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Tackling Irrational Fears in Children and Teens
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CHOP psychologists offer strategies to help children recognize their fears, separate the rational from the irrational, and how to deal with or overcome each.
Make Your Backyard a Safer Place to Play
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Safeguard your backyard with proactive information from CHOP’s Poison Control Center.
Gun Safety and Your Adolescent
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CHOP pediatrician offers tips about how best to protect your teens and youth from accidental or intentional injury due to firearms in the home.
Should My Child Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
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Why the COVID-19 vaccine is safe and why your teenager needs it now.
Vitamin D Supplements: What Parents Should Know
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Most kids get enough vitamin D from April through October by playing outside. Learn when and how to supplement your child’s vitamin D intake.
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.
Little Bug, Big Consequences: Understanding Lyme Disease
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What you need to know to prevent a tick bite that can lead to Lyme disease. Failing that, here are the symptoms to watch for and what to do next.
Are Integrative Approaches to Autism Care Effective?
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Families might consider alternative treatments for autism symptom management. What are these options, and are they safe?
Respiratory Infections and Bronchiolitis in Children
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Simple ways to help your sick baby or toddler.
The Importance of Spotting Teen Strengths
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All the COVID-19 togetherness causing friction with your teen? Here are tips to focusing on what’s great about them, not what’s driving you crazy.