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Acetaminophen and children: Why dose matters
This medicine is an effective pain reliever, but an overdose can happen all too easily. Follow these tips to keep your child safe.
Car sickness in children: Can I prevent it?
Carefully planned pre-trip meals, air ventilation and distractions might help prevent car sickness in children.
Cast care: Do's and don'ts
Find out more about tips for keeping a cast safe — and your child comfortable — while an injury heals.
Child growth: Can you predict adult height?
Concerned about your child's growth? Find out how you can estimate your child's adult height.
Children and gender identity: Supporting your child
Learn how to talk to children about their internal sense of gender. Also find out how to support their gender expression and advocate for them.
Cold medicines for kids: What's the risk?
Cold medicines aren't recommended for young children. Here's why.
Diarrhea
Diarrhea: Symptom — Overview covers definition, causes of acute and chronic diarrhea.
High blood pressure in children
Children can develop high blood pressure for the same reasons adults do — excess weight, poor nutrition and lack of exercise.
Iron deficiency in children: Prevention tips for parents
Learn how much of this key mineral your child needs and what the health risks of not getting enough are.
Joint pain
Pain in a joint can be a symptom of many illnesses. Most often it's caused by some type of arthritis.
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