss Apps Healthy for Kids?
If you notice your child is gaining weight, you might be tempted to suggest they use one of the many weight-loss apps that track food and exercise. But there are more dangers for kids using these apps than you may realize.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Alcohol and pregnancy: not a good mix
About three years ago this month, my husband and I were getting ready for our first “mommy and daddy” trip since our son was born. Our son was about 15 months old at the time, and he would be staying with grandparents as we explored Napa Valley, California. During that week, as we were scheduling tours of vineyards and making restaurant reservations, I was feeling a little “funny.” And I had only felt that way once before!
