Parenting: Children

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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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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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Tourette's Disorder - Treatment Overview
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09/27/07, Healthwise
Treatment for Tourette's disorder (TD) focuses on managing tics—helping your child and others cope with the tics. Most cases of Tourette's disorder are mild and will not need medical treatment. Educating yourself, your chil
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Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy - Treatment Overview
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07/27/07, Healthwise
Child protective services, law enforcement, and health professionals are all involved with treatment for Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP). Treatment is very complex and involves the child, the caregiver, and possibly other family
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Bed-Wetting - Treatment Overview
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11/14/06, Healthwise
Most children gain bladder control over time without any treatment. Bed-wetting that continues past the age that most children have nighttime bladder control—typically at 5 or 6 years of age—also will usually stop ov
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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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Toilet Training
Article
05/04/07, Healthwise
Your child must be both physically and emotionally ready for toilet training. Most children are ready when they are between 22 and 30 months of age, although every child is different. Toilet training usually becomes a long and frustrat
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How to stop thumb-sucking
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10/02/06, Healthwise
Many infants and young children calm themselves by sucking their thumbs. While most children will stop on their own between ages 3 and 6, some continue past the age of 4 or 5. Prolonged thumb-sucking can lead to serious dental and spe
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Choosing Child Care
Article
12/01/06, Healthwise
Child care is short-term care by someone other than a parent. There are two basic types of child care: individual and group.
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