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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR): Puberty to Adult
This Helping Hand™ is a guide to general CPR for children that have gone through puberty and adults. It is not intended to be used as training material or in place of formal CPR training.
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Preparing the Skin Before Surgery
Bathing your child before surgery will help reduce the number of germs on their skin. Fewer germs on the skin means less chance of an infection after surgery.
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7 Ways to Improve Resiliency and Reduce Suicide Risk
There are ways for you to support your child and help them learn to navigate an emotional crisis.
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Negative Behavior as a Form of Communication: How to Be a Trauma-Informed Parent
Every child experiences stress. It’s important to understand children’s stress can become toxic if it’s not acknowledged and addressed.
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Scleroderma: What Parents Need to Know
Each person’s skin is unique, so scleroderma looks different for every patient. A child or young adult may start out with a small area of affected skin that changes in texture. Some people describe the skin as becoming tighter, firmer, more stretched, or thickened. The affected area may lighten, darken, or develop a red border.
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Rare Disease: Finding Answers for Patients with Mysterious Conditions
For a disease to be considered “rare,” fewer than 200,000 people in the United States will be affected by it. Some rare genetic disorders can be very difficult to diagnose, and for parents of a child with a rare disease, one of the most anxious times is the period of waiting for a diagnosis.
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Remote Learning: 5 Tips for Maintaining a Healthy Posture
Many students are finding themselves learning in virtual classrooms for the first time. Although remote learning may have some perceived perks like sleeping in, self-paced learning and days off, it also comes with new challenges.
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Commissioners Award $7 Million to Nationwide Children's Colloborative to Fight Premature Births
Saving the lives of children is the goal of a $7 million announcement today by Franklin County Commissioners Paula Brooks, Marilyn Brown and John O’Grady.
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10 Tips for Families New to Type 1 Diabetes
Parents and kids facing a new diagnosis of type 1 diabetes are beginning a long-term period of learning basic and then more complex points of diabetes management.
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How to Deal With Adolescent Depression
Depression is different from a regular down mood, because it lasts longer and feels stronger or different from typical sadness. Sometimes it is a feeling of emptiness, lack of feeling or being irritable, cranky and easily angered.