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Tips For Transitioning Your Toddler From Crib To Bed
By Activebeat Parenting

Tips For Transitioning Your Toddler From Crib To Bed

There is something quite comforting (that I am sure many parents can agree with) knowing our child is safe and contained in their crib at night.  For this reason, many parents are fine keeping their toddler in their crib for as long as possible.  But someday, the day will come where we need to let […]

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Potty Training Tips That Every Parent Should Know
By Activebeat Parenting

Potty Training Tips That Every Parent Should Know

Potty training your child requires a lot of time and patience on your part. Getting your little one excited and on board for the change can often be half of the battle. Many parents ask themselves: when should I start potty training? I am not sure there is a right or wrong answer. Every child […]

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Common Toddler Fears And How To Cope With Them
By Activebeat Parenting

Common Toddler Fears And How To Cope With Them

Young children are vulnerable to fears, both general and specific. As their brains develop, their imaginations grow ever more active. Anxiety or nervousness is a normal reaction to something that is new and for toddlers, everything is new! Many children obsess over their fears or become fascinated by them. Some choose to chat about them […]

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Frustrating Toddler Behaviors And How to Deal With Them
By Kristin Whittaker Parenting

Frustrating Toddler Behaviors And How to Deal With Them

Parenting a toddler can sometimes feel like the biggest challenge of your life! The so called “terrible twos” easily spread in to the “terrible threes”. This age becomes so difficult because your child is learning how to be independent and express themselves. While they are not intentionally trying to be “terrible” it is understandable why […]

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CDC Greenlights Two Updated COVID-19 Vaccines, but How Will They Fare Against the Latest Variants? 5 Questions Answered
By Prakash Nagarkatti and Mitzi Nagarkatti Your Health

CDC Greenlights Two Updated COVID-19 Vaccines, but How Will They Fare Against the Latest Variants? 5 Questions Answered

On Sept. 12, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the newly formulated COVID-19 vaccines for all Americans ages 6 months and up, hours after its expert advisory committee voted 13 to 1 in favor of recommending the vaccines. The CDC’s broad recommendation comes one day after the Food and Drug Administration approved […]

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Can At-Home DNA Tests Predict How You’ll Respond to Your Medications? Pharmacists Explain the Risks and Benefits of Pharmacogenetic Testing
By Kayla B. Rowe, Lucas Berenbrok, and Philip Empey Your Health

Can At-Home DNA Tests Predict How You’ll Respond to Your Medications? Pharmacists Explain the Risks and Benefits of Pharmacogenetic Testing

Have you ever wondered why certain medications don’t seem to work as well for you as they do for others? This variability in drug response is what pharmacogenomic testing hopes to explain by looking at the genes within your DNA. Pharmacogenomics, or PGx, is the study of how genes affect your response to medications. Genes […]

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Alzheimer’s Disease Is Partly Genetic – Studying the Genes That Delay Decline in Some May Lead to Treatments For All
By Steven DeKosky Your Health

Alzheimer’s Disease Is Partly Genetic – Studying the Genes That Delay Decline in Some May Lead to Treatments For All

Diseases that run in families usually have genetic causes. Some are genetic mutations that directly cause the disease if inherited. Others are risk genes that affect the body in a way that increases the chance someone will develop the disease. In Alzheimer’s disease, genetic mutations in any of three specific genes can cause the disease, […]

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