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Brain Foods: Healthy Food for Kids' Brains
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ADHD in Children: Understanding, Discipline and Better Parenting
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Parenting
Good parenting helps foster empathy, honesty, self-reliance, self-control, kindness, cooperation, and cheerfulness, says Steinberg, a distinguished professor of psychology at Temple University in Philadelphia. It also promotes intellectual curiosity, motivation, and desire to achieve. It helps protect children from developing anxiety, depression, eating disorders, antisocial behavior, and alcohol and drug abuse.
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What Should I Expect From My 11-Year-Old Boy?
If you have an 11-year-old boy, you may be wondering what’s going on inside them. Here is everything you need to know about how they are developing.
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Children's Health
Children's health is focused on the well-being of children from conception through adolescence. There are many aspects of children's health, including growth and development, illnesses, injuries, behavior, mental illness, family health, and community health.
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Mental Health
Mental health is an optimal way of thinking, relating to others, and feeling. All of the diagnosable mental disorders fall under the umbrella of mental illness. Depression, anxiety, and substance-abuse disorders are common types of mental illness. Symptoms and signs of mental illness include irritability, moodiness, insomnia, headaches, and sadness. Treatment may involve psychotherapy and medication.
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What Should I Expect From My 11-Year-Old Daughter?
Your little girl is growing up and facing huge changes in her life. Here’s what to expect while parenting an 11-year-old girl and how you can help her.
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What Can Teens Do to Be Safe on the Internet?
The internet is a thrilling, enriching as well as a dangerous place to be. Help teens stay safe on the internet by teaching them about the importance of privacy, credibility, online safety and taking other precautions.
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