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Monday, Nov. 21st 2011
Want to raise food-smart kids? Here’s how to create a positive eating environment. By Jennifer Warner
WebMD Feature Reviewed by Hansa D. Bhargava, MD, FAAP
Creating an environment where your kids can make healthy nutritional choices is one of the most important steps you can take to ensure the health of your child.
By fostering a supportive environment, you and your family can develop a positive relationship with healthy
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Friday, Oct. 28th 2011
By Joanne Barker
WebMD Feature Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD
If Tom Hedrick could change one thing about teen drug use, he would reduce the time it takes between a parent’s first hunch that something is wrong and the child getting treatment. The fact that teens lie about drugs, and parents believe them, delays treatment, says Hedrick, a founding member of The Partnership for a Drug-Free America.
Brian
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Friday, Oct. 28th 2011
By Joanne Barker
WebMD Feature Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD
If Tom Hedrick could change one thing about teen drug use, he would reduce the time it takes between a parent’s first hunch that something is wrong and the child getting treatment. The fact that teens lie about drugs, and parents believe them, delays treatment, says Hedrick, a founding member of The Partnership for a Drug-Free America.
Brian
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Thursday, Oct. 20th 2011
WebMD spoke with family and divorce expert M. Gary Neuman, who gives exes pointers on how to split up without emotionally destroying their kids. By Lauren Paige Kennedy
WebMD the Magazine – Feature Reviewed by Roy Benaroch, MD
Breaking up is hard to do. Divorce and its complications are the themes of Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s hit Emmy award-winning sitcom, The New Adventures of Old Christine, in which she plays
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Thursday, Oct. 20th 2011
WebMD spoke with family and divorce expert M. Gary Neuman, who gives exes pointers on how to split up without emotionally destroying their kids. By Lauren Paige Kennedy
WebMD the Magazine – Feature Reviewed by Roy Benaroch, MD
Breaking up is hard to do. Divorce and its complications are the themes of Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s hit Emmy award-winning sitcom, The New Adventures of Old Christine, in which she plays
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Wednesday, Oct. 19th 2011
Here are the top mistakes parents make with their teens and tweens, and how to avoid them. By Joanne Barker
WebMD Feature Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Things aren’t the way they used to be. Your 12-year-old no longer comes to you first when she feels hurt or disappointed. When your son misses curfew — again — the time-out corner that used to work wonders is now simply, lame. As your child grows into adolescence,
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Wednesday, Oct. 19th 2011
Experts share tips for handling the different personality types of toddlers. By Diane Lore
WebMD Feature Reviewed by Renee A Alli, MD
Less than 2 years old, Kira Wales was completely obsessed with digital clocks. Able to count to 10, she would intently stare at the clock reading, say, 6:53. And then she would turn to her dad, Jimmy Wales, and say conspiratorially, “I think it’s gonna be a four next.”
And then
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Wednesday, Oct. 19th 2011
Here are the top mistakes parents make with their teens and tweens, and how to avoid them. By Joanne Barker
WebMD Feature Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Things aren’t the way they used to be. Your 12-year-old no longer comes to you first when she feels hurt or disappointed. When your son misses curfew — again — the time-out corner that used to work wonders is now simply, lame. As your child grows into adolescence,
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Wednesday, Oct. 19th 2011
Experts share tips for handling the different personality types of toddlers. By Diane Lore
WebMD Feature Reviewed by Renee A Alli, MD
Less than 2 years old, Kira Wales was completely obsessed with digital clocks. Able to count to 10, she would intently stare at the clock reading, say, 6:53. And then she would turn to her dad, Jimmy Wales, and say conspiratorially, “I think it’s gonna be a four next.”
And then
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Monday, Oct. 17th 2011
American Academy of Pediatrics Expands Age Range for Diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder By Brenda Goodman, MA
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
Oct. 17, 2011 — Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) should be diagnosed and treated in children as young as age 4, according to new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Previous guidelines
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