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Parents Turn to the Internet Before Going to the ER0
- Family & Kids
- October 24, 2011
While some parents turn to the CDC or American Academy of Pediatrics’ Healthy Children websites, most use WebMD or Wikipedia. One in eight parents goes online for medical information about their child’s condition before taking the child to the emergency room, according to new research. Mother Nature Network, 10/20/2011
READ MOREParents of teen who died texting and driving: ‘Kids think they’re invincible’0
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- March 6, 2012
Clay and Shauna Sauer, the parents of teenager Taylor who died while texting and driving, are fighting to have laws instated to prevent similar accidents. TODAY, 3/5/2012
READ MOREParents of Queens boy who died from undiagnosed infection urges Senate panel: ‘No more Rorys’0
- Health & Healing
- September 26, 2013
Rory Staunton was 12 years old when he died from an undiagnosed case of sepsis, after having scraped his elbow in gym class. Rory had gone to the hospital after waking up on the day after the gym class incident with a high fever, leg pain, high blood pressure, high heart rate, and vomiting, but doctors had assumed the boy just had a stomach flu.
READ MOREParents Can Let Sleepless Babies Cry It Out: Study0
- Home & Family
- September 14, 2012
A new study released today in the journal Pediatrics suggests it is OK to let babies cry while trying to fall asleep — a finding that may help settle a long-running debate among both parents and experts over whether allowing a baby to cry itself to sleep harms the child in the long run. ABC
READ MOREParenting: Keep Your Teen From Distracted Driving0
- Home & Family
- July 3, 2012
Newark Patch, 6/27/2012
READ MOREParental counseling may help kids’ sleep0
- Family & Kids
- September 14, 2011
According to a study from Australia, discussing sleep strategies with your children can help them settle into school with better nighttime routines. The study found that children tend to have better bedtime routines and fewer sleep problems when they have sleep-related consultations with parents. Pediatric sleep specialist Judy Mindell says, “Making sure your child goes
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