Want a well-behaved child? Want to raise a teen who can head off to college and succeed on their own?
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This time of year, when winter still lingers and spring hasn’t quite come around, I hear a version of the same question from many parents: “Why does my child get sick so often? Is something wrong with them?”
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You’re sitting with your sick child, looking at a thermometer, and wondering, “How high is too high?”
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At about 7:30 a.m., while I rushed to clean up breakfast, make lunches, dry my hair, and convince 3 slow kids to move along, I heard my son say, “Mom, I don't feel so good!”
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If you were a fly on the wall in my house last night, you would have witnessed this discussion.
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From the first night home with a new baby, until the morning they leave home for college, making sure your kids get enough sleep can feel like a challenge.
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At the end of a long day at school, there’s nothing a kid wants to answer less than, “How was your day?” And yet, that’s what all of us parents ask. Why doesn’t this question work?
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Every weekday in my office I do well-child checkups. These are meant to keep children safe and healthy by assessing their growth and development and protecting them from serious, preventable diseases with vaccinations. The checkups also give parents a chance to ask questions about their children.
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