Smith Children - Articles
Reducing Stress On Children During Divorce by Dawn Smith
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Cascia T.
When the relationship between you and your partner breaks down, it can be one of the lowest points of your life. This is magnified ten fodl when there are children involved. You may feel like it is the end of the world, and you can garauntee that your kids will be feeling the same. It can be hard to be optimistic and put on a brave face. It can al ...
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Allergy Kids: Solutions for Children
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Duane Sherry, M.S.
Food and chemical allergies can be the culprit for many “mental” disorders - especially in children.
Allergy Kids is a great site to learn more about food sensitivities, environmental toxins, and their connection in areas such as attention, mood, and behavior. It also offers practical steps that can be taken as a parent - to make sur ...
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My child cries at everything, part 2: very sensitive children
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Karen ..
Before I say anything else, let me first say I am assuming that you have had her thoroughly checked out by your doctor. Sometimes undiagnosed health issues can impact behavior. If there are sensory integration issues going on, an occupational therapist could teach you both some tricks that help enormously. You mentioned that you've been reading ab ...
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Not just any child - play is children's work
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Maddy M.
Maybe you are new to the concept of autism? We're pretty new too. A couple of decades ago, my knowledge was limited to the film "Rainman," which I enjoyed at the time as a piece of light entertainment on a Thursday evening. I had the odd deep thought at the time, mainly limited to the exploitation of people less fortunate than myself, ...
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Recipe for Action - Placemats for kids at Children’s Hospital
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Michelle S.
Summer is Here and it’s time to think of all the different types of fun things you can do with your family. We have been thinking a lot about different ways we can help others, mostly through the act of cooking for and feeding others. But we had a great idea last week for how we might be able to help in a new way - What if we had kids of all ages ...
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Childrens Interstitial Lung Disease (chILD): One families story
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Bob ..
Interstitial lung disorders are among the least understood in medicine. They are a diverse group. Many with unknown causes. This can lead to confusion and frustration among families looking for answers, as seen in the story that follows.You can help!Additional research is desperately needed. ThechILD Foundationis an organization working to find cur ...
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