Children's Health: Behavior & Development
Growth and Development, Newborn
04/06/07, HealthwiseBabies are called newborns during their first month of life. Although your newborn sleeps a lot, powerful changes are occurring in the five major areas of development.
Biting - Symptoms
04/17/08, HealthwiseMost infants and young children bite occasionally. Usually a bite is harmless and may not even leave a mark. Infants most often bite in response to new sensations in the mouth, such as may occur when teething. Young children may bite
Biting - Other Places To Get Help
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Biting - References
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Does television really rot kids' brains?
10/02/06, Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex?How many parents have gazed despairingly at their children who sit comatose in front of the TV for what seems like eons of uninterrupted viewing, their eyes glazed, their sallow faces awash in that bluish glow? Surely this is rotting their brains, wiping clean whole neural networks, all cognitive functioning flickering off, neuron by neuron and synapse by synapse with each ensuing episode of American Idol, The Apprentice, Survivor, and The Biggest Loser.
Should I schedule a doctor visit to discuss my child's bed-wetting?
11/12/08, HealthwiseChildren gain bladder control at different ages. Although most children are able to control their bladders by age 5 or 6, some children take longer. A few may still wet now and then until age 10 and older. If a child is otherwise healthy,
Sensory Integration Dysfunction
05/19/08, HealthwiseChildren with sensory integration dysfunction have difficulty processing information from the senses (touch, movement, smell, taste, vision, and hearing) and responding appropriately to that information. These children typically have one
Temper Tantrums - Topic Overview
11/20/08, HealthwiseA temper tantrum is an unplanned, unintentional expression of anger, often with physical and verbal outbursts. It is not an act to get attention, as is commonly thought. During a temper tantrum, children typically cry, yell, and flail th
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