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… Interactive Tool: What Is Your Due Date? On this page: What does this tool help you learn? What does your due date tell you? What's next? What does this tool help you learn? This tool calculates your pregnancy due date, an estimate of when you are likely …
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… Preparing your toddler for healthcare visits Last updated August 11, 2013 Your toddler needs regular healthcare, including visits to … to make those trips less stressful for both of you: Talk to your toddler about what's happening. Explain where you are …
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… Immunization in your baby's first year Last updated August 13, 2013 Immunization is the best way to protect your baby from a long list of serious diseases. Without it, your child could get very sick. Thanks to immunization, many …
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… Interactive Tool: What Is Your Child's BMI? On this page: What does this tool help you … What does this tool help you learn? This tool calculates your child's body mass index (BMI), which provides a way to … the effect of weight on health. This tool also gives you your child's percentile on a growth chart. The percentile is …
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… Pregnancy: Ways to Find Your Due Date On this page: Overview Overview There are several ways for your doctor or midwife to figure out how long you have been … pregnant. They help you predict when you are likely to have your baby. This is called your due date. The due date is …
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… Congenital Heart Disease: Caring for Your Child On this page: Overview Caring for Your Child at Home Caring for Your Child in the Hospital Caring for Yourself Related …
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… Diabetes: Taking Care of Your Teeth and Gums On this page: Overview Related … managing blood sugar levels and taking good care of your teeth and gums are both important. When blood sugar … The mouth needs saliva to neutralize the acids in your mouth. These acids can lead to gum disease and tooth …
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… Thumb-Sucking: Helping Your Child Stop Actionset Overview Many infants and young … love, encouragement, and a few simple steps, you can help your child succeed in breaking the thumb-sucking habit. How do you start? Motivate your child by talking to him or her about why it is …
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… Type 1 Diabetes in Children: Caring for Your Child On this page: Overview … diabetes is a lifelong disease that currently has no cure. Your child needs to take insulin injections. This can be a scary process for adults, not to mention for a child. If your child is very young, you will need to give these …
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… Helping Your Child Build Inner Strength On this page: What Is Inner … inner strength begins with simple actions or thoughts that your child practices, such as planning for what to do next … they are. But there is much you can do as a parent to help your young child or your teenager grow stronger. By working …
