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Mental Health

How a Chronic Illness Affects Brothers and Sisters, Too

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When your child has a chronic or life-threatening illness, much of your attention and care naturally go to that child. It’s likewise normal to stress: “How are my different children getting along?” Child rearing youngsters who are sound is testing enough. A constant or hazardous disease can truly change the dynamic. “Having a relative with … Read more

Chronic disease, more anxiety? Here’s how you can help

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Living with a chronic disease like diabetes, asthma or cystic fibrosis can be hard on anyone. It can be especially hard on kids. “Children are staggeringly flexible,” said Dr. Christopher Drescher, a clinical analyst at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia. “Many can adjust and flourish and do well even with things like managing constant ailment. In any … Read more

Valuable dating advice for your teenager

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Valuable dating advice for your teenager. Dating violence happens—and in teens, it happens more often than you might think. As per LoveIsRespect.org, around 1 of every three adolescents in the United States is a survivor of physical, sexual enthusiastic or boisterous attack from somebody they’re dating. Different measurements have discovered that in center school understudies, … Read more

Q & A: Talking to your kids about cancer

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A Q&A with Kimberly Allen, MS, CCLS, hematology-oncology youngster life pro at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia. Q: I’ve quite recently been determined to have malignant growth. Would it be a good idea for me to tell my youngsters? A: Many individuals are uncertain about telling their youngsters they have malignant growth. Yet, solid proof … Read more

Nightmare? Or night terror?

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Your child wakes up terrified. Her eyes are open, but she flails and gets more and more upset the longer you try to comfort her. After a few minutes, she calms down, and you’re able to put her down. And the next morning, she’s fine—and doesn’t remember anything when you ask her about it. What … Read more

Not just sad: Children and depression

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We talk about adults being depressed—and teens too. But children don’t get depressed. Right? “Actually, I’ve seen depression in children as young as 2,” said Dr. Eric Lewkowiez, a pediatric psychiatrist at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia. It’s not something you’d see every day: Depression affects only about 2 percent of children and about 5 … Read more

How to get your kids away from the TV and get them active

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When we talk about wanting our kids to be active, what we’re really talking about is this: How can I get my child away from the TV/video game/smartphone? Right? That time stuck to the screen is perhaps the greatest hindrance to kids finding a good pace outside, state specialists. Studies have discovered an immediate connection … Read more