Parenting
Winter Safety Tips for Sledding, Skating and Skiing
The snow has come, and families and friends are heading out to enjoy it. Hitting the slopes, climbing a hill to slide down, or lacing up your skates are lots of fun.
Benefits of Unstructured Play for Children's Development
Play is so much more than just having fun. Children need play. Play helps children develop their minds, creativity, muscles and social skills. It helps children be more active, express their emotions and build relationships.
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Grandchild Coming Over? Use This Home Safety Checklist.
Finally, you’re going to have your little grandchild over to spend the day and make some memories. Before the big arrival, make sure you review our home safety checklist to help ensure you’re doing all you can to keep your little one out of danger.
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Living With Sickle Cell Disease
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8 Tips to Get Your Teen to Talk to You
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Preventing and Educating Kids About Cyberbullying
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What You Need to Know About Recreational Marijuana
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Take A Break to Avoid Shaken Baby Syndrome
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Improve Safety by Controlling Household Poisons
Some of the most common environmental health risks can impact a child’s health and development. These household poisons include carbon monoxide poisoning, mercury poisoning, household chemicals and pesticides, polluted water and lead poisoning.
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Stress and Children: Identifying Signs and Finding Solutions
Being a child or teen seems not nearly as fun as it used to be.
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