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Posted by: Amy Hahn, PhD , Hannah N. McKillop, PhD on Sep 29, 2025

When bellyaches or other pain won’t go away, learn gentle, practical steps—sleep, movement, relaxation, and coping skills—to help your child live fully despite chronic pain.

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Sleepovers: Is Your Child Ready?

While it may bring about some anxiety for you, and maybe your child too, it is important for kids to practice being away from parents while they still have close monitoring and support.

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Food Allergies and Anxiety
Families with food allergies often must consider safety, since food is such a big part of our society. Because of this, children and their parents might experience anxiety, especially in places such as school, birthday parties, restaurants, sleepovers, and when traveling.

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700 Children’s® features the most current pediatric health care information and research from our pediatric experts – physicians and specialists who have seen it all. Many of them are parents and bring a special understanding to what our patients and families experience. If you have a child – or care for a child – 700 Children’s was created especially for you.

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Physiological Stress Response: It’s Not All in Your Head

Feb 15, 2024

Often the clinician may explain that your child’s symptoms are the result of stress, which can feel like you are being told “it’s all in their head.” It is important to know that it is not all in your child’s head. Read More

Recommendations for Long COVID in Children

Practical Recommendations for Long COVID in Children

May 18, 2022

Post-COVID conditions, also called long COVID, long-haul COVID or post-acute COVID-19, occur where someone does not recover as quickly as expected following COVID-19 infection. In some cases, symptoms can last weeks or months, and a child’s typical functioning may be impacted. Read More