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It’s common for children to walk on the balls of their feet when they are first learning to walk. While most children outgrow this “toe walking,” children who continue to walk on their toes beyond the toddler years should be evaluated for an...
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Baby
Many parents eagerly look forward to seeing their baby crawl across the floor — only to realize somewhere around this time that actual crawling might never happen. The truth is, not every baby crawls before learning to walk. Some are content to...
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Many parents eagerly look forward to seeing their baby crawl across the floor — only to realize somewhere around this time that actual crawling might never happen. The truth is, not every baby crawls before learning to walk. Some are content to...
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Parents anxiously await the moment their baby takes that first wobbly step. This step — halting, uncertain, and likely followed by a short fall back to a sitting position — signals a new era in your house. It will only be weeks before your baby is...
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Most new parents are familiar with the typical developmental milestones, such as rolling over and walking, but there’s another, sometimes overlooked milestone that occurs between crawling and walking: cruising. Cruising is the term for the...
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Your baby’s first steps are one of the most exciting milestones. For most children, walking is a natural skill — babies are born hardwired with the urge to walk, although the urge is stronger in some babies than in others. The National Center...
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Baby
There is almost nothing cuter than the site of an infant or toddler taking their first few steps. Their wide stance and tendency to fall onto their diapered bottoms while flashing a big “I did it” grin is amazing! If you watch closely, you’ll...
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The pot on the stove is boiling, the phone rings, the doorbell buzzes, the dog goes crazy. And meanwhile, your newly mobile little angel makes a beeline for the spare change you accidentally dropped on the floor, crawling as if her life depends on...
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Toddler
Your baby’s first birthday is a wonderful turning point. The adorable baby who scooted around the floor and struggled to pick up small objects is rapidly transforming into an adorable toddler. Over the first three months of this year, your new...
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As you baby gets older, you’re discovering a whole new set of parenting questions. You’ve started thinking about socializing your baby and how the next stage — talking, walking, and fierce independence — might look. Here are eight common questions...
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As you baby gets older, you’re discovering a whole new set of parenting questions. You’ve started thinking about socializing your baby and how the next stage — talking, walking, and fierce independence — might look. Here are eight common questions...
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Health
Cancer refers to any condition that causes cell to multiply uncontrollably in the body. These conditions can occur in people of all ages and at any place in the body, including the brain. While brain tumors and cancer in general are rare in young...
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The content for this blog was provided by SmartyPants in accordance with Bundoo’s Editorial Policy. From The Recommended Daily, a blog by SmartyPants Vitamins. SmartyPants (SP): Thanks for carving out the time to do the interview. I know having a...
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Most babies approaching their first birthdays are on the brink of a major transition: they are about to get up and take those first tottering baby steps. Before your baby starts walking — which usually happens around or after the first birthday —...
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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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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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Health
Intoeing is a common childhood condition that concerns parents — even if they shouldn’t worry most of the time. In intoeing, a child’s toes point inward instead of forward, possibly involving one or both feet. There are a variety of reasons for...
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Toddler
Once your child takes his or her first steps, he or she will really start taking off, and it will soon be time to start thinking about the right shoes. Chances are your child will probably spend the first days taking off shoes more than keeping...
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Your baby is a toddler, entering into a new phase of life! Gone are the baby days — and life with a toddler is about to get even more fun. Before your child’s 12-month well-child check, it’s important to consider his or her developmental...
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It’s always exciting to see your baby reach another major milestone — and crawling is definitely a big one. Crawling signals a rapid acceleration of your baby’s ability to explore, and of course, means you should be extra vigilant about...
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Giving birth is wonderful, but it also means big changes when you get home with that baby and you’re wearing enormous pads, you’re bleeding, your baby is crying, you’re crying, and everybody is running around. In this Facebook Live event, supported...
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Baby
Your baby is a toddler, entering into a new phase of life! Gone are the baby days — and life with a toddler is about to get even more fun. Before your child’s 12-month well-child check, it’s important to consider his or her developmental...
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Health
Angelman Syndrome (AS) is a rare neurologic disorder that causes developmental delays, seizures, and abnormal movements. People who have the syndrome tend to laugh and smile frequently, but they usually have delayed speech. The condition is also...
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Pregnancy
The pelvis is made up of a few bones that are held together by ligaments. These ligaments, which normally stretch during pregnancy, sometimes lengthen so much that they cause pain and discomfort. The pubic symphysis is a joint that unites part of...
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Toddler
Between the ages of 16 and 19 months, babies continue to hone the skills they first started acquiring a few months earlier — walking then running, picking up objects, and climbing onto chairs and other furniture (make sure you’ve...
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I spend a good deal of time discussing infant sleep beginning in the newborn period and continuing through preschool. And while the amount of sleep and duration of sleep changes dramatically between those ages, a few things remain consistent in...
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Of all the congenital deformities affecting infants, abnormalities of the fingers and toes are among the most common. Two of the most common deformities include extra digits (polydactyly) and webbed digits (syndactyly). Extra fingers and toes occur...
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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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Pregnancy
For many women who deliver vaginally, a tear or laceration can occur at the time of giving birth. Some women may also have an episiotomy, though doing these routinely is becoming less common in the United States. So how should you care for this...
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Parenting
With Halloween just around the corner, millions of parents and children are already starting to ask the serious question: “What will I be for Halloween this year?” But no matter what your toddler or baby will dress up as, safety should...
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Baby
As your baby crawls, cruises, and walks toward toddlerhood, you can expect to start seeing more bumps and bruises. You can minimize this by thoroughly babyproofing your house, but no matter how safe your home, it seems growing children still find...
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Pregnancy
From the moment you get the big news you are pregnant, you spend time preparing yourself mentally and physically for “labor day.” While this big event will come in good time, be aware there may be a few false starts before the actual day arrives....
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Baby
At 7 months, your baby is “standing” right on the edge of a major period of change and development. Although your baby has been learning and growing incredibly fast up to this point, many of his or her advances have been more subtle: learning to...
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Health
Children can be rowdy, jumping and running and climbing with boundless energy. So it is no wonder they get hurt a lot and spend a fair amount of time covered in scrapes and bruises. But do you know how to recognize when the injury is just a minor...
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You may have spent almost every minute of the past two weeks with your baby. You’ve probably already started to adjust to your new schedule of waking and sleeping at strange times, and hopefully you’re almost an old pro already at the feeding...
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Pregnancy
You’ve just spent nearly 40 weeks growing a human, carefully watching what you eat and how much you weigh. Now that you’ve given birth, you might be anxious to get the extra pounds off and, more importantly, focus on getting your body back in...
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Baby
Good oral care starts at the beginning of your infant’s life, long before your baby’s first teeth break through his or her gums. Babies have unique oral health needs that must be met to ensure the healthy development of primary teeth. So what...
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Baby
At 7 months, 2 weeks old, your baby is “standing” right on the edge of a major period of change and development. Although your baby has been learning and growing incredibly fast up to this point, many of his or her advances have been more subtle:...
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Baby
As your baby crawls, cruises, and walks toward toddlerhood, you can expect to start seeing more bumps and bruises. You can minimize this by thoroughly babyproofing your house, but no matter how safe your home, it seems growing children still find...
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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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You may have spent almost every minute of the past two weeks with your baby. You’ve probably already started to adjust to your new schedule of waking and sleeping at strange times, and hopefully you’re almost an old pro already at the feeding...
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Health
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a disorder affecting a person’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture. Although CP has no cure, treatment should be focused on maximizing a child’s capabilities. In general, the sooner interventions are started,...
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Pregnancy
If you are pregnant and anxious to meet your little one, you’ve probably spent some time looking into methods to kick-start your labor. There is no shortage of suggestions when it comes to ways to get the process started, but which methods have...
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Clubfoot is a common foot deformity among infants; it is usually identified right after birth. The term “clubfoot” refers to the way the foot is positioned at a sharp angle to the leg, resembling the head of a golf club, and can be due to a range...
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Toddler
As a toddler approaches 2 years old, they will become increasingly confident and assured in motor skills — walking, running, throwing and kicking balls, and picking up and rearranging pretty much everything in your residence that isn’t nailed...
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Pregnancy
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Baby
Dysplasia of the hip is a condition in which one or both sides of a newborn‘s hip joint does not function correctly. The hip is a ball-and-socket joint, in which the “ball” (the top part of the thigh bone) fits into the “socket” (the part of...
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Every year my husband and kids make me Mother’s Day breakfast in bed, delivered bright and early at 6:55 am (UGH). I love seeing my kids’ adorable faces as they sneak up to the bed to surprise me (little do they know their clanging and banging woke...
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It seems that every few weeks there is some new breastfeeding in public “controversy” where a woman who is nursing her child in a public space—an act that is fully protected under federal law—is told to leave, cover up, or is publicly shamed for...
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A new virus known as the Zika virus has started to make headlines, and with good reason: its recent spread in Brazil has been linked to a huge increase in the number of babies born with microcephaly. Because of this, the Centers for Disease Control...
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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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Every parent has dreams and aspirations for their children’s future. Regardless of what those dreams are or what your children actually become when they grow up, there are some basic developmental skills that will have long-term benefits into...
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Pregnancy
You’ve just given birth to a beautiful baby. And you may be anxious to get your baby home and begin your life together. But the time you stay in the hospital after delivery is an important time for you to heal. The length of time you will be in the...
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Health
Medical marijuana, like any other medication, presents a safety risk to children who ingest it accidentally. But medical marijuana poses some unique risks: Access to medical marijuana is relatively new and therefore so are accidental poisonings....
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Health
We all know the pain that comes with wearing shoes too tight. It starts off with just a little pinch, then a rub, maybe a blister forms, and finally a delicate sore forms that hurts out of proportion to its size. Imagine if even the simplest touch...
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Pregnancy
Your heart is working overtime during pregnancy, supporting healthy circulation for you and your baby, so it makes good sense to take a few precautions to protect your heart health. At its most basic level, your heart is a pump that responds to the...
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Pregnancy
In the past, some healthcare professionals frowned upon pregnant women exercising, especially after the second trimester. But research is showing just how important exercise can be. One recent study has suggested that exercise could even boost a...
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Parenting
Trick-or-treating is a treasured part of the Halloween experience for many families. Check out these five tips for making it safe and fun for your younger children. 1. Focus on function before fashion: Yes, your child is adorable in that big,...
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Parenting
Parents looking for a good place to raise kids usually want the same thing: good schools, a safe environment, and plenty of parks and amenities for children. While there are a lot of places that fit this description, the following cities might just...
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Baby
Torticollis is a condition that causes your baby’s head to tilt to one side while rotating to the opposite side. If you have noticed that your baby has difficulty turning the neck to one side or your baby holds the head in a tilted position,...
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Parenting
When summer’s warm temperatures take you and your family to the pool, no doubt you are on guard to ensure your child swims safely and every step is taken to reduce drowning risk. Unfortunately, the devastating effects of a drowning can occur long...
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Pregnancy
Almost every pregnant woman notices swelling at some point in her pregnancy, whether it is in her feet, legs, hands, or face. It’s important to know that while most of the time this swelling is not a problem, there are a few signs you should not...
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Parenting
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Health
Before nerve cells mature, they are known as “neuroblasts.” Neuroblastoma is a rare type of cancer in which these neuroblasts divide uncontrollably and form tumors. Although it is rare overall, accounting for less than 10 percent of all childhood...
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Baby
Parents, you are nearing the finish line that marks the end of infancy. Soon you will have a toddler on your hands. This is an exciting transition that will affect all aspects of your child’s life. By now, many 11-month-old babies are eating...
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For the first month of your baby’s life, don’t be surprised if it’s full of eating, sleeping, pooping, and crying. At this age, babies have very little control of their voluntary muscles and instead rely mainly on reflex actions, such...
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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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Pregnancy
Unless you’ve done it before, it can be hard to know how to prepare for a C-section. Fortunately, a little advance planning (if you’re having a scheduled C-section) can help make things go more smoothly. If you are having a planned C-section, you...
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While your 8-month-2-week-old baby may not be walking yet, he or she is hopefully making great strides forward when it comes to eating, playing, and developing. It’s hard work growing up! The new world of screen time In 2015, the American Academy...
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Parenting
Many people are reluctant to report suspected child abuse. Despite what they think they notice, they may be afraid to falsely accuse a parent or caregiver or may fear being brought into another family’s situation. They may feel it is “none of their...
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Parenting
RIE encourages parents to slow down and take parenting cues directly from their babies. This means observing your child and following the baby’s cues when establishing the daytime schedule. Respect for the needs of the individual child are...
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Health
Guillain-Barré syndrome is a rare disorder that can affect children and adults of all ages. Its onset can be scary, with muscle weakness and pain that occasionally progresses to paralysis of the legs, chest, and/or face. Children with these...
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Muscular dystrophy can be a devastating diagnosis for children and their parents. The progressive muscle condition causes long-term changes in a child’s functioning, which can leave him or her wheelchair-bound. Diagnosis Parents may notice a child...