Mental health
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Focus on progress, not perfection
There's an easier path to take toward achieving your goals. Learn how with these suggestions for reframing your mindset and making healthy changes in your life.
Baby sign language: A good idea?
Understand the benefits of baby sign language.
Baby walkers: Are they safe?
Baby walkers — A Mayo Clinic specialist explains the dangers of using a baby walker.
Be kind to yourself: How self-compassion can improve your resiliency
Learn how to enhance your self-compassion and boost your resiliency by being kinder to yourself. Others in your life will benefit as well.
Change your mind to grow
Facing challenges or criticism with a growth mindset will help you overcome those pesky negative thoughts, increase your resiliency and bounce back more quickly from setbacks.
Mumps
Find out more about the symptoms and treatment of this viral illness and how vaccines can prevent it.
Rett syndrome
This rare genetic disorder affects the way the brain develops, causing a progressive inability to use muscles for eye and body movements and language.
Toe walking in children
Walking on toes or the balls of the feet is fairly common in children who are learning to walk. Most children outgrow it.
Mental health: What's normal, what's not
Normal mental health vs. mental illness — Find out how mental disorders are defined and diagnosed.
Friendships: Enrich your life and improve your health
Friendships can have a major impact on your health and well-being. Follow these tips to make and sustain lasting friendships.
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