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Calming a Fussy Baby
Your baby’s cry is how they communicate with you. Babies cry so they can be fed, put to sleep, or have their diaper changed. All babies cry, especially in the first 6 months of life. During this period, most babies can cry for 45 minutes to 2 hours each day.
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Behavior Support - Using Planned Ignoring at Home
Planned ignoring, or extinction, is not paying attention to a problem behavior in order to decrease the behavior in the future. Your behavior support provider will teach you how to use planned ignoring.
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Brachial Plexus Injury
The brachial plexus is a group of nerves that starts in the spinal cord at the neck and controls the hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder. It can be injured during birth.
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Child Care and Illness: Should Your Child Stay Home?
Sometimes it is hard to decide if your child is too ill to go to childcare. Usually, children should stay home if illness keeps them from enjoying the daily activities of childcare.
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Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study
This Helping Hand™ is about the videofluoroscopic swallow study (VFSS), which is a test to see how your child swallows food and liquids.
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Diabetes: When Your Child Should Stay Home from School
This Helping Hand™ covers when your child should stay home and get a school excuse for their diabetes and when they should stay in school.
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Diazepam Rectal Gel (Diastat)®
Your child’s healthcare provider or doctor has recommended Diastat® to help control some of your child’s seizures (Picture 1). It can be given by parents or other caregivers who know the child’s seizure patterns.
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Behavior Support: Using a Schedule
Using a schedule helps you and your child create expectations.
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Fluorescein Angiography
Fluorescein Angiography is a simple diagnostic test. It involves fluorescein dye that is either injected into the bloodstream through a vein in the arm or taken by mouth as a drink.
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Dental: Teeth and Gum Care
Use these instructions and tips to properly care for your child's gums and teeth.