Dr. Handy’s Corner: Why Has My Child Been Sick Since Starting Day Care?

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Are your children in day care? School? Have you felt like when they first started, they were always sick? In this short video, Dr. Handy talks about why your perceptions were probably spot on. Hear what she has to say about children in new social settings, like day care and even college.

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