Parenting: Behavior & Development

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Thumb-Sucking - Topic Overview
Article
10/02/06, Healthwise
Thumb-sucking is normal in babies and young children. A natural sucking instinct leads some babies to suck their thumbs during their first few months of life, or even before birth. Babies may also suck on their fingers, hands, or items
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Asperger's Syndrome - Topic Overview
Article
05/04/06, Healthwise
What is Asperger’s syndrome?
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Temper Tantrums - Treatment Overview
Article
12/13/06, Healthwise
Most children learn other ways to deal with their anger and other strong emotions as they grow older and do not need medical treatment for temper tantrums. Ignoring the tantrum behavior and helping a young child learn how to handle hi
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Thumb-Sucking - Treatment Overview
Article
10/02/06, Healthwise
Most children stop sucking their thumbs on their own sometime between ages 3 and 6. They usually do not need treatment.
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Asperger's Syndrome - Treatment Overview
Article
05/04/06, Healthwise
Treatment for Asperger’s syndrome strives to improve your child's abilities to interact with other people and thus to function effectively in society and be self-sufficient. Since each child with Asperger's syndrome has di
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Temper Tantrums - Topic Overview
Article
12/13/06, Healthwise
A 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
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Breath-Holding Spells - Topic Overview
Article
05/12/06, Healthwise
Breath-holding spells are brief periods when young children stop breathing for up to 1 minute. These spells often cause a child to pass out (lose consciousness). Breath-holding spells usually occur when a young child is angry, frustrat
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Breath-Holding Spells - Treatment Overview
Article
05/12/06, Healthwise
There is no medical treatment for breath-holding spells. If a health professional thinks that other conditions are causing the spells, treatment may be needed.
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Growth and Development, Ages 6 to 10 Years
Article
06/12/07, Healthwise
Children between ages 6 and 10 are more independent and physically active than they were in the preschool years. They also are more involved with friends and are learning to think in more complex ways.
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Helping your child develop healthy self-esteem
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05/31/06, Healthwise
Self-esteem is a person's core belief about himself or herself. A person's self-esteem is reflected in his or her actions, both in how as well as what he or she does. Although self-esteem varies from time to time, the pattern usually l
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