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How to Stop Your Child’s Nail Biting

Kids can develop pretty gross habits. Nail biting is a common one—more than 50 percent of teenagers bite their nails. But frequent nail biting can lead to infection, warts and permanent nail…

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Listener Question: Should My Child Be Cross-training for Different Sports?

When your child gets serious about becoming competitive in a sport, it may be tempting to dedicate all their time and energy to that one sport. However, recent research points towards the importance…

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Debunking Old Wives' Tales: Cranky Babies with Feeding Issues

If your baby is cranky and can't sleep, should you try a different formula? Are colicky babies just hungry? Pediatrician Dr. Cindy Gellner challenges some myths around cranky babies with feeding…

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My Child was Just Diagnosed With Type 1 Diabetes. Now What?

Every year, 13,000 children in the US are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, while more than 1 million kids and adults deal with it every day in our nation. There is no prevention for type 1 diabetes,…

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Debunking Old Wives' Tales: What a Child Should Eat and Drink

Will drinking coffee stunt your child's growth? Does chocolate really give you acne? Is fish brain food? Dr. Cindy Gellner stops by to tell us which tales are true, and which to forget about.

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The Importance of Playtime for Children

Playtime is a crucial time when preschoolers learn problem solving and how to share. Dr. Cindy Gellner discusses how and why a child's playtime is essential for good development.

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What to Do About Your Child's Earwax

Is your child a wax factory? Earwax can be gross for parents to deal with, but it has its purposes. Dr. Cindy Gellner shares with us how to clean out a child's ear the correct way and the…

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How to Get Your Child to Stop Sucking Their Thumb

Thumb sucking is a common comforting habit in younger children. Because a baby’s desire to suck their thumb is essential for life, Dr. Cindy Gellner actually discourages trying to stop thumb…

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Helping Your Newborn Get Through Painful Pooping

That constipated look your baby gives you when they can’t poop can be entertaining to look at, but can be quite painful for your baby. Luckily, painful pooping, or infant dyschezia, is a very…

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How Can I Get My Child to Stop Biting Her Nails?

Nail biting is a common habit, but usually not a serious one for most children. Most children who bite their nails eventually lose the habit, but some may continue well into adulthood. In more…

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Why Is My Child Suddenly Not Eating?

It might seem like your child does not eat enough, is never hungry, or will not eat at all, and you worry they will starve unless you spoon-feed them yourself. Do not worry. It is normal for a…

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When Should My Sick Child Stay Home From School?

Children don’t learn very well or get much out of school when they’re sick. It’s in your child’s and their classmates’ best interest to keep them home from school when…

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The Skinny on Snot: What Your Child's Mucus Says About Their Health

It’s kind of gross to talk about, but you can learn a lot from snot. While mucus may be a bit of an annoyance, it plays an important role in your child’s body. Mucus lines organs with a…

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Should Kids Be Outside During Inversions?

Winter air inversion affects kids differently than adults, especially kids with breathing problems such as asthma. On a day with heavy inversion, is it safe for your child to play outside?…

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