This weekend many pools around our area opened for the season. Although its too cold for most parents, kids are jumping into the pool regardless of the temperature. Atthe start of every swim season, it is important to remind children young and old about how important it is to swim safe. Did you know? Drowning […]
Families and professionals have different challenges in supporting children after disasters depending on many factors. First, of course, is the degree of impact. Children who were injured or lost their homes obviously have very different needs from those who had no direct effects but who saw damage in their communities or on TV, or who […]
Fever is a word that most parents dread. Just the first hint of a fever sends the worried parent to the medicine cabinet to find the fever and pain reliever. In many cases this is an appropriate response, but not for the reasons parents think. Fever in and of itself is not dangerous to the […]
Before you dismiss your baby’s sniffles as merely a common cold, consider this: What often appears to be a common cold may in fact be a very common virus called RSV in disguise. What is RSV? Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a virus that leads to mild, cold-like symptoms in adults and older, healthy children. […]
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