Your child may be especially susceptible to certain ailments if they’re going to class for the first time, as their immune system needs some conditioning to recognize certain triggers. In any case, here are seven ailments to look for now that junior has returned to class!
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September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, a time dedicated to creating awareness around sickle cell disease (SCD). The National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute (NHBLI) explains that sickle cell disease is a genetic disease that strikes approximately 100,000 Americans. SCD describes a collection of inherited red blood cell disorders, which results in abnormal hemoglobin (or hemoglobin S/sickle hemoglobin), in the patient’s red blood cells. […]
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It’s almost unimaginable to think about a child that is battling cancer, but it happens more often than you may think. In fact, according to the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO), almost 16,000 people under the age of 21 in the U.S. are diagnosed with cancer each year. What is perhaps more alarming is that […]
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While your child prepares to hit the books again, here are 6 helpful tips to try and avoid the problem (that can get kids sent home from class).
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When shopping for a child’s backpack, remember bigger isn’t always better. There are things that matter more than size, like comfort and compartments. To help with back to school shopping, here are six tips on backpack safety…
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Kids are almost ready to go back to school and eager beaver parents are packing their bags and backpacks accordingly. However, once you load up your son or daughter’s backpack with books, binders, pens, crayons, binders, notepads, and lunch—you may be preparing them for more than a successful school year. In fact, you might be setting […]
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