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Your Overweight Kid May Need More Involved Parents

What you can do: Replace talk about weight loss and dieting with healthy food choices, opportunities for exercise, and plenty of emotional support.


New Research: Cordless and Cell Phones Raise Kids’ Cancer Risk

What you can do: Let school-age kids use cell phones only for emergency calls. Teens and young adults under 20 should favor texting over talking. And go retro: Lose the cordless phone, bring back the corded kind.


Smoke-Lead Combo Raises ADHD Risk

What you can do: Have your tap water tested for lead. Never smoke while pregnant or around children.


Cosmetics Chemicals Found in Girls' Bodies

What you can do: Shop for cosmetics with natural ingredients, and stay away from anything that lists “fragrance” or “parfum” as an ingredient.


Room Fans Could Protect Babies from SIDS

What you can do: Run a fan in your sleeping baby’s room, and remember, babies should sleep on their backs.


Study Implies Autism-Rain Connection

What you can do: Don’t get worked up over this study—instead, take sensible precautions that protect your children’s health.


Vitamin D Guidelines Doubled for Infants, Children, and Adolescents

What you can do: Make sure your children are getting at least 400 IU of vitamin D a day; breastfed babies and kids not getting enough should receive vitamin D supplements.


Anti-Vaccine Sentiment Could Result in Measles Epidemic In Britain, US

What you can do: Protect your child with an MMR vaccine; space out vaccinations if you worry about side effects.


Toxic Toys: Still on Store Shelves Despite Ban

What you can do: Keep toys made of PVC, vinyl, or unmarked plastic off your shopping list.


Parents of ADHD-Diagnosed Child Twice as Likely to Divorce

What you can do: If you have a child diagnosed with ADHD, you and your spouse need to learn how to cope with the condition, too.


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