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… easy for you to fall. Loose rugs and furniture in walkways are among the dangers for many older people who have … You can make your home safer with a few simple measures. How can you make your home fall-proof? Making your home … store. If you have to climb for something, use a step stool with handrails. Don't try to carry too many things at …
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… Helping Your Child Recover After a Traumatic Event On this page: … a wildfire, the death of a loved one, abuse, and violence are some examples. How can a traumatic event affect your child? Children …
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… Helping Your Teen Recover After a Traumatic Event On this page: … a wild fire, the death of a loved one, abuse, and violence are some examples. How can a traumatic event affect your teen? Teens respond to …
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… Feeding your baby formula: Safely making and storing formula Last … to be offered human milk until 2 years of age or older. Parents may give their baby formula for a number of reasons. … until they are opened. Powdered formula is not sterile. How do I wash and disinfect the bottles and equipment to …
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… Diabetes: Lower Your Risk for Heart Attack and Stroke On this page: Overview … for having a heart attack or stroke. Kidney damage . It shares many of the risk factors for heart attack and stroke … blood sugar, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol). How can you lower your risk? Diabetes raises your risk of …
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… Speech and Language Development: Helping Your 1- to 2-Year-Old On this page: Overview Overview These are some things you can do to help your 1- to 2-year-old … you play or read with your child, leave the TV off. Even a show playing in the background matters. It keeps your …
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… Staying Aware of What Your Child Is Doing Online On this page: Overview Overview … what your child is doing online. Here are some ideas for how to stay aware of your child's online activity. Monitor …
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… using tobacco, but they will get better with time. Here are some tips on how to cope. Try using over-the-counter nicotine replacement … as gum, inhalers, lozenges, mouth sprays, or patches. Ask your doctor about quit-tobacco medicines that require a …
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… Preparing siblings to meet your new baby Last updated August 2, 2013 If you have other … like babies themselves for a while. To help them prepare for the new addition: Introduce the idea that families … a celebratory gift for becoming a big brother or sister How to help the older child with the new adjustment: If your …
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… Keeping Change Going—Your New Normal On this page: Overview … And you can expect to have a few tough times. Here are some things you can do to help make a change part of … it next time. Stay connected with people who understand how important this change is to you. Spend time with people …
