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9/11: It's Not Over
The events of September 11 have had a continuing emotional impact on children in the NY area, leaving them feeling less secure about their safety than they were before. A doctor, a social worker, and five children (aged 8 to 18, ......
AIDS in Adolescents
AIDS and Adolescents: How to Protect Your Child. Did you know that young people aged 13 to 24 account for half of all new AIDS infections each year? We've dropped the ball on teaching our children the most important message: PREVENTION ......
Adapting to Your Child’s Personality
Adapting to Your Child's Personality - Living with a child between 1 and 3 years old is always challenging, and it can be even more difficult if your child's personality and your own don't seem to be an ideal fit. Join host Dr. Winnie ......
Adolescent-Onset Schizophrenia: 1 in Every 100 Young People
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Adopting a Foster Child: The Child's View
Have you ever thought about what it would be like not to have a family? To be a child growing up in foster care, moving from home to home, hoping for a family that will take you in and make you a permanent part of their lives? Right now, for half a million foster children, the idea of a real ......
Adopting a Foster Child: The Family's View
For most of us, starting a family means starting with a newborn either through birth, or through adoption that takes place close to the day of birth. But for some, it means opening their hearts and homes to older kids from foster care. Adoption can answer the prayers of a foster child but what is ......
Adoption: A Forever Family
What's it like to adopt, or to be adopted? Maybe you have been thinking about adopting a child. Or perhaps you are wondering, "Will I love an adopted child as much as a child I gave birth to?" Or, "What if the birth mother changes her mind?" Or you may not even know how to adopt. What kind of ......
Alcohol Use by Teenagers: What You Should Know and Do About It
Alcohol Use by Teenagers: What You Should Know and Do About It...
Anorexia Nervosa: Recognizing and Combating It In Your Child
Anorexia Nervosa is a terribly serious disease. It is an eating disorder that can lead people – especially adolescent girls – to literally starve themselves, exercise excessively, and lose significant amounts of weight. But what you may not realize is, an...
Antibiotics Alert: Can They Harm Your Child?
Antibiotics Alert: Can They Harm Your Child? Did you know that antibiotics can actually harm your child? Even when used properly, antibiotics can sometimes wipe out the beneficial bacteria in the body, leaving your child vulnerable to deadly attack from the resistant and harmful ones. And because ......
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