Drinks to Prevent Dehydration When Your Child is Vomiting
When your child is throwing up (vomiting), it’s easy for them to become dehydrated. The risk is even greater when fever causes them to sweat more or they are also losing fluid through diarrhea. Depending on how severe or how long the vomiting lasts, your child may lose important electrolytes such as sodium, potassium and chloride. If your child […]
March 1, 2023
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Vaping: Dangerous, Available & Addicting
What is vaping? Electronic nicotine devices can look like a pen, a computer memory stick or flash drive, a car key fob, or even an asthma inhaler. Instead of inhaling tobacco smoke from a cigarette, e-cigarette users inhale vapor from liquid “e-juice” that has been heated with a battery-powered coil. This is called vaping. The juice usually […]
February 22, 2023
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Your Child’s First Crush
Yesterday we celebrated Valentine’s Day, a day when many children around the country give and receive little cards, candy and gifts with their classmates in classrooms decorated in pink and red hearts and cutouts of cupid. Older kids may ask a classmate to be their valentine, or make a sappy post on social media declaring […]
February 15, 2023
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Melatonin for Children
Melatonin has become a popular solution for insomnia in adults and children alike. It can be prescribed by a doctor, but it has become readily available in many forms over-the-counter and a quick solution for parents with restless children. But the use of melatonin for sleep is frequently misunderstood. How can you be sure you’re […]
February 8, 2023
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Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Young People
On Monday, January 2nd, 2023, NFL fans around the country watched in horror as 24-year-old Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field in the middle of the game. To an outsider, Hamlin was seemingly in peak physical condition. Although we do not know Hamlin’s full health history, it is likely that he suffered […]
February 1, 2023
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Dangerous Internet Challenges and Why They Appeal to Kids
Social media challenges and “games” can be a tempting way for kids to gain attention online and win favor in their friend groups. Some social media challenges, like the ALS ice bucket challenge or the mannequin challenge, can be fun and positive activities with little to no lasting consequences. But other challenges that pop up […]
January 25, 2023
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