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Talking to your child about tobacco, alcohol and other drugs
Discussing any topic with tween or young teen can be difficult. Sometimes it’s tough to simply start a conversation, let alone get an...
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Ten Common Questions About Autism Spectrum Disorders
1. What is Autism Spectrum Disorder? Autism Spectrum Disorder, also referred to as autism, is a neurological disorder which causes...
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Family Fitness
You've bought your kids toboggans, hockey sticks, and cross-country skis. You've signed them up for indoor soccer, swimming lessons, and gymnastics classes. You've told them all about the benefits of physical...
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Mom-Friendly Fitness Workouts
We all know at least one Cindy Crawford-type: a new mom who was able to slip into her skin-tight workout leotard within days of giving birth. What we sometimes forget, however, is that the Cindy Crawfords...
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Our Children: Healthy Body, Healthy Mind
As our children reach their pre-teen and teen years, some parents start to notice that their children are not as active as they used to be. Researchers tell us that obesity rates are on the rise for children...
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Toddler Dental Health with Pediatric Dentist, Dr. Lee
Question: I have a 2 year old who is cutting his last 4 teeth (the eye teeth!). I am just wondering when should he start to see a dentist? I...
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Food Allergies and Children
Nuts are common allergen among children and they can cause one of the more severe, even life- threatening allergic reactions known as anaphylaxis. Only about 6 percent of all children have clinically...
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Ear Infections - Medication, Natural Medicine
DEAR DR.PAUL: My 3 year old son keeps getting ear infections and seems to always be on antibiotics .I have heard that in Europe antibiotics are...
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Fact Sheet on Ear Infections
Your baby's eustachian tube is short, wide, and set more evenly with the throat than your own. These characteristics allow germs to travel more easily from the throat into the ears. As your baby grows, the tube...
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Early Childhood Sexual Development
Many of the questions posed to the Sexual Health Experts at Canadian Parents Online are related to issues around childhood growth and development and what is considered normal behaviour for specific ages of...
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Child Development - The Early Years
To encourage children’s best development, we need to understand the various ways they grow. Children's physical development includes learning large muscle skills like jumping and running, and...
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When is a child too sick to go to school?
DEAR DR.PAUL: I have a question that seems simple, but I feel is an important one. How do you know when your child is too sick to go to school...
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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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Girls Need Sports Too!
April is a huge month for signing up your kids for activities. There is so much to choose from with such little time. On another note, have you ever wondered why girls drop out of sports by the truckload...
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The Difference Between Boys and Girls
Dear Mr. Dad: This might sound silly, but besides the biological stuff, are there really any differences between boys and girls? A: Not a silly question at all. Back in the 1970s and 80s, it was politically...
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