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Talking about Scary Topics with Kids
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Get expert advice from CHOP pediatricians on how to have difficult conversations with your children.
What Parents Need to Know about Reading a Medicine Label
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Poison Control specialist offers advice to parents to better understand medication labels and how to avoid common – and potentially dangerous – mistakes.
Should My Child Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
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Why the COVID-19 vaccine is safe and why children and teenagers need it now.
What to Do if Your Child Has Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
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Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common childhood illness that gets its name from the distinctive rash that appears in the mouth and on the hands and feet.
Getting Your Child to Wear a Face Mask
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Get your child to wear a mask by practicing now, before schools reopen. Give kids a choice in what mask they wear, allow mask breaks when it's safe, and clean masks regularly so they're more comfortable to wear.
Is It a Cold or an Allergy? Should You Call Your Primary Care Provider?
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Here are some questions you can ask yourself to help you figure out what might be causing your child's symptoms.
COVID-19 and Kids: What You Need to Know Now
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From new variants to vaccine availability, we’ve rounded up the latest updates on COVID-19 and kids.
Teens, Stress & COVID-19
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CHOP offers tips to help teens deal with stress and create a mindset of resilience during troubling times.
My Baby Failed the Newborn Hearing Screening — Now What?
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Get answers to your questions about the newborn hearing screening and learn what to do if your baby doesn’t pass this test.
Managing Disruptive Behavior at Home
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Whether your child struggled with disruptive behaviors prior to COVID-19 or if these challenges are new, try these tools to reduce conflict and improve well-being in your family.