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And if it is hard for adults, you can expect that it is even harder for kids, who don't necessarily understand the negative health effects of being overweight. Losing WeightHow do you help your children lose weight? It can help to stick to the basics...

And if it is hard for adults, you can expect that ...

Depression is a medical condition that can affect brain chemistry. It is important to understand that your child, or anyone with depression, cannot just "snap out of it" or will himself to feel better. A child with depression typically feels a consta...

Depression is a medical condition that can affect ...

A night terror is a sleep disruption that seems similar to a nightmare, but with a far more dramatic presentation. Though night terrors can be alarming for parents who witness them, they're not typically cause for concern or a sign of a deeper medica...

A night terror is a sleep disruption that seems si...

As we drop our children at their classrooms, or watch them hop on the bus, or out of our minivans, thoughts race through our minds… will they eat a healthy lunch, did we spend enough time on their homework… are they making friends.. are we budgeting/...

As we drop our children at their classrooms, or wa...

The virus that causes chickenpox is varicella-zoster, a member of the herpesvirus family. The same virus also causes herpes zoster (shingles) in adults. Alternative Names Varicella Causes, incidence, and risk factorsIn a typical scenario, a young chi...

The virus that causes chickenpox is varicella-zost...

Answer:You can sit back, relax! Ultrasounds and actual videos of fetuses in the womb show them sucking thumbs or fingers! This is a most natural, normal, self-nurturing, and stress-reducing behavior. A veteran nurse in the newborn nursery at my train...

Answer:You can sit back, relax! Ultrasounds and ac...

What are the symptoms of sleepwalking?The child may sit up in bed and repeat certain movements, such as rubbing his or her eyes or fumbling with clothes. The child may get out of bed and walk around the room. The child may look dazed, and his or her ...

What are the symptoms of sleepwalking?The child ma...

After 3 months, crying becomes more deliberate, purposeful and much less often. A colicky infant will cry more. Often crying indicates discomfort and is baby’s only means of communicating his needs. Hunger, sleepiness, over stimulation, dirty diaper,...

After 3 months, crying becomes more deliberate, pu...

The key to a healthy child is a strong immune system. When functioning properly, the immune system fights disease-producing organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. All children are continuously exposed to these pathogens, but expos...

The key to a healthy child is a strong immune syst...

Teething usually begins between the 6th and 8th month of life. Further tooth eruption occurs periodically until all 20 teeth of infancy and childhood, or deciduous teeth, are in place. All the deciduous teeth are normally in place by the 30th month o...

Teething usually begins between the 6th and 8th mo...

Healthy teeth and gums are essential to your child's overall good health. Injured, diseased, or poorly developed teeth can result in poor nutrition, painful and dangerous infections, and problems with speech development and self-image. CARING FOR AN ...

Healthy teeth and gums are essential to your child...

Children should be given many opportunities to play, run, bike, and participate in sports, preferably on a daily basis. Encourage your child to build strength, flexibility and aerobic capacity (for example, through running). Children generally should...

Children should be given many opportunities to pla...

Fear in children; Anxiety in children; Childhood stress InformationStress is a response to any situation or factor that creates a negative emotional or physical change or both. People of all ages can experience stress. In small quantities, stress is ...

Fear in children; Anxiety in children; Childhood s...

You can begin offering "real" finger foods almost as soon as you begin to feed your baby solid foods. Until he can chew, however, he can only suck on most finger foods: a slice of apple or a bagel. Although he cannot eat these foods yet, your baby ma...

You can begin offering "real" finger foods almost ...

Avoid cordials and too much fruit juice as these are high in sugar and take away the appetite for other foods. Don't fill a child up on milk or fruit juice just before a meal. Allow children to help prepare the meal. It takes longer but encourages in...

Avoid cordials and too much fruit juice as these a...

By the time this rule can be applied—namely, to your toddlers and young children—they have already acquired a simple set of tastes. Don't blitz them with tangy foods or mixed dishes. Keep things simple and introduce one food at a time. You'll be the ...

By the time this rule can be applied—namely, to yo...

Although you might choose to nurse past six months, at this point your growing baby will need more calories and iron than breast milk or formulas alone can supply. Generally, pediatricians recommend beginning solid foods between four and six months. ...

Although you might choose to nurse past six months...

As a parent, you need to be in charge, but instead of treating your kids like the peasants in your domain, recognize that they are citizens with some rights. One day they will need to stand on their own and make healthful decisions about their diet, ...

As a parent, you need to be in charge, but instead...

One of the most frequent statements I hear from mothers is, "My child doesn't eat anything!" Yet a review of the child's weight often reveals that the child is at an appropriate weight, or even overweight, despite "never" eating. Furthermore, and too...

One of the most frequent statements I hear from mo...

During the first year of life your children can get all of the nutrients they need to grow from breast milk. If you are not breast-feeding, a formula recommended by your pediatrician will do nearly as well. At about five or six months, when you start...

During the first year of life your children can ge...

Step One Go for grains. Since 1998, all fortified grain products, like bread, pasta and cornmeal, have had folate added to them. .........................................................Step Two Sprinkle berries onto morning cereal. One cup of raspbe...

Step One Go for grains. Since 1998, all fortified ...