6-12 years Archives

Headaches and online learning

If your child is experiencing headaches from online learning, try printing out homework, taking frequent screen breaks, and reducing stress.

Adult and child hands holding encephalography brain paper cutout

Epilepsy 101

November 12, 2020/in 0-1 year, 1-2 years, 13-18 years, 3-5 years, 6-12 years, Diseases and Conditions, Neurological, Right Highlight/by Rise and Shine

To help you learn more about this condition, it’s symptoms and it’s causes, we’ve answered some of your questions about epilepsy.

Flu vaccine MythBusters

November 6, 2020/in 0-1 year, 1-2 years, 13-18 years, 3-5 years, 6-12 years, Common Viruses, Doctor’s Visits, Infections and Illness, Right Highlight, Vaccines/by Rise and Shine

Can you get the flu from the flu vaccine? Does the flu shot cause COVID-19? We answer these questions and more in this Rise and Shine flu vaccine MythBusters!

Dysphagia: swallowing difficulties aren’t just for the elderly

November 4, 2020/in 0-1 year, 1-2 years, 13-18 years, 3-5 years, 6-12 years, Diseases and Conditions, Gastrointestinal, Right Highlight/by Rise and Shine

Because dysphagia can be a difficult symptom for children to verbally describe, there are different ways that children exhibit dysphagia.

pasta Bolognese with mincemeat and zucchini noodles

What is a low FODMAP diet?

October 30, 2020/in 0-1 year, 1-2 years, 13-18 years, 3-5 years, 6-12 years, Diseases and Conditions, Eating and Nutrition, Food Allergies, Gastrointestinal, Right Highlight, Special Dietary Needs/by Rise and Shine

A low FODMAP diet removes foods that have specific characteristics which can cause gas, bloating and/or diarrhea in people with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).