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Family Togetherness -- A Time to Talk

When you schedule a formal time to gather and talk as a family, your children will also be given an ...

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Is Fainting Serious?

Sometimes, a child’s nerves get the best of him so he faints during the school musical. Or a child may ...

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Facts Parents Should Know about Meningitis

Meningitis is a rare but serious disease that causes inflammation around the outer membrane covering the brain and spinal cord ...

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Emergency Situations: What Parents Must Know

It’s a phone call parents hope they never have to make—dialing 911 for a medical emergency involving a child. Fortunately ...

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Effective Discipline

Discipline is a constant process of teaching appropriate behavior based on limits, praise and a positive relationship between the child ...

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Dressing Your Baby

One of the biggest challenges of changing seasons is deciding how to dress your newborn or baby for the weather ...

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Do I Spy a Sty?

A sty is a painful lump located at the root of the eyelash. It is easily seen along the base ...

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Dealing with a Sore Subject: Cold Sores and Canker Sores

Your child says her lip feels funny — like a tingling or burning. The next day, she wakes up with ...

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Dealing With Poison Ivy

Poison ivy usually affects the hands and any area the hands may touch after coming into contact with the plant ...