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… Cardiac Rehabilitation: Monitoring Your Body's Response to Exercise On this page: Overview … to exercise and other lifestyle changes. You may want to keep track of the following measurements during your … breathing during exercise, your heart may be having trouble keeping up with the intensity of your exercise. This …
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… Helping Your Child Recover After a Traumatic Event On this page: … do activities together, like drawing or storytelling. Be open about your feelings. When you are honest about how you … do activities together, like drawing or storytelling. Be open about your feelings. When you are honest about how you …
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… Starting Medicines for ADHD: How to Care for Your Child On this page: Overview Overview Medicines for … For example, if your child has trouble sleeping, try keeping the bedroom quiet, dark, and cool. Or if your child … your child's use of the medicine, talk to the doctor first. Keep track of the medicines. Tell your child to not share …
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… Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Managing Your Energy On this page: Overview Overview Two techniques … it. But if you do too much in a day or force yourself to keep going when your body needs rest, you could then crash … or alarm to go off when your time is up. This will help you keep track of time so you don't overdo it. It can also let …
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… Speech and Language Development: Helping Your 1- to 2-Year-Old On this page: Overview Related … TV off. Even a show playing in the background matters. It keeps your child—and you—from focusing on and learning the most from the activity you are sharing. Read to …
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… Interactive Tool: What Is Your Target Heart Rate? On this page: What does this tool … your heart rate. Then you can work harder or easier to keep your heart working in your target heart rate range. … your heart rate. Then you can work harder or easier to keep your heart working in your target heart rate range. …
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… Helping Your Child Avoid Tobacco, Drugs, and Alcohol On this page: … Praise your teen for successes. Encourage activities. Keep your teen busy with meaningful activities, such as … sex, sexually transmitted infections, and pregnancy. Remind your teen that it's illegal for teens to use any …
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… Bullying: How to Help Your Child Who Bullies On this page: Overview Overview It can be hard to accept that your child may be bullying other children. But once you recognize the problem, you can help solve it by helping your child learn how their actions affect others. Being …
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… Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Eat Independently On this page: Overview Related … beverages that have a thick consistency are better for learning to drink out of a cup. Have your child sit in an … your child and be enthusiastic about his or her progress in learning to eat. Down syndrome often affects the muscles in …
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… Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Dress Independently On this page: Overview … physical disabilities can learn to dress themselves. Teach your child how to dress himself or herself by taking extra … and practice. Explain what you are doing when you dress your child. Let your child help you and allow extra time for …