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Toddler

Sippy Cup Rejection & Regression

By Amalah

After a stomach bug, a young toddler refuses to drink from her sippy cup now. Her mom needs help in getting her back on track. But should she just wait longer?

Big Kid

Autism and Illness: Our Last Frontier?

By Mir Kamin

As my autistic son grows and matures, his awareness and coping skills grow, too. But I’m still grappling with his awareness (or lack thereof) when he’s sick.

Health & Safety

It’s a Miracle Any Of Them Live To Adulthood

By Mir Kamin

We’ve all missed an illness or worse-than-we-realized injury in our little kids, but does it stop happening when they get older? Not exactly. At least we’re not alone.

Big Kid

When “Sick” Isn’t Straightforward

By Mir Kamin

I’m busy teaching my special-needs teens the things they’ll need to know when they’re off at college, but how do I teach them to recognize when they’re sick?

Baby

Protecting Your Newborn From the Preschool Pestilence

By Amalah

How to keep big sister and brother’s back-to-school germs from infecting a new baby.

Health & Safety

How To Recognize that Your Child has an Allergy, and not a Cold

By Isabel Kallman

For a long time after my son’s first achoo, I was confused as to whether the culprit was a cold or an allergy. Many symptoms between the two are the same.

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