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How to Have Healthy Children

By Jennifer Erchul

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Watching television and playing video games have taken precedence over biking, backyard night games and walks to the park. Children are more sedentary than ever, though they need regular exercise to build and preserve strong bones and muscles. ... more »

How to Have Your Child Use Wheeled Shoes Safely

By dchristi

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Check out playgrounds, schoolyards and malls where kids congregate and you'll notice that wheeled shoes are all the rage. But like the bicycles, skateboards and in-line skates that came before them, wheeled shoes pose their own set of safety hazards... more »

How to heal extremely chapped and dry, crackly and painful lips before winter makes it even worse

By RA Cologna

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Dry, crackly, painfully dry lips make it impossible to smile, eat, brush your teeth and enjoy your day. With these simple tips, your condition will improve dramatically! Give it a try!.. more »

How to Help a Child Adjust to a Prosthesis

By eHow Health Editor

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Undergoing an amputation and wearing a prosthesis is an adjustment for anyone but it presents special challenges for children. Not only will a child have to deal with the physical recovery from the amputation but he or she will have to adjust ... more »

How to Help A Child Get Through A Blood Test

By kevanbd

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Blood tests can be scary for kids, but knowing how to handle a child's emotions can help get both the child and parent through it as easily as possible.. more »

How to Help a Child Who Stutters

By eHow Health Editor

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It is normal for children under the age of five to stutter because they're still learning to coordinate the muscles used for talking. But after that, stuttering that has not gotten better or has progressively gotten worse is a speech disorder for ... more »

How to Help a Child with Insomnia

By eHow Health Editor

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Just like an adult, a child can suffer from insomnia. This sleep disorder usually appears as difficulty dropping off to sleep or awakening periodically throughout the night. Left unaddressed, insomnia will negatively affect mental and physical ... more »

How to Help Keep Your Family Healthy

By Papaya

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These are steps to help prevent obesity and its related conditions including diabetes, cardiovascular disease and hypertension (high blood pressure). These suggestions will improve the health of your spouse, partner, children and self. I have ... more »

How to help small children swallow pills (works for adults too)

By GuyKnows

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Pills are hard for some kids to swallow but in the absence of convenient liquid medicines, it is possible to teach a child to swallow a pill in a pinch... more »

How to Help your Child avoid getting Sick from the Cold or Flu this Year.

By Mindee94

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Every day we are exposed to germs. The actually amount of daily exposures is beyond belief. Though we know exposure is essential to building a strong immune system we still don't want sick little ones. The following steps are time to utilize ... more »

How to Help Your Child With a Febrile Seizure

By dchristi

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Febrile seizures are brought on by fevers and the sudden spikes and drops in body temperature that they produce. They are common in early childhood, with most occurring in kids between three months and five years. While febrile seizures are scary ... more »

How to Help Your Chronically Ill Toddler Exercise

By Momofthree

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For many children with chronic diseases, feeling weak and tired is the norm. It’s difficult for toddlers and younger children to fully appreciate the long-term benefits of stretching and exercising for their muscle strength, flexibility and ... more »

How to help your toddler sleep through the night

By Lee

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This article will give you tips on letting helping your toddler get a full nights rest... more »

How to hulahoop like an angel

By dizzyhips

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First ponder the classic philosophical question; " how many angels can hula-hoop on the head of a pin"? Then get therapy to recover from psychodrema of philosophy class and start hooping- refer to dizzy hips how to hoop article- for ... more »

How to Hydrate Winter Lips

By rachelterry

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Chapped lips can be caused by a variety of reasons, including a Vitamin B deficiency, exposure to windy weather, and eating very salty foods. Lips can get dry, chapped, and painful during the cold winter months. To avoid painful cracks and ... more »

How to Identify Child Abuse Signs

By eHow Health Editor

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With 1 in 6 boys and 1 in 4 girls undergoing childhood abuse, seeing the signs is important. The physical signs of child abuse are well known, but what happens when the symptoms are hidden and don't include bruises. Here are some of the other ... more »

How to Identify Hypernasality

By eHow Health Editor

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Hypernasality is a speech disorder that occurs when the pharynx tissues and palate do not close properly. This incomplete closure causes air to escape through the nose during speech. The condition is called velopharyngeal incompetence, or VPI. ... more »

How to Identify Pertussis Vaccine Side Effects

By eHow Health Editor

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A Pertussis vaccine is usually given with two other vaccines- diphtheria and tetanus. The combination is referred to as a DTaP vaccine and is a very common vaccine among children. The risks involved in the vaccine are much less than the risk of ... more »

How to Identify Polio Vaccine Side Effects

By eHow Health Editor

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Polio is a disease that enters a person's body through the mouth. Paralysis ensues, and the affliction can be severe a person can no can die. Polio was once a common disease in America, but is now preventable through vaccination. Here are some ... more »

How to Identify Risk Factors for RSV

By eHow Health Editor

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Learning a child has RSV, which stands for Respiratory Syncytial Virus, is alarming news for any parent. While this condition is scary, it is also relatively common, affecting most children by two years old. People with certain risk factors for ... more »

How to Identify Roseola

By eHow Health Editor

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Roseola is a common childhood virus. Most children have been exposed to the virus and one third of all children have contracted Roseola. The danger is not from the rash associated with Roseola, but in the fever. Children that are harmed by the ... more »

How to Improve Your Child's Vision

By peetred

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Vision problems often run in families, but there are some factors that you can control in your child’s environment to help their eyesight. Try these tips to improve your child's vision... more »

How to Keep a Family Fit

By eHow Health Editor

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There is no questioning the benefits that come from keeping your family fit, but too often we do not do so because of the many distractions around us. To keep your family fit, you will have to make a conscious decision to live a healthy and ... more »

How to keep bugs out of your hair this coming school year!

By bizzy

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If you have little kids-or have ever had head lice you know how much of a pain it can be! Keep the bugs outta your hair this school year!!.. more »

How to Keep Children Active in Winter

By eHow Health Editor

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Children are less active in winter, especially in the cold and snowy climates. Start when children are young with winter activities that keep their bodies moving, their minds engaged and reduce dependence on television and video games. This helps ... more »

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