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Parenting Advice From Your Physicians at Kaiser Permanente

Healthy Meals for Kids? You Serve, They Choose

Healthy Meals for Kids? You Serve, They Choose

Grown-ups choose what food is served; kids choose what to eat and how much. If trusted, kids will eat the right amount of food their bodies’ need. Some days kids grow more than other days. Some days they move more than other days. Growth and exercise create energy (or, calorie) needs and the body feels this need as hunger. Only the child knows when they‘re hungry.

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Your 21-Month-Old Child

Your 21-Month-Old Child

Now your child is beginning to feel more like a big kid and will want to “help” you! They will be interested in anything you are doing and can learn from being a part of your day so give them their own playthings in the kitchen or near the laundry and they can be a part of it all. They can also learn to get...

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Is Your Child Feeling Anxious?

Is Your Child Feeling Anxious?

My colleagues and I have seen an increase in the number of anxious children coming through our doors this past year. These kids have faced stress from the effects of COVID-19 on their families, friends, school routines, and social activities. They’ve heard news coverage of traumatic events such as wildfires, elections, and racial injustice. Their anxiety is understandable. Stress can cause kids to have physical...

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Your 8-Year-Old

Your 8-Year-Old

During this period of time expect your child to be developing more and more friends. You may find that your child is a social butterfly. Other children are more reserved or, naturally shyer. Either way they will be very peer-oriented and compare themselves to others and learn from others.

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