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We hope your summer vacation is full of swimming pools and barbecues. To be fully prepared, we've rounded up our summer safety posts.
Kids can gain as much as seven pounds over the summer. This infographic can help you make sure your family maintains healthy habits when school lets out.
You can't prevent sexual abuse. But you can empower teens to make healthy choices. Learn how to teach teens about sex.
Child sexual abuse: Find out steps you can take to empower, educate, and build trust with your kids. You can't prevent abuse, but you can reduce the risk.
Head lice is incredibly common, but there’s a lot of misinformation out there. UVA pediatrician Emily Wong, MD, explains lice myths and effective treatments.
Every year, about 3,500 U.S. babies die suddenly and unexpectedly, according to the CDC. Of those, almost 75 percent are attributed to either accidental strangulation or suffocation in bed or SIDS.
We all want our children to strive for greatness. But, what happens when your child’s quest for perfection becomes all-consuming? Get tips for finding a balance and help them to learn that its ok to not be perfect in everything.
Between colds, ear infections and stomach viruses, many parents feel like their young kids are always sick. Then they have decisions to make. Is the child contagious? Should they visit the doctor?
An interview with Susan Cluett, UVA Children’s Fitness Clinic program director, about the importance of recess and exercise during the school day and what happens when school-aged kids don’t get enough exercise.
Susan Cluett, nurse practitioner at UVA's Children's Fitness Clinic, talks about ways to stop or reverse Type 2 diabetes through their program based on portion control, exercise, and behavioral modification.
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