All parents intermittently deal with children who have difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep. These temporary sleep difficulties are normal. However, children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) appear to have more ongoing sleep-related difficulties. The number of families affected varies from study to study, but significant sleep problems can occur in 40%—80% of children with [...]
December 5, 2010 | Posted in
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The Well-Child Visit Regular well-child examinations are essential to keeping kids healthy and up-to-date on immunizations against many dangerous childhood diseases. A checkup also is an opportunity for your doctor to talk to you about developmental and safety issues and for you ask questions you might have about your child’s overall health. What to Expect at the Doctor’s [...]
September 26, 2010 | Posted in
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It may already have happened: When books, toys, songs, snacks, video games, and DVDs have lost their charm, your child pipes up with “I’m bored! Tell me a story, please.” Your mind blanks and your child looks at you with anticipation. What should you do? You may not realize it, but you have a wealth [...]
September 10, 2010 | Posted in
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How do you keep a 1-year-old from heading toward the DVD player? What should you do when your preschooler throws a fit? How can you get a teenager to respect your authority? Whatever the age of your child, it’s important to be consistent when it comes to discipline. If parents don’t stick to the rules and consequences [...]
August 23, 2010 | Posted in
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Each day, 10-year-old Seth asked his mom for more and more lunch money. Yet he seemed skinnier than ever and came home from school hungry. It turned out that Seth was handing his lunch money to a fifth-grader, who was threatening to beat him up if he didn’t pay. Kayla, 13, thought things were going [...]
July 30, 2010 | Posted in
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What a Bedbug Is A bedbug is a small (about the size of a pencil eraser), flat, reddish-brown bug that can be found in homes all over the world. It hides during the day and comes out during the night to look for blood. A bedbug has a special ingredient in its saliva (spit) that [...]
July 24, 2010 | Posted in
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Lazy days at the pool or beach are warm weather rituals for many families. But if you’re tempted to let your child play outdoors for even a few minutes without the proper sun protection, you might want to think twice. “It only takes one severe sunburn to potentially double your child’s chances of getting melanoma later [...]
July 21, 2010 | Posted in
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Few kids would say they crave a good fiber-rich meal. Although the thought of fiber might bring gags and groans from kids, many appetizing foods are actually great sources of fiber — from fruits to whole-grain cereals. And kids are probably eating them without even knowing it. Not just for the senior-citizen crowd, foods with [...]
July 6, 2010 | Posted in
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When most adults think about exercise, they imagine working out in the gym on a treadmill or lifting weights. But for kids, exercise means playing and being physically active. Kids exercise when they have gym class at school, soccer practice, or dance class. They’re also exercising when they’re at recess, riding bikes, or playing tag. [...]
July 5, 2010 | Posted in
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Lazy days at the pool or beach are warm weather rituals for many families. But if you’re tempted to let your child play outdoors for even a few minutes without the proper sun protection, you might want to think twice. “It only takes one severe sunburn to potentially double your child’s chances of getting melanoma later [...]
July 2, 2010 | Posted in
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