A member wrote to ask this question because she has seen that in
the past 2 to 3 months her 5 year old son doesn’t stand up for
himself particularly well in interactions with his 3 year old
sister.
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Well, first thing, don’t panic. A child with a fever is not
necessarily a bad thing. You see, when you child encounters an
illness, there is an increase in white blood cells, antibodies and
many
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There was a time when children came home from school on most days,
had a snack, told mom what he or she did at school that day, and
then went off to busy themselves before getting to their homework
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Although acne can occur throughout one’s life, this question comes
from a teenager here at Daily Strength. And while the specific type
and severity of acne will determine the best treatment
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Not too long ago I gave an overview of Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) particularly geared toward the
parents of a child suspected to have ADHD. I now return to this
topic with hopes
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For a parent of a child with asthma or even just the periodic
wheeze, the list of medications can be somewhat
overwhelming…particularly to the parent who doesn’t wheeze and is
already in a bit of
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Recently, I received a question from a DailyStrength member
wondering how she missed her son’s scoliosis. And while it is human
nature to look back and determine where we have erred, what I’d
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This list of reasons for your child’s sore throat can be rather
long. Some of the more common reasons include infections (e.g.
strep throat and other bacterial or viral causes), post-nasal drip
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Standing in line at Target the other day, a woman behind me said in
a frustrated voice, “Why can’t people control their children?” It
is a pretty noisy store so I hadn’t noticed anything
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A few weeks ago my household saw the H1N1 virus (AKA swine flu)
being passed around. Now many of you may already be aware of what
transpired as I documented how my son had the privilege of bringing
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