6163 results found
Health topics
… Grief: Helping Children Understand On this page: Getting Started Related … Getting Started Be honest about the loss. Not telling children about a major loss may cause them to develop … work through the grief. Keep your child's age and emotional development in mind as you help your child work through …
Health topics
… Strong family and social relationships can make your child feel loved and secure. Building trust with your child can encourage them to share parts of their lives with … punishment Effective parenting: Discipline Growth and development: Helping your child build self-esteem …
Health topics
… Last updated December 3, 2024 Overview The idea of giving birth can be overwhelming, especially if it's your first … relief in the form of anesthesia or medicines. Learn more: Childbirth: Epidurals Childbirth: Opioid pain medicines Childbirth: Pudendal and …
Medications
… is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis in adults and in children (such as systemic juvenile idiopathic … fatal) liver disease. This effect may occur months to years after starting this medication. Tell your doctor right … This medication may decrease the effectiveness of hormonal birth control such as pills, patch, or ring. This could …
Medications
… Women using this drug should ask about reliable forms of birth control while using this medication. If you become … the production of sperm, increasing the risk of fathering a child with birth defects. Men with female partners of childbearing age should ask about reliable forms of birth …
Health topics
… with a short cervix may have an increased risk of preterm birth. footnote 2 How is it treated? If this is your first pregnancy or if you have never had a preterm birth, having a shortened cervix may not change the way your … your doctor may offer you medicine to help prevent preterm birth. footnote 2 If you have had a preterm birth, you may …
Health topics
… Quick Tips: Helping Children Take Medicine On this page: Get started Get started Giving medicine to a child can be tricky. Some liquid medicines taste or smell bad. Or they may have a strange texture. And when a child doesn't feel well, they can act grumpy or more …
Health topics
… to thrive? Failure to thrive is a term used to describe a child who seems to be gaining weight or height more slowly than other children of the same age and sex. A baby who has failed to … Child Abuse and Neglect Growth and Development, Ages 1 to 12 Months Growth and Development, …
Health topics
… Differences Between ADHD and Bipolar Disorder in Children On this page: Overview Overview Bipolar disorder in children and teens and attention deficit hyperactivity … disorder (ADHD) are similar. It is possible for a child to have both conditions. But certain symptoms help …
Health topics
… Attack Actionset Overview Using techniques to help your child control symptoms of croup can help prevent the need to … or emergency room. These techniques focus on keeping your child's airway open to make breathing easier. Keep calm and soothe your child. Anxiety and panic can make symptoms worse. Recognize …
