Childhood Illnesses: Child

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5-Year-old Always Has a Stomachache

L.G. asks from Salt Lake City

I have a great 5 year old daughter! She has been complaining for probably the last 2 months of a stomachache, nearly every day. The reason I haven't taken her to the ...

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Seizures Due to Illness

L.W. asks from Boston

At 18 months of age, my daughter had her 1st seizure. She is now 4 & is on Trileptal for her seizures. When she has them, its during an illness where shes been vomiti...

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Explaining Illness and Death to Children

M.M. asks from New York

Please help me. My 10 year old daughter is having a difficult time accepting her grandmother's fatal illness. It will be a matter of time before she dies. My daught...

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Mental Illness and Divorce

Y.M. asks from Iowa City

I don't often ask about any serious issues on here but here goes: To make a very long story fairly short, my brother-in-law is bipolar. He is in counselling and t...

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Do You Have a Parent with Mental Illness?

O.L. asks from Los Angeles

I do. I visit with her 3x per year. It's tough. Really tough. I'm reminded when I see her just how bad the issues are. For those of you who have parents with menta...

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Chronic Illness and Family

M.L. asks from Minneapolis

How do you get others to understand that you have an illness that sometimes requires you to cancel plans or decine invitations? I have MS and Crohn's disease. My ...

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6 Year Old Diagnosed with ADHD

J.A. asks from Cincinnati

My 6 year old has been diagnosed with ADHD. I've been reading studies about children taking Omega-3 fish oil and improving as much as with Ritalin. Has anyone tried...

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Is This Normal Behaviour for a 5 Year Old Boy?

J.B. asks from New York

Hi all, I have a 5 year old son (he turned 5 in feb) and I am at my wits end :0( He is my 2nd child ( i have a 7 year old daughter too) and he has always been a beau...

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Did You Send Your 5 Year Old Girl to Kindergarten?

T.R. asks from Cleveland

Hi! Now is the time, it seems, when everyone is trying to make the decision whether or not to send their soon to be 5 year old to kindergarten. I am having the same...

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Can a 6 Year Old Use a Rescue Inhaler?

M.W. asks from Billings

I took my 8 year old to the doctor for flu symptoms and mainly a cough that was out of control. They prescribed an inhaler (albuteral type) for him and it reallly he...