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Parents

Healthy Eating and Your Family

Nemours KidsHealth partnered with the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health to bring parents practical ideas for feeding their families.
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Your Child's Self-Esteem

Kids with self-esteem feel liked, accepted, and confident. By helping build your child's self-esteem, you let them know how valued and important they are.
Tips that can help
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

RSV is a major cause of respiratory illness in young children. Here's what to do to help protect your child.
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Reading Milestones

There are milestones on the road to reading, and kids reach them at different ages. Getting help early is key for kids who struggle to read.

Here's an age-by-age guide
Body Basics Videos — Just for Kids!

Kids love our Chloe & Nurb videos about how the body works.

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Hearing Tests

Even mild hearing loss can cause problems with speech, language, learning, and social skills. That’s why it's important for kids' hearing to be checked regularly.

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Managing Your Toddler's Behavior

Learn how to encourage good behavior, handle tantrums, and keep your cool when parenting your toddler.

When gun violence is in the news, kids might worry that it could happen to them or someone they love. So it's important to talk to them about it.

Here's how
Babies younger than 1 year old should not have honey because it can contain a type of bacteria that causes infant botulism.

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Most breaks heal well. Within a few months, kids usually are back to all the activities they enjoyed before the broken bone.

All about fractures & healing