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The Fort Hood Shootings: Helping Your Children Cope
Over the past several years, our children have heard about many events that are probably very frightening to them: 9/11, the sniper shootings in the Washington, D.C., area, war and suicide bombings in the Middle East and, most recently, the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas.
According to experts these tragedies can cause very real anxiety in children, even when they are not personally affected by them.
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Helping Our Children Deal with Shocking Events
We all are struggling to deal thoughtfully with the events of this week, and the cascade of feelings they have triggered in each of us. There is, at heart, no way to understand such acts. People hurting people simply doesn't make sense. But we as Moms and Dads are called upon to handle these sad and unwelcome events in ways that hurt our children as little as possible.
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H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine: Vaccine Information Statement
Vaccine Information Statements (VISs) are information sheets produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). VISs explain both the benefits and risks of a vaccine to adult vaccine recipients and the parents or legal representatives of vaccinees who are children and adolescents. This VIS is on the H1N1 Swine Flu Virus
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Abnormal head shapes in Infants
The “Back to Sleep” campaign encourages parents to put their infants to sleep on their backs to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Although SIDS deaths have declined almost 50% since the 1992 implementation of this campaign, it has led to an epidemic increase in another problem, positional plagiocephaly (flat heads)
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Holding Babies Makes getting shots easier
Infants getting shots at the doctor's office cry less when they are held by their parents a study found.
The extra step eased parents' minds and took only about five seconds more than the old-fashioned way of immunizing infants -- while they lie on an examining table, without any pain relief.
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Sudden Abdominal Pain - When to call the doctor
When should you worry if your child complains of the sudden onset of abdominal pain? What are the medical conditions to worry about? When should you call the doctor?
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Updated Influenza Resources on Kidsgrowth.com
Get the most recently posted articles on Seasonal and Swine Flu, influenza vaccines, prevention and treatment.
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The Cold and the Flu: How to tell the difference
Because the common cold and flu - both the seasonal and the new swine flu -- have similar symptoms and usually occur during the same time of the year, it is often hard to tell them apart.
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