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I read something the other day about postpartum anxiety that sounded a lot like me and it really scared me. I’ve never suffered from anxiety before, so I’m not sure what to think. Couple that with the fact that I am not exactly...
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Parenting
Picture your evening: Grandma comes over to babysit, and as you head out the door, your normally even-tempered baby starts crying inconsolably, even though Grandma stops by a few times each week. The same thing starts to happen at daycare drop-off...
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Pregnancy
The baby blues and postpartum depression (PPD) are conditions most parents-to-be and new parents have heard about. This is good, considering that 50 to 85 percent of women experience some form of the baby blues and about 15 percent going on to...
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Parenting
It’s a big world out there for your toddler, and he or she has a wild imagination when it comes to the dangers that lurk behind a closet, under a bed, or when you leave. When children reach the age of 2, they often begin to exhibit fears—some of...
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Community
I’m having two or three panic attacks a day and I’m so depressed I can’t get out of bed. Will this go on all 9 months? Right now I’m three months pregnant with twins and I had depression and anxiety my whole life but never...
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Community
My 2 year old is driving me crazy! I love that he loves me and wants to be with me all the time, but I feel like we were making progress with him becoming a little more independent, when all of a sudden, he’s going back to having to be in the...
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Community
My daughter was accepted to a great preschool program, but it exists within a larger K5-8th grade school. Although I’m thrilled that she’ll be attending a great program, I’m already nervous about dropping her off at a school with...
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Baby
At five months, your baby is gaining greater control over his or her muscles, which can translate into some exciting milestones, including sitting up with a little or sometimes even no assistance. Other changes might include: Raking objects closer...
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Baby
At five months, your baby is gaining greater control over his or her muscles, which can translate into some exciting milestones, including sitting up with a little or sometimes even no assistance. Other changes might include: Raking objects closer...
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Parenting
While most young children are healthy, pediatric surgical procedures are fairly common and can be anxiety-provoking for families. Even for young children, it is important they are prepared for surgery in order to minimize their anxiety. While some...
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Parenting
Children experience worries and fears for a variety of reasons. The good news is that most childhood fears are mild and often disappear over time. In fact, the presence of a childhood fear often indicates the development of higher level thought as...
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Baby
From rolling over, to starting to play with toys, to laughing and babbling, your 8-month-3-week-old baby is likely knocking down milestones like dominoes. This can be exciting and fun to watch, but it comes with a caution: no baby achieves every...
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Parenting
Does your child obviously need to use the toilet, only to resist? This is a common problem, especially among late (3 years old and up) toilet trainers. Basically, your child feels the need to defecate, but resists (or withholds) passing stool. Your...
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Baby
From rolling over, to starting to play with toys, to laughing and babbling, your baby is likely knocking down milestones like dominoes. This can be exciting and fun to watch, but it comes with a caution: no baby achieves every milestone at the...
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Toddler
Most experts agree: attending a good preschool program can have a lasting benefit for your child. A groundbreaking Carnegie Foundation study tracked a group of students for more than 20 years, from infancy to early adulthood, and found that the...
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Baby
Kids on the brink of their first birthdays are a bundle of contradictions: on one hand, they’re increasingly confident about expressing their emotions and asserting their independence, but they can also be clingy and shy around strangers, as...
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Pregnancy
As you’re nearing the final weeks, labor and delivery are no doubt looming larger in your mind. Anxiety over labor is common—even if you’ve taken every birth class you could sign up for, prepared an extensive birth plan, and already packed your...
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Health
Young children often show an interest in hair as they explore new textures. It’s common for children to go through a developmental stage of playing with their own hair or their caregiver’s hair. For a few children, however, hair becomes an...
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Baby
Congratulations! If you’re like most new parents, you’re in the middle of a whirlwind of new experiences and emotions right now, just days after the arrival of your new baby. It’s not uncommon for new parents to be simultaneously flooded with love...
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Blog
I want to talk about mindfulness. You’ve probably heard of mindfulness before, but I want to talk about it in the context of desire. Mindfulness helps us close the twenty tabs that are open in our brains all the time. For me, those can be...
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These recent days have been tough for many Americans. Orlando, known to many as the happiest place on earth for its theme parks and resorts, cannot seem to catch a break. Unspeakable violence and unimaginable tragedy struck the magical city just...
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Community
I’ll be 7 weeks PP tomorrow. This is my 2nd child and this pregnancy was tougher than my first. It made my anxiety attacks more known and it took a toll on my body. Labor was alot quicker tho. I guess i just have concerns or just to see...
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Pregnancy
While pregnancy is often a time of happiness and excitement, for women with medical complications it can also be a time of increased stress. Having a mental health disorder, such as anxiety, depression, bipolar, or obsessive-compulsive disorder (to...
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Toddler
With news of mass shootings appearing in the media with tragic regularity, many parents wonder how they can help their young children understand and process these stories. It is important to remember that children look to their parents to make them...
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Pregnancy
Welcome to Week 24! You’ve been pregnant now for about six months, and a lot has happened—even if you can’t see all of it. Your little baby now has fully grown eyelashes and eyebrows, and even if his or her hair is still likely white because...
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Baby
Nearing 8 months of age, the words that best describe your baby are “curious” and “energetic.” Your little one is on the move and exploring everything, from new foods to every nook and cranny of your home. Your little one is also starting to...
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Parenting
Morning sickness, cramps, back pain, hunger pangs, weight gain—all normal symptoms when you’re pregnant. But what if your husband or male partner is suffering those same signs right along with you? This is called Couvade Syndrome, which comes from...
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Pregnancy
It’s normal to be a little scared of the unknown, and giving birth is no exception. In this day and age, when everyone shares every detail of giving birth, it is not uncommon to hear horror stories and wonder if you can handle the labor and...
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Baby
One of the great surprises for many new parents—who have likely been told their baby will be up all night, every night—is how much time newborns spend asleep. According to Stanford Children’s Health, newborns can sleep as much as 17 hours a...
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Baby
At eight months of age, the words that best describe your baby are “curious” and “energetic.” Your little one is on the move and exploring everything, from new foods to every nook and cranny of your home. Your little one is also starting to...
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Baby
You’ve got a picky eater on your hands, and if you’re like most parents, you’re wondering what you should do, if anything, to manage this. You’ve heard the pat advice: don’t worry about it; this is a normal stage; your child will grow out of it....
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Health
The roar of a passing train. The feeling of a warm, fuzzy sweater on your arms. The taste of a cold ice-cream sandwich. The bright colors of a rainbow. Experiencing each of these senses requires complex activity in your brain’s nervous system. But...
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Baby
By 13-18 months of age, children are recommended to have an average of 11.25 hours of uninterrupted nighttime sleep and up to 2.5 hours of daytime sleep. Babies at the younger end of this age group usually take two naps, but will transition to one...
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Toddler
The first day of school can be met with a lot of anxiety and excitement. It represents a huge milestone in their development, but it also means leaving the known and secure for something unknown. Prepare Ahead Don’t wait for the first day to...
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Blog
It’s been all over the headlines: a brand new drug called Zulresso was recently approved by the FDA to treat postpartum depression (PPD) in moms. How could that be anything other than great news, right? With PPD being the most common...
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Pregnancy
When his wife gave birth to their son George in 2013, England’s Prince William ventured to a place most royal dads hadn’t gone before: the delivery room. For many decades, a dad’s place during delivery was in the waiting room. Today, however, it’s...
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Pregnancy
A submersion birth is exactly what it sounds like: giving birth while partially submerged, usually in a bathtub or a special submersion birth tub found in some hospitals and birthing centers. Already popular overseas, submersion births have been...
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Pregnancy
You see it in dentists’ offices nationwide, but until about five years ago, there was one place you didn’t see nitrous oxide (laughing gas): in the delivery room. But this isn’t true everywhere. Nitrous oxide is an anesthesia option for laboring...
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Blog
In children 2 to 6 years old, picky eating has been considered a normal part of development — fear of new foods, food jags, and erratic eating, that is. It’s been estimated that 14 to 20 percent of children aged 2 to 5 years are reported to be...
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Pregnancy
When you go to a hospital or birth center when you are in labor, your baby’s heart rate can be monitored to make sure he or she is tolerating the labor appropriately. This is a longer version of when your doctor or midwife checks on your baby’s...
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Pregnancy
If you are pregnant, having a partner who can help you before, during, and after labor can be essential. For some families, that partner is your husband or wife, while for others it may be your mother, close friend, or other family member. Whoever...
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Baby
With preexisting mental health issues and postpartum depression/anxiety affecting up to 20 percent of all new moms, many women worry that taking antidepressant medication while breastfeeding can harm their infant. Here are some facts to set the...
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Pregnancy
Postpartum thyroiditis is a condition that results in inflammation of the thyroid gland after giving birth. The condition first causes high thyroid levels, then results in hypothyroidism or low thyroid levels. Knowing the symptoms of postpartum...
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Pregnancy
Postpartum depression can affect a woman’s mental health and well-being, causing her to experience a lack of joy in life, feelings of guilt, and severe mood swings. The condition can take away the opportunity for a new mom to build happy memories...
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Blog
Some of you will be ringing in 2017 as brand new parents — congratulations! This year will undoubtedly bring huge changes in your life and the life of your baby. New Year’s Eve will likely be very different this year than last, maybe even somewhat...
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Parenting
Ask almost any parent if a sleepy toddler is a happy toddler, and you’ll probably get an exhausted, “No!” In fact, research shows that lack of sleep or disordered sleep can be a serious problem for toddlers over the long term. A recent Norwegian...
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Pregnancy
Postpartum depression is a complication of pregnancy that most women have heard about. This is a good thing, since about 15 percent of moms experience it. However, antenatal depression, or depression during pregnancy, is something that tends to be...
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Parenting
Parental stress affects children of all ages. In fact, studies have shown that parents’ stress can put children at risk for behavioral, emotional, and learning problems, as well as health issues such as asthma. One recent study demonstrated that...
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Parenting
There’s no doubt the adults in your house are excited about the arrival of a newborn, but many new parents are surprised to learn their older children don’t necessarily share their sense of excitement. Depending on your existing children’s...
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Parenting
Kids react in many different ways when siblings are born. It is common for toddlers to feel like they are being replaced when a new baby arrives because so much attention is being devoted to their newborn siblings. It’s also very common for...
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Toddler
In the last few years, a wave of high quality research has come out showing just how profoundly positive exposure to music and music education is for babies and developing brains. Much of this new study has focused on premature babies, especially...
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Health
We all perceive and understand the world through our senses: smell, touch, sight, taste, sound, and movement—but not everybody experiences the world in the same way. For example, some people may love the sensation of sand beneath their feet, while...
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Toddler
One of the great miracles of parenting is watching your baby slowly emerge into toddlerhood and then childhood. Every new skill is a triumph, and each thought and feeling is experienced as a new, exciting and sometimes frustrating new sensation. By...
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Baby
At 2 months old, your baby is turning into Superbaby — at least that might seem how it looks from the outside, now that your baby can hold his or her head up at a 45-degree angle for extended periods of time and may seem to be attempting pushups...
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Health
One of the possible symptoms of autism spectrum disorder is an unusual sensitivity to external sensory factors such as sound, smell, taste, and/or touch. Some children with autism react unusually to these types of sensory inputs. They may be...
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Parenting
You may tell your kids to “never judge a book by its cover,” but the truth is that adults draw conclusions about others based on a hunch all the time. Sometimes a quick glance is all it takes for us to feel like we have a sense of a...
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Parenting
The year 2014 might be remembered as the year of the “mindful parent.” In her book “Mindful Parenting: Simple and Powerful Solutions for Raising Creative, Engaged, Happy Kids in Today’s Hectic World” (St. Martin’s Griffin), Kristen...
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Pregnancy
Every year, 10 million American women deal with an eating disorder. While many of these women will stop having periods because of their low weight, some will still menstruate and become pregnant. How an eating disorder can affect a pregnancy can be...
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Pregnancy
When you’re pregnant, it can seem like a new symptom pops up every day, from swollen feet to varicose veins to needing to urinate all the time. While most changes in pregnancy are completely harmless (if a little annoying), some should be taken...
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Baby
At 12 weeks, your baby is likely sleeping about 15 hours a day, with up to 10 hours of sleep every night and about three naps per day. If this doesn’t sound like your baby, don’t worry! There’s no “normal” for babies this age. Some 3-month-old...
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Baby
One of the great delights of parenting is watching your baby’s personality slowly emerge as he or she ages. You might find character traits you recognize in yourself, your spouse, or your even other family members. The formation of character is...
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Baby
One of the great delights of parenting is watching your baby’s personality slowly emerge as he or she ages. You might find character traits you recognize in yourself, your spouse, or your even other family members. The formation of character is...
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Pregnancy
Unfortunately, complications do arise over the course of some pregnancies. Issues like gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, or bleeding may make a previously carefree pregnancy filled with anxiety, worry, and sadness. A delivery that comes too early...
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Pregnancy
It’s no secret that giving birth can be a painful endeavor. But a growing number of women are opting against using pain meds and epidurals during labor and instead trying to find more natural methods of combating contractions. One such method is...
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Pregnancy
If you’re about to give birth, surely your friends and family have told you exactly what their deliveries were like — and how yours should go, too. After reading the books and searching Dr. Google, it can be hard to separate fact from fiction. Here...
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Pregnancy
One of the most common questions many pregnant women hear is, “When are you due?” While a due date is a carefully calculated and important part of your pregnancy, it is at best an educated guess. Considering that only 5 percent of babies arrive on...
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Pregnancy
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a condition that affects 12-21 percent of all women, depending on the definition used and the population being examined. It can be present when a woman has two main issues: irregular or absent periods, and signs...
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Health
Playing on a playground is a rite of passage for many children. From the fast-paced trip down the slide to lining up with friends to wait a turn on the monkey bars to yelling in delight as a swing reaches new heights, the playground is intended to...
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Baby
At 2 months old, your baby is turning into Superbaby — at least that might seem how it looks from the outside, now that your baby can hold his or her head up at a 45-degree angle for extended periods of time and may seem to be attempting pushups...
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Baby
At 12 weeks, your baby is likely sleeping about 15 hours a day, with up to 10 hours of sleep every night and about three naps per day. If this doesn’t sound like your baby, don’t worry! There’s no “normal” for babies this age. Some 3-month-old...
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Blog
As a busy pediatrician and mother of a very active 20-month-old toddler, I was shocked to learn that I had an incompetent cervix at 22 weeks of pregnancy. When my OB told me I had to stop working and spend the rest of my pregnancy on bed rest or...
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Blog
Just this week, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released a statement saying they recommend that all pregnant women and new mothers be screened for postpartum depression (PPD). This is an update to their previous guidelines, which...
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Blog
If you’ve been pregnant, you probably have been in this scenario before: it’s 9 p.m., you’re constipated, and you’ve tried everything you can think of to resolve “the situation”…yet nothing has worked. You page your doctor’s answering service, but...
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Blog
Dr. Google is not your friend. Now, before you send me hate mail about how doctors just want to deprive you of information in order to make more money, let me clarify. Google has a place in all of our lives. Not a day goes by that I don’t Google...
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Blog
Many women have heard of mommy groups and can easily picture them in their mind: a casual gathering at a coffee shop or park, where serene new mothers meet new friends, sip on tea, and share tips that have helped their babies all sleep through the...
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Blog
Last week, we started our daughter in three-day, 3-year-old preschool. It wasn’t nearly as bad as we thought it would be. But, we practiced … a lot. Our daughter has been “going to preschool” for a long time. Never mind the fact she had previously...
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Blog
Choosing your baby’s name is one of the most important things you’ll ever do in your life. The name should symbolize all your love, all their potential, the joy you feel, and the honor of your family. Or sometimes you choose a name because you saw...
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Blog
An 18-month-old toddler was rushed to the emergency room after her grandfather found her sitting on the floor, blood pressure and anxiety pills scattered beside her. She had a fistful of pills in her hand and white powder at the corner of her...
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Pregnancy
An estimated 10-25 percent of pregnancies end in miscarriage, resulting in millions of women dealing with a potentially traumatic situation. With today’s medicals advances, like home pregnancy tests and fetal ultrasounds in the first trimester,...
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Health
If your child needs surgery, you may have spent days or weeks preparing your child (and yourself!) for the big day. Or perhaps you may not have that luxury—some children will need emergency surgery, leaving no time to think of anything else other...
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Pregnancy
While the media seems to focus on how quickly celebrity moms bounce back after pregnancy, we are covering the more realistic way your body goes back to its pre-pregnancy state (hint: it’s not a matter of days, or even a few weeks!) and what you can...
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Health
Selective mutism is when a child does not speak in certain situations or settings (like at school) but is comfortable speaking in others (like at home). It often starts before a child is 5 years old and is first noticed when the child starts...
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Health
With all the options available for autism treatment, it can be hard to know where to turn. While there is no proven cure for autism, most experts agree that treatment should start early and should include structured, intensive therapy (25 hours per...
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Toddler
When a child is 18 months old, it’s advised they get 11.25 hours of nighttime and 2.25 hours of afternoon sleep. By age 2, nighttime sleep drops to 11 hours with 2 hours during the day. Over the next year, their sleep average will drop to 10. 5...
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Toddler
Fears and phobias are common among the young. These fears will change along with their developmental stages. In other words, most fears are age or stage specific. Generally speaking, most fears and phobias are mild in nature and fade as the child...
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Health
Maybe you just had a baby, or your 18-month-old needs shots for daycare, or maybe your 3-year-old put bead up her nose—no matter the reason, caregivers are still taking children to see their doctors despite COVID-19. Understandably, this is more...