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Is Your Baby a Junk Food Junkie?
Is your baby a junk food junkie? Here’s what a shocking new study reveals—and what you can do to protect your baby.
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Is your baby a junk food junkie? Here’s what a shocking new study reveals—and what you can do to protect your baby.
Just a few inches of water in a kiddie pool are enough to drown a child. “When we think of pool risks, we think of the big pools, complete with deep ends, diving boards and swim parties,” said Michelle Fulton, Sarah Bush Lincoln Nurse Practitioner. “But more than 10 percent of pool-related deaths in young […]
Don’t feel guilty about the amount of “quality time” you spend with your family. Some experts are beginning to reject the quality time movement for something much more basic.
It’s a powerful weapon in the war against teenage drug and alcohol abuse. And it doesn’t cost parents a penny. It’s called the “self-esteem shield.”
Most infants and young children love to be held and cuddled. This helps them form close bonds with their parents and other caregivers.
Nearly 15 years ago, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) first recommended that parents put their babies to sleep on their back.
While your child may beg for sugary sweets, they’re usually a poor choice nutritionally and bad for young teeth.
In some babies, the openings into the nasolacrimal duct have not formed properly. This causes a blockage and the tears have no place to drain.
As one can expect, children at different ages do not all play the same way. There are distinct stages that children go through as they grow. Each stage is very important to the development of the next.
January is National Cervical Health Awareness Month and it’s a wonderful opportunity to raise awareness about how women can protect themselves from HPV (human papillomavirus) and cervical cancer. HPV is a very common infection that spreads through sexual activity. It’s also a major cause of cervical cancer. About 79 million Americans currently have HPV. […]