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Kids need more than calcium to keep bones healthy

Weight-bearing activities — like running and jumping — are the most important types of exercises for building healthy bones in kids.

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How to pack nutrition into kids’ meals

Here’s how to pack nutrition into kids’ meals and avoid fighting over food with children.

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Reducing salt in children’s diets

Children’s diets should not exceed 2,300 milligrams of sodium a day, so parents need to be extra careful about reading labels and choosing the lowest sodium options.

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How to use an epinephrine auto-injector

Because there are several different kinds of epinephrine auto-injectors, it’s important to become familiar with how to use each type.

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Is your child drinking too much milk?

Too much milk can lead to health problems such as iron deficiency anemia and protein loss from the gut.