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Art Therapy’s Role in Mental Health Treatment

Several years ago, I had a group art therapy session with two adolescent girls. We were talking about the concept of random acts of kindness. Right before the teens came in, I read their charts and saw that one of the girls had really big disappointments early in the week, and she was having a

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Art Therapy’s Role in Mental Health Treatment
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Your Newborn’s First Pediatrician Appointment: What to ExpectΒ 

Your baby’s first visit with a pediatrician will happen soon after birth. You may have a lot of questions about this first appointment, including what will take place and what you should bring. As a pediatrician who sees many infants for their first newborn visit, I get a lot of questions about this appointment. Read

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Your Newborn’s First Pediatrician Appointment: What to ExpectΒ 
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3 Factors That Put Teens At Higher Risk for Running Injuries

Whether your teens are natural-born runners or happened upon it later, there’s no denying that interest in running sports, such as cross country and track, has increased. With an uptick in participation comes additional injuries, and parents naturally wonder why they happen and how they can prevent them. Some factors put teens more at-risk for

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3 Factors That Put Teens At Higher Risk for Running Injuries
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Helping Baby’s Congestion: Tips for Using Bulb Syringes

If you’ve had a bulb syringe in your hand and been unsure about putting it up your baby’s nose – you’re not alone! Even though it is a simple tool, it can cause a lot of anxiety for parents. Concerns about causing discomfort, doing it wrong, or hurting their noses are quite common. But it’s

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Helping Baby’s Congestion: Tips for Using Bulb Syringes
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Consent and Communication: Building Healthy Relationships

The topic of consent can feel tricky to navigate, but it’s a conversation that benefits children at every stage of development. In the newest episode of the Young & Healthy podcast, host Kate Setter sits down with Ashley Cremeans, a social worker at the Mayerson Center for Safe and Healthy Children at Cincinnati Children’s, to

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Consent and Communication: Building Healthy Relationships
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All About Periods

It might not excite you to talk about periods, but they’re important to discuss. If you’re reading this, you likely have a child or know someone special in your life who already needs or soon will need guidance going through this significant stage of life. Below are questions I often get asked here in our

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All About Periods
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