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Generic vs. Brand Name Medications
When caring for a child or loved one, there can be many questions regarding medication options, and what options are safe and appropriate medications. However, generic drugs are required to be just as safe and effective as the name-brand product.
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How to Practice Healthy Feeding Dynamics
Fighting with a picky toddler about what they eat seems to be a rite of passage for most parents. In a healthy feeding dynamic, parents choose how, when, where and what children eat, without being overly restrictive or controlling.
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Understanding Genetic Predisposition to Cancer
When a child is diagnosed with cancer, parents commonly ask, “Does this put my other kids at higher risk for developing cancer as well?” Most of the time, the answer to this question is “no”.
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Autism Spectrum Disorder: Should Every Child Be Screened?
For several years, most pediatricians have been following guidelines created by medical experts that suggest all children between the ages of 18 and 24 months be screened for an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) – even if the parents aren’t worried about development or behavior.
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Health Literacy and Partnering in Your Child's Care
We know there’s an overwhelming amount of complicated information about your child’s health, and we’re working to communicate more clearly. While we do that, here are some health literacy tips you can use before your next pediatrician’s visit.
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Are Scented Candles and Air Fresheners Harming Your Child?
Scented candles and air fresheners are popular items that many families use inside their homes. But recent reports have found their way to the internet regarding the potential harm from these items, some of which are exaggerated or misconstrued, whereas others have more merit.
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How to Cultivate Holiday Rituals and Traditions with Your Children
It’s that time of year. Fall colors have dropped, the wind has turned brisk, and we enter a season of celebration. Some of us begin with gusto, humming songs of the season with the same breath that extinguished the jack-o’-lantern. Others don’t like to rush it.
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Our Top 10 Posts of 2015
As we wrap up 2015, we want to take a moment to put a bow on the top ten 700 Children’s posts from the past year. This site is a wealth of information from our clinicians, researchers and staff and we thank them, and our readers, for sharing this space with us.
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Non-Surgical Appendicitis Treatment Gives Parents Options
Typically, when most parents hear the word appendicitis, they also hear the word surgery. But what if there was another treatment option that didn’t require surgery?
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Can Your Baby Learn Sign Language?
Baby sign language is a way to communicate with your baby effectively and you can begin introducing signs as early as infancy. The following are suggestions to make signing and communicating with your baby successful.