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How to talk to your child about mental health

As a parent, it can be challenging to find the right words to have a tough conversation with your kids, but there are a few tips that can help you both feel comfortable.

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Anxiety: How to make things easier for your child and yourself

Anxiety in our kids isn’t necessarily a bad thing, it’s the avoidance behaviors that anxiety brings out that can be problematic.

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Well-being: An important first step to raising happy kids

Dr. Beth Cabrera explains how focusing on well-being is an important step to raising happy kids and offers some simple strategies to get you started.

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When traveling with little ones, consider these expert tips

Before you hit the road or take to the skies this holiday season, here’s what pediatricians from Children’s National Health System want you to know.

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Q&A: What is the first thing a parent should do when her child is diagnosed with ADHD?

Dr. Lisa Efron answers a reader’s question about what to do when your child is diagnosed with ADHD.