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  • Teen Suicide and Guns
    Category: safety_and_prevention
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  • Teen Suicide, Mood Disorder, and Depression: What Parents Need to Know
    Category: adolescents

    Thousands of teens commit suicide each year in the United States. In fact, suicide is the third leading cause of death for 15- to 24-year-olds.

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  • Temper Tantrums
    Category: newborns_infants_and_toddlers

    It's hard for a young child to hold strong feelings inside. Young children often cry, scream, or stomp up and down when they are upset. As a parent, you may feel angry, helpless, or ashamed.

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  • Temper Tantrums: A Normal Part of Growing Up
    Category: newborns_infants_and_toddlers

    It's hard for young children to hold strong feelings inside. When they feel frustrated or angry, they often cry, scream, or stomp up and down. This is a temper tantrum. Temper tantrums are a normal part of your child's development. They usually begin around age 12 to 18 months, get worse between 2 and

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  • The Risks of Tobacco Use
    Category: safety_and_prevention

    Many people think that the only people harmed by tobacco use are smokers who have smoked for a long time. The fact is that tobacco use can be harmful to everyone. This includes unborn babies and people who don’t smoke.

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  • Thumbs, Fingers, and Pacifiers
    Category: behavioral_and_psychosocial_issues

    The good news is that most children stop their sucking habits before they get very far in school. This is because of peer pressure. While your child might still use sucking as a way of going to sleep or calming down when upset, this is usually

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  • Tobacco: Straight Talk for Teens
    Category: safety_and_prevention

    Did you know that about 80% of teens in the United States don't smoke? They've made a healthy choice.

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  • Toilet Training
    Category: newborns_infants_and_toddlers

    Teaching your child how to use the toilet takes time and patience. Each child learns to use the toilet in his or her own time. Here is information from the American Academy of Pediatrics to help guide you and your child through the process.

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  • Violence—Behavioral Issues in Child Care and Schools
    Category: behavioral_and_psychosocial_issues

    While it is typical for preschool-aged children to display some aggressive behaviors, especially in group care settings, violent behavior is rare. If it happens, however, caregivers should immediately act to keep everyone involved safe.

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  • What is a Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician?
    Category: pediatric_care

    If your child has a developmental, learning, or behavioral problem, a Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician has the training and expertise to evaluate and care for your child. Developmental-behavioral pediatricians possess training and experience to consider, in their assessments and treatments, the

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  • Your Child's Mental Health: When to Seek Help and Where to Get Help
    Category: behavioral_and_psychosocial_issues

    Have you noticed a recent change in your child's behavior? Is she having trouble getting along with friends? Is he failing school? Is this new behavior affecting your family?

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  • Your Family's Mental Health: 10 Ways to Improve Mood Naturally
    Category: adolescents

    Great physical health is characterized by strength, flexibility, comfort, energy, endurance, and coordination. Similarly, great mental health includes feeling cheerful, hopeful, confident, resilient, adaptable, and connected to the people and world around us. Developing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle

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