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Children’s Health

Protecting your child’s health means looking after their physical, mental and social well-being. Get the answers you need with our expert-backed resources.

baby vitamins: mother bottle feeding infant at home

Do I need to give my baby vitamins? A dietitian shares what you need to know

Your infant gets most of what they need from breastmilk or formula—but there are a few important exceptions.

child cancer diagnosis

Cancer parents look back on what they didn’t know

Every parent of a child fighting cancer has a different story. But one thing we hear over and over when talking to cancer families is this: “I hardly knew anything about childhood cancer before it happened to my child.” 

croup: mother holding sick child

Croup is now a symptom of Covid in kids

A new study shows that the Omicron variant may cause a croup cough in kids. Here's what parents need to know.

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5 easy ways to help your teen start a gratitude practice

Practicing gratitude regularly can change the brain's structure to boost happiness.

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CDC recommends Pfizer Covid booster shots for children 5 to 11 years old

“While it has largely been the case that COVID-19 tends to be less severe in children than adults, the omicron wave has seen more kids getting sick with the disease and being hospitalized, and children may also experience long-term effects, even following initially mild disease."

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How to read the nutritional label on your child’s food

How to read the nutritional label on your child’s food Spoiler alert:…

screen time: toddler using tablet while lying on couch

Most kids under 5 are getting too much screen time, study finds

And this was before the pandemic. Eliminating ads from kids’ programming and apps would help, researchers say.

EndeavorRx: young boy playing with ipad outside

Meet the first FDA-approved video game to treat kids’ ADHD

68% of parents reported improvement in their child’s ADHD symptoms after 8 weeks of playing EndeavorRx.

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One way to prevent kids from getting sick? Try cow colostrum

Studies show cow colostrum can significantly reduce the number of upper respiratory tract infections in kids.

LEGO MRI scanner set

LEGO is giving MRI scanner sets to hospitals to help comfort nervous kids

The company will send custom MRI Scanner LEGO sets to hospitals so kids can learn all about them before undergoing their own MRI.

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