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  • Protecting Your Baby From Abuse: Important Information About Preventing Brain Injuries in Infants
    Category: newborns_infants_and_toddlers

    One of the skills parents and caregivers need to learn is how to deal with stress. This is especially important when there seems to be no end to a baby's crying. Too often, when a parent or caregiver loses control the results can be harmful or deadly.

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  • Pulling the Plug on TV Violence
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  • Raw Milk: What You Need to Know
    Category: safety_and_prevention

    Raw milk is milk that comes straight from a cow, sheep, or goat. Raw milk is not pasteurized (heated to kill germs) or homogenized (processed to keep the cream from separating from the milk).

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  • Safe Bicycling Starts Early
    Category: safety_and_prevention

    When a child receives his or her first tricycle or bicycle, a lifelong pattern of vehicle operation is begun. A bike is not just a toy, but a vehicle that is a speedy means of transportation, subject to the same laws as motor vehicles.

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  • Safe Driving…A Parent's Responsibility
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  • Safe Sleep and Your Baby: How Parents Can Reduce the Risk of SIDS and Suffocation
    Category: newborns_infants_and_toddlers

    Many infants die during sleep from unsafe sleep environments. Some of these deaths are from entrapment, suffocation, and strangulation. Some infants die from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). However, there are ways for parents to keep their sleeping baby safe.

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  • Safety Tips for Home Playground Equipment
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  • Safety of Blood Transfusions
    Category: newborns_infants_and_toddlers

    Because of illness or injury, some children need to receive transfusions of blood and blood products. This procedure may be frightening for parents and their children. Many parents are also concerned about the safety of transfusions. While blood supply in the United States is considered very safe, parents

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  • Simple Ways to Entertain and Boost Your Baby’s Development at Home
    Category: safety_and_prevention

    During social distancing to slow the spread of COVID-19, you may be looking for new ways to entertain and play with your young child. Thankfully, all you need is loving attention and some basic household items.

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  • Social Distancing: Why Keeping Your Distance Helps Keep Others Safe
    Category: safety_and_prevention

    As the spread of COVID-19 continues, communities are being asked to reduce close contact between people. This is called social distancing, and it’s an important and effective way to slow down the spread of this virus.

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  • Substance Abuse Prevention
    Category: safety_and_prevention

    The use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs is one of the biggest temptations facing young people today. As a parent, you are your child's best protection against drug use. You can start by telling your children that you expect them not to use drugs and become informed yourself about drug use. This

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  • Talking With Your Teen About Sex
    Category: safety_and_prevention

    Children are exposed to sexual messages every day—on TV, on the Internet, in movies, in magazines, and in music. Sex in the media is so common that you might think that teens today already know all they need to about sex. They may even claim to know it all, so sex is something you just don't talk about.

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  • Talking With Your Young Child About Sex
    Category: safety_and_prevention

    Children begin learning about sex and sexuality as soon as they are able to view, listen, and sense the world around them. As your children grow and develop, they may giggle with friends about "private parts," share "dirty" jokes, and look up taboo words in the dictionary. Their curiosity is natural,

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  • Tattooing and Body Piercing
    Category: safety_and_prevention

    Teens get tattoos or body parts pierced for different reasons. Most teens get a tattoo or body piercing because they like the way it looks or to express themselves. Some get a tattoo or piercing to feel like part of a group. In some states and cities, you need to be 18 or have a parent's permission to

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  • Teen Suicide and Guns
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  • Teens & COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities During the Outbreak
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    Social distancing to slow the spread of COVID-19 can be especially hard for teens, who may feel cut off from their friends. Many also face big letdowns as graduations, proms, sports seasons, college visits and other long-planned events are cancelled or postponed. Here are a few ways you can help your

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