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Is My Child Growing Appropriately?

As mothers, we do everything we can to make sure our children are healthy and growing appropriately. We make pencil marks on doorways and compare the height of our children to their peers. But what is right and appropriate growth for one child may be different for another. The important thing is that your child continues to make progress on a growth chart.

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Ideal Body Weight for Teens

Maintaining healthy body weight proves challenging for an ever-growing number of teens. Because teens are in such a state of growth and development, it can be easy for these youngsters to lose track of their ideal body weights and pack on the pounds. As a parent of a teenager, you can help guide your child toward healthy eating and monitor his growth to ensure that he doesn’t venture out of this ideal body weight range.

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Pregnancy With an Irregular Cycle

When you want to get pregnant, you need to try to have sex around the time that you ovulate. If you have irregular cycles, however, pinpointing the right time to have sex proves troublesome. Getting pregnant may take you longer than a woman with a regular cycle, but it is often still possible, though you may need some help from your doctor.

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What Can I Give My Child for a Stomach Virus?

Stomach viruses are an inflammation of the lining of the stomach. The lining of the small and large intestine can be affected as well. Often simply called “the stomach flu,” the medical term for the illness is gastroenteritis. When gastroenteritis is caused by a virus, it is called viral gastroenteritis. In most cases, a stomach virus is not serious and can be treated successfully at home.

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Overweight Kids

Obesity was once largely uncommon in always-on-the-move kids; however, in recent decades, the number of children tipping the scales above the desired weight has increased precipitously. Now many children are already on the road to health problems due to the carrying of extra weight. If you are concerned about your child’s weight, consider the importance of weight maintenance, what being overweight could mean and how you, as the custodian of your child’s diet, can help him maintain a healthy body weight.