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Nurturing strength: Tips for parents of female athletes

Health and Parenting
The drive to succeed can push female athletes to excel at any cost. Female athlete specialist, Dr. Bridget Quinn, talks about what parents and athletes can do to nurture strong bodies and healthy attitudes that will serve the athletes well now and in the future. What pressures are female athletes under? Today’s young athletes are ... Read More about Nurturing strength: Tips for parents of female athletes
Tagged: female athletes, injury prevention, nutrition, orthopedics, sports injury, sports medicine
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Get answers about your child’s chronic pain

Health and Parenting
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Tagged: pain
Maura and Kayla, who both have kids with rare conditions, share a laugh

How our children’s rare conditions created our special bond

Health and Parenting
Twenty years ago, Brad McNamara and Joel Klein became roommates at Northeastern University. Little did they know that years later their friendship would become a vital source of support for themselves and their families, connected by the bond of parenting a child with a rare condition. The families’ medical odyssey began in 2014, when Joel ... Read More about How our children’s rare conditions created our special bond
Tagged: culture, hemophilia, neurology, rare disease
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What you need to know about vaping to keep children safe

Health and Parenting
Could your child be vaping? A growing number of middle and high school students today are using vaping products, also called e-cigarettes, JUULs, or dabs (used for vaping marijuana) among other names. Signs and symptoms of vaping can be difficult for parents to notice, but talking with your kids about vaping and monitoring for concerning signs ... Read More about What you need to know about vaping to keep children safe
Tagged: adolescent medicine, nicotine, public health, pulmonology, substance abuse
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Why are doctors prescribing play?

Health and Parenting
If you want to make sure that your child succeeds, make sure that they … play. The job of children, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), is to play. In fact, the AAP has a policy statement about the importance and power of play — and encourages pediatricians to do everything they can to get ... Read More about Why are doctors prescribing play?
Tagged: psychiatry
Tween feels uncomfortable getting 'the talk' about sex and sexuality

How do I have ‘the talk’ with my tween?

Health and Parenting
When most parents think about talking to their kids about sex, it makes them very uncomfortable. It’s not exactly easy to discuss the specifics of how babies are made — especially when you are hoping that your kid doesn’t have sex until they are, well, much older. Which makes you not want to discuss it ... Read More about How do I have ‘the talk’ with my tween?
Tagged: sex education
Sisters Elise and Lily, who both have SYNGAP1, sit on a bench outside

Talking about a child with special needs: Tips from a mom

Health and Parenting
Our two girls, Lily (age 8) and Elise (age 6), were both diagnosed with SYNGAP1 syndrome last year. At the time there were only 250 known cases of SYNGAP1 in the world. Yes, that means our girls are 2 out of 250. It is extremely rare, and even more rare to have two children with a de ... Read More about Talking about a child with special needs: Tips from a mom
Tagged: autism spectrum disorder, neurology, rare disease
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Growing up with short bowel syndrome: Follow-up care matters

Health and Parenting
Short bowel syndrome, a serious condition in which a child lacks sufficient small intestine to absorb the nutrients the body needs to grow and thrive, was once a devastating diagnosis. Today, advances in care have helped save — and change — the lives of many kids with this disease. In fact, the multidisciplinary approach taken ... Read More about Growing up with short bowel syndrome: Follow-up care matters
Tagged: short bowel syndrome
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Managing your child’s treatment-related nausea

Health and Parenting
Treatment-related nausea is an unpleasant side effect that can occur before, during, or after cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation. Antiemetic medications are typically used to treat nausea and vomiting, but there are other strategies that can help. Dr. Kristen Uhl, of Pediatric Psychosocial Oncology at Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, specializes in pediatric pain ... Read More about Managing your child’s treatment-related nausea
Tagged: cancer
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What parents should know about anesthesia

Health and Parenting
The prospect of surgery can be distressing to parents and kids alike, but the idea of a child undergoing anesthesia can be often be even more concerning to families. Still, many babies and young children need anesthesia to be able to tolerate tests, surgeries, and other minor invasive procedures. We asked anesthesiologist Dr. Joseph Cravero, ... Read More about What parents should know about anesthesia
Tagged: anesthesia, pain, surgery

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