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Supporting Children’s Mental Health During the Holidays
The holiday season is often described as “the most wonderful time of the year,” but for many children and teens, it can bring unique emotional challenges. Changes in routine, family stress, grief, sensory overload or unmet expectations can impact a child's mental and emotional well-being.
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Understanding a blood disorder diagnosis
… a blood disorder diagnosis Blog Hemophilia Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders When a parent is told their … questions immediately arise, and they can feel fear and become overwhelmed. How will this impact my child’s life? What … pediatric program of its kind in Arizona and provides complete care for children diagnosed with malignancies and …
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Helping Your Child Feel Better During Cold and Flu Season
During cold and flu season, it’s important for parents to be equipped with the knowledge and tools to help their child feel better when they get sick. The following tips can help inform parents on how to best help their child recover.
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Healing faster with Animal-Assisted Therapy
… bond a dog has with a child and that is definitely true for the children we see at Phoenix Children’s. More than 25 … Therapy (AAT) Program as a way for patients to visit with therapy animals during their stay with us. Over … with others Participate in their treatment Forget their discomfort or pain Get up, move, walk, leave their room and …
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Bike safety: Rules of the road
… Bike Safety Injury Prevention Phoenix Children’s Center for Family Health and Safety When riding a bicycle, one must … family has joined me in many of these rides and I have also competed in bike events. In our previous bike safety blog, … turning vehicle. Always check for oncoming traffic. Signal before you move or stop. Hand signals let drivers and others …
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Eye and Back Strain from increased screen time
… of screen time their children receive. It is not unheard of for our children to now get 8 hours a day of screen time through a combination of virtual school, online video meetings with … to complain of eye or back strain, it’s time to schedule a visit at Phoenix Children’s Hospital where we can help …
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Navigating nutrition: Easy, healthy meals from your pantry
… every aspect of our daily lives, like grocery shopping, visiting friends and going out to eat. Without frequent … of “cream of something” in the back of your pantry waiting for next Thanksgiving. These soups are typically used in … frozen or canned fruits or vegetables to make your meal complete. A few of my favorite produce items with a longer …
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Kids and RSV: What parents should know
… of cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). In Arizona, before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we typically saw … RSV is a contagious, seasonal respiratory infection. It is common in childhood but can affect adults as well. RSV is …
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Vaccines and kids: What parents should know
… to Dr. Wendy Bernatavicius , division chief of primary, complex care and adolescent medicine at Phoenix Children’s, … don’t only affect children with compromised immune systems. For example, the pertussis vaccine can prevent whooping …
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10 things to know about the newly expanded 10th floor
… clinical space and allows us to provide a higher volume of complex patient care in a comfortable, healing environment. Here’s a look at what you …
