Kid Related Health

2-year-old difficulty gaining weight

Details: Parent Category: Eating; Category: New Parent Eating, Kid Related Health

A PSP member writes: "Our daughter is just over two years old and has had issues gaining weight for the last six months. She has always been around 5th percentile in weight but since her 1.5 year check up it has been off the chart, as in her weight is too low to determine the percentile..."

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Teeth Brushing

Details: Parent Category: Parenting Advice; Category: Behavior and Discipline, Kid Related Health

Ideas to get your little ones to polish their pearly whites! Also included is advice about how not to swallow toothpaste.

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Community Reminder: The Flu and Viruses

Details: Category: Advice - Health and Healing, Kid Related Health, Parent Health Advice, New Parent Health Advice

You've all probably heard the warnings about the flu going around.We had questions about getting vaccines this week on our list. As a community we can do a lot to keep ourselves and our neighbors healthy so we're posting these neighborly reminders!

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4 year old refusing to take medicine

Details: Category: Advice - Health and Healing, Kid Related Health

One parent shares a recent experience of her four year old child refusing to take his medicine and the tricks to help them take it!

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Constipation

Details: Parent Category: Advice - Health and Healing; Category: Kid Related Health, New Parent Health Advice

Poop on getting the poop out.

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Frequent Chills

Details: Parent Category: Advice - Health and Healing; Category: Kid Related Health

One parents asks "several times a day, some more than others, my son exhibits a quick movement that looks like he just got the chills." Wondering what's up? Here's the original post and summary.

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