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Health Care Providers: Child Life Specialists for Parents
Child Life refers to care that helps kids and their families overcome challenging events and cope with stress during medical experiences, especially kids who are hospitalized.
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Childhood Stress: How Parents Can Help for Parents
Stress is a normal response to changes and challenges. And life is full of those, even during childhood. Here are tips for parents on helping kids cope with normal stress and how to tell when stress is serious.
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Emily's Story: Little Person, Big Life (Dwarfism) for Kids
Emily was adopted from Russia, where she was born with a type of dwarfism. In this video, she talks about how she handles the challenge of being smaller than most people.
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Drowning Prevention for Parents
Drowning is a leading cause of death in children and teens. It happens fast and is usually silent. Here's how parents can help prevent drowning.
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About Serious Stress for Teens
Serious stress can come from dealing with a personal crisis, a disaster, a health crisis, or a mental health condition that feels out of control. Here's what to do when stress gets really serious.
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Teaching Kids Not to Bully for Parents
Whether bullying is physical or verbal, if it's not stopped it can lead to more aggressive antisocial behavior - and interfere with a child's success in school and ability to form and sustain friendships.
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What's It Like to Stay in the Hospital? for Teens
Scheduled for a hospital stay? Knowing what to expect can make it a little easier.
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Financial Planning for Kids With Disabilities for Parents
These steps can help take the anxiety and worry out of your child's financial future and make sure that your child will be taken care of even after you're gone.
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Connecting With Your Preteen for Parents
As your preteen becomes more independent, staying connected may seem like more of a challenge. But it's as important as ever – here are some tips.
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Alzheimer's Disease for Kids
We all forget things once in a while. But Alzheimer's disease, a condition some older adults get, is different from everyday forgetting.