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  • Stye

        Stye Emily Halevy | CWK Network     “A warm compress is the best initial treatment for a stye. ” – Dr. Kathleen Nelson, professor of pediatrics –   Related Information What Parents Need To Know Resources “You have a bump on your eye?” Dr. Kathleen Nelson asks nine-year-old Juan. “And when did […]

  • Teen Speaking Skills

        Teen Speaking Skills Robert Seith | CWK Network     “Most people are really surprised when they themselves on tape. On some of the behaviors that they might be putting out.” – Suzanne Anthony, Speech Pathologist with Speakeasy … explaining a good way to make teens aware of how they sound is by […]

  • Cute Kids Kept Closer

        Cute Kids Kept Closer Robert Seith | CWK Network     “ If one child is getting a lot of feedback from the external world about any characteristic… whether they’re a gifted athlete or they’re particularly attractive… that they’re being sure that the other children are being given positive feedback for their particular […]

  • Sports Drinks and Cavities

        Sports Drinks and Cavities Kristen DiPaolo | CWK Network     “They’re loaded with acids, and to the surprise of everybody, the acids are actually a big part of causing enamel erosion.” -Dr. Claudia Tomaselli, DMD, Pediatric Dentist-   Related Information What Parents Need To Know Resources 11-year-old Britt Herina says, “I play […]

  • Marijuana Treatment

        Marijuana Treatment Emily Halevy | CWK Network     “I’m not sure that I’m going to quit because it’s gonna be hard. It’s just gonna be hard. ” – Victor Ramirez, 16 –   Related Information What Parents Need To Know Resources “I liked it. I liked it and I didn’t even know […]

  • Mono (ER Story)

        Mono (ER Story) Kristen DiPaolo | CWK Network     “ If you give ampicillin or amoxicillin to children with infectious mononucleosis almost 100 percent of them develop a rash.” – Dr. Kathleen Nelson, Professor of Pediatrics –   Related Information What Parents Need To Know Resources Five-year-old Tamusina Peavy had a sore […]

  • HIV & Affection

        HIV & Affection Robert Seith | CWK Network     “I was kind of worried and I started thinking like that because I wasn’t educated on it.”– Robbie Thompson, who is HIV positive … talking about the concerns she initially had about transmitting the infection to her daughter. –   Related Information What […]

  • Young Diabetes

        Young Diabetes Robert Seith | CWK Network     “ Probably it’s not until age 6, 7, or 8 when children are really able to identify low blood sugar per se and be able to communicate that to their family.” – Mark Rappaport, M.D., Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta –   Related Information What […]

  • Cash for Grades

        Cash for Grades Kristen DiPaolo | CWK Network     “ I want to warn parents, every time your child does something doesn’t mean you need to pay them. It could be just a great compliment, ‘That was fantastic.’ ” – Dr. Sherry Blake, Clinical Psychologist –   Related Information What Parents Need […]

  • Teen Driving: Too Young?

        Teen Driving: Too Young? Kristen DiPaolo | CWK Network     “We have to recognize there’s a trade-off here. If we want to save their lives, we may have to restrict how early they can get a license.” – Len Pagano, Safe America Foundatio –   Related Information What Parents Need To Know […]