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The study not only found that a high proportion of infants do not sleep through the night by the time they are 6 or even 12 months old, it also found that interrupted sleep had no effect on the babies’ cognitive or physical development.
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Fortunately, corporal punishment is losing favor among parents in the United States.
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This study is one of the first to look at how children under 10 perceive experiences of discrimination and how those perceptions affect their development over time.
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Researchers at McGill University in Canada analyzed global data collected on more than 400,000 adolescents (aged 13 to 17) in 88 countries.
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Children under the age of 6 should not be given decongestants or medicines containing antihistamines for the common cold, and children under the age of 12 should be given those drugs only with considerable caution, experts say.
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When dealing with acute flaccid myelitis, (AFM), “early and aggressive physical therapy intervention can actually be very, very important,” Osterholm said.
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Stroke is a rare but recognized complication of chickenpox. It occurs when the chickenpox virus triggers inflammation in the brain, which can lead to a restriction in the brain’s blood supply.
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A new study found that baby walkers send an average of five children to U.S. hospital emergency departments each day with injuries, mostly from falling down stairs and injuring their head or neck.
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“It’s best to keep your child rear-facing as long as possible. This is still the safest way for children to ride,” said Dr. Benjamin Hoffman, the lead author of the policy statement.
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As the Consumer Reports researchers point out, exposure to cadmium, inorganic arsenic, lead and mercury at an early age is associated with an increased risk of ADHD, autism, behavior problems and a lower IQ.
