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All new parents should obtain CPR certification, if possible. Infant CPR classes are generally inexpensive, and depending on where you live, you can find a convenient one through a local hospital, the American Red Cross, or your healthcare...
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Parenting
Despite increased awareness about drowning prevention, accidental deaths due to drowning still claim the lives of more than 1,000 children each year. Understanding the risks of drowning as well as some basic drowning prevention techniques can make...
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Parenting
Drowning is one of the leading causes of death in young children. However, there are a number of strategies that you can use to prevent such a tragedy. By following basic safety precautions, you can help ensure that your child is safe around the...
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Health
Your special needs child requires a babysitter who not only cares for everyday needs, but also is familiar with specific medical procedures and/or medication administration. In addition to many online babysitter finder resources, such as Care.com,...
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Parenting
Home swimming pools can provide endless hours of entertainment for young children in the warm summer months. However, if you live in a home with a pool, constant supervision is simply not enough to protect your child from drowning. There are extra...
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Community
I read this article about how Danielle and Kevin Jonas aren’t taking any classes to prepare before their baby is born; they feel like trial and error learning is good enough. I took several- preparing for childbirth, natural childbirth coping...
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Community
This article really opened my eyes to reasons why we, as parents, need to be CPR certified. You never know when a situation like this might occur. It’s always better to be prepared just in case you are put in an emergency situation....
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Blog
A 3-year-old boy was carried to the ER at my hospital late on a Friday night last fall. The parents reported he had cold symptoms and fever for the past couple of days, but that night, something was just not right. By the time my colleague got into...
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Parenting
It’s almost that time of the season: to load up the kids, the sunscreen, and the beach towels for summer vacation. But as anyone who’s traveled with children knows, traveling with a family in tow is a completely different experience than traveling...
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Parenting
Foster parenting allows you and your family to provide a caring home for a young person when his or her family is no longer able. Foster parenting differs from adoptive parenting in that the young person is not permanently placed in your home....