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Are Your Kids Making You Eat More?
Although it might be difficult at times for parents with children at home to avoid the common trap of eating less nutritious foods, making smarter, healthier food choices is crucial. (read the story...)

More Vegetables, Please!
Prepping kids to eat right. (read the story...)

When A Parent Has Cancer
When you're diagnosed with cancer, how do you tell your children? (read the story...)

Teen Suicide Increases
A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), published in Pediatrics, finds that suicide rates in children under 19 years of age increased between 2003 and 2004. Suicide was the only statistically significant increase in child death over this time. Overall, the suicide rate increased by 18.2 percent from 2003 to 2004, an increase largely driven by older teens. (read the story...)

Sweet Dreams
Armonk mom sings for children in distress. (read the story...)

Strength Training for Young Athletes
When to begin. (read the story...)

How Are Your Kids Doing?
Pediatric nurse practitioners issue guidelines on diet and exercise for kids. (read the story...)

No More Hibernating!
Exercising Through the Winter Months (read the story...)

Parenting Bookshelf: Squash Your Kids!
If you want to think healthy, think squash. Like the carb-filled vegetable that’s good for the athletic body, the sport of squash was also ranked number one by Forbes magazine. (read the story...)

Into The Gym — And Sticking To It!
How does a parent ensure that kids will enjoy a structured workout environment enough to stick with it? (read the story...)

Not Your Mother’s Yoga
Yoga for kids is popping up everywhere — and a good thing it is! (read the story...)

New Treatments To Ease the Pain of Sickle Cell Disease
New York research centered at Montefiore (read the story...)

Playing It Safe This Winter
With the snow on its way, how can I make sure my children have fun outside while still playing safely? (read the story...)

Downtown Esthete
Both cosmetic and medical procedures are being offered at the new TriBeCa MedSpa. (read the story...)

Little Dancers at The Little Gym
The Little Gym of Scarsdale and Mt. Kisco has a new program which teaches kids how to move and groove with ballet and tap techniques. (read the story...)

Make Fitness Happen! 6 Easy Steps for New Moms
The most challenging aspect of getting back into shape after pregnancy is not lack of desire, sleep deprivation, or bone-numbing fatigue — it’s time. (read the story...)

When Nature Gets Tricky, Go Zen (Mommy)
With the diagnosis of a highly allergic child, some moms might get mired in negativity. But Long Islander Jessica Wolfe took a Zen approach — ZenMomma, to be exact. (read the story...)

Really Horrible Things
When I was a very new parent, I had no idea how important my relationship with the pediatrician was to become. (read the story...)

The little-known birth disorder: ARND
If you’re thinking about getting pregnant, no amount of alcohol is safe. (read the story...)

Could My Teen Be Bipolar?
Many bewildered parents of teenagers ask this question when they feel at a loss understanding and dealing with their child’s mood swings and behavioral fluctuations. (read the story...)

Depression or Just the Blues?
My 10-year-old seems very sad much of the time. How can I tell if she is really depressed or just feeling low? (read the story...)

Don’t forget that flu shot
If your nagging mother and doctor are not enough to convince you to get a flu shot this year, celebrities and ‘regular’ people are joining forces to encourage immunization. (read the story...)

Immunize To Protect Your Child’s Health
Why does my baby need to be immunized for polio? Does that disease still exist? (read the story...)

Head Lice Be Gone!
Head lice infestations can be stressful, embarrassing – and awfully itchy. (read the story...)

The wheeze, or constant cough …
... that might NOT be asthma (read the story...)

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