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… Preparing your toddler for healthcare visits Last updated August 11, 2013 Your toddler needs regular healthcare, including visits to … and dentist. Here's some advice to make those trips less stressful for both of you: Talk to your toddler about what's …
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… Healthy Eating: Changing Your Eating Habits Actionset Overview Healthy eating will … eating from the package. Limit how often you eat out. Try mindful eating. Be aware of your hunger and respond to what your body tells you. Try to include foods that you enjoy eating. …
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… Writing your birth plan or birth wishes Last updated August 12, 2013 … wishes, for healthcare providers and others to follow. Your body has been carefully designed to deliver your baby … our baby If I am overwhelmed with visitors, help me remind them that I need to rest If I have a caesarean birth: I …
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… Congenital Heart Disease: Caring for Your Child On this page: Overview Caring for Your Child at … These may happen if the blood going from the heart to the body is a mix of oxygen-poor and oxygen-rich blood. The body … Take care of yourself too. Do what you can to manage the stress of having a child in the hospital. For example, take …
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… Starting Antidepressants: How to Care for Your Child On this page: Overview … a substance use crisis, or any other kind of emotional distress, get help right away. Call Talk Suicide Canada: … a substance use crisis, or any other kind of emotional distress, get help right away. Call Talk Suicide Canada: …
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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 estimate the …
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… Thumb-Sucking: Helping Your Child Stop Actionset Overview Many infants and young … a "big boy" or "big girl" by stopping thumb-sucking. Remind your child that he or she may be teased for continuing … discussion. Children often suck their thumbs to relieve stress. Picking a stress-free time will help the child …
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… Menopause and Your Risk for Other Health Concerns On this page: Overview Overview Menopause is the point in your life when you permanently stop having menstrual periods … most cases, menopause happens around age 50. But everyone's body has its own time line. You may stop having periods in …
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… Spinal Cord Injury: Your Rehabilitation Team On this page: Overview Related … Information Overview As soon as you are stabilized after your SCI, your transition into rehabilitation (rehab) … or cooking. You may work on strengthening your upper body and arms. A speech-language therapist. This person …
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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 … out, but the soft tube (cannula) stays in your child's body and is held in place with tape. Then, when your child …
