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Medicine and Your Child
Well, it's that time of year again, and into another annual tradition - the cold and flu season. For those of us with kids in school or daycare, there's just no escaping those nasty bugs. Parents often turn to...
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5 Best Active Wii Games: Active Life Extreme Challenge
Extreme Challenge kicks ACTIVE LIFE into high gear, featuring extreme themed sports such as base jumping, street luge and rock climbing. Kids...
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Cough & Cold Medication Use in Children
DEAR DR.PAUL: Can I give cough medicine to my 18-month-old baby? If so, what brand is best? What is the difference between cough medications that are "DM" and non-DM? PEDIATRICIAN DR.PAUL...
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Fever Medications
About fever medications: Today, there are 3 medications that have an "antipyretic effect" meaning they can decrease fever: Acetylsalicylic Acid (ASA) commonly known as Aspirin Acetaminophen (Tylenol...
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Otoplasty: Bringing the Ears Closer to the Head
Otoplasty - A cosmetic surgical procedure to bring the ears closer to the head. It was obvious from a very early age that my beautiful son...
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The Facts of Lice
I have become a lice "expert". I know their life cycle, how many eggs are laid per day and even how and when the lice mate. I didn't choose to become an expert. Unfortunately, once you‚ve gone...
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Eyeglasses
I remember when I first had to wear glasses. I was about five years old. The frames were the kind that went up at the corners and had little ribbon-like designs engraved at the tips. Of course I was teased...
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The Keys to Solving Child Problems
Every child has problems, from learning to share his toys to pushing through senioritis on the way to college. Some of the common ones include separation anxiety, behavioral issues, social problems, worries or...
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Re-connect with your child this summer
As another hectic school year comes to a close, summer holidays present the perfect opportunity to re-connect with your child. Doing activities together is an ideal way to spend quality time, rediscover what...
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The Popularity Game
As a mother and a professional therapist, my heart has been broken many times listening to the tales of life in the fast lane of 5th and 6th grade girls. I have likened the experiences to that of prisoners trying...
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Getting Your Kids to Brush Their Teeth
Dear Mr. Dad: Our five-year old refuses to brush his teeth-almost every night my wife and I end up screaming at him (and each other) and he ends up in tears. We're thinking about bagging the whole idea...
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Physically active kids - what a tax relief!
We know that nagging our kids to get more involved in physical activities will pay off for them in the future, but there's also something in it for...
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Testing 1,2,3 (Grade Three Testing)
When elementary school student Carrie Ellis wrote her first set of standardized tests, her results were not very good. As the school year progressed, Carrie followed the same pattern, doing well in her daily...
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A Childhood Condition
You've just finished washing your child's underwear for the third time today and you anticipate you'll have to do it again, at least one more time, before the day is over. You don't understand why he's still...
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Activity Overload: Balancing Your Child's Lifestyle
Even though provincial test results suggest academic skills are declining and standards are dropping, many parents appear to be too busy to pick up...
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