Illnesses & Symptoms: Older ChildSee all 3,623 articles
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Aches & Pains
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I am so desperate for any advice from other parents of 10 year old boys. My son is not at all respectful of my discipling him, he doesn't care what I t...
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Hello,
I hope I can get some great tips for my 8 year old son. He hates ever...
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My almost 6-year-old has been pleading for a Nintendo DS or the Wii, like all hi...
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I am wondering if anyone has any advice on how to handle a 6 year old boy who we...
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I have just dealt with crying hysterics from my 9 (almost 10) year old because s...
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Acne
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I have a beautiful 9 year old daughter maturing quickly. No, she has not started her period, but she is developing in all the other areas. Her pediat...
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My 8 year old is starting to have, what looks like acne breakouts. This just se...
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Hello, I was wondering what is the youngest you would expect to see acne in a ch...
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ADD, ADHD
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My son is 7 years old and in the first grade. He is a very intellegent boy, he loves sports, reading and being outside. At the first parent teacher co...
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My 9 year old has recently been diagnosed with ADD. Since the end of her 2nd gr...
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How do they test children for add or adhd? He is very disruptive and defiant at...
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I have an 8 year old that is very picky about food. She either wants something ...
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My 7 year old has already called me out thinking I am the tooth fairy so I think...
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Adenoid & Tonsilitis
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I am having a dilemma over what to do with my 3 year old. We just went to the ENT doctor today who said we should have tubes put in because of my son'...
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My son is 3 and has had chronic ear infections and sleep apnea since Sept of 200...
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Hello,
I hope I can get some great tips for my 8 year old son. He hates ever...
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My son is almost 23 months old and due to sleep apnea and 2 recent bouts of stre...
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my 6 year old is getting her tonsils and adnoids out on the 8th of April, and I ...
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Allergies
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I have an 8 year old that is very picky about food. She either wants something different from what i've made and if not, she won't eat. I can't get he...
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My 9 year old son wants to walk to his friend's house after school on Friday. He...
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I am so desperate for any advice from other parents of 10 year old boys. My son ...
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My allergy test from a blood sample finally came in . . . as suspected, I am all...
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My 7 year old is allergic to soy. It is in EVERYTHING. He is also lactose into...
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Appendicitis
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My 8 year old has been complaining of a constant pain in her tummy for about two months now. She says that it is painful but it doesnt stop her from h...
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My six year old daughter has been complaining of a belly ache right at her belly...
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I am worried about appendicitis but my husband had it when he was a kid and said...
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My daughter sometimes complains that her stomach hurts. This sometimes happens ...
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My 9 year old daughter has been complaining about a stomache ache for the past 3...
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Autism
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Did anyone who has an autistic child see the news press conference about autism/vaccinations going to the courts today? The nurse and doctor that have...
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i have a dear friend, my best friend of ten+years who has a 23 mo old who doesnt...
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Hello,
I hope I can get some great tips for my 8 year old son. He hates ever...
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Autism Spectrum
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Did anyone who has an autistic child see the news press conference about autism/vaccinations going to the courts today? The nurse and doctor that have...
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Hi everyone. I'd like to start by saying that my 6 year old is such a pleasant,...
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My 10 year old daughter is uncooperative when asked to assist around the house. ...
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OK, I am at my whits end with my 10 year old son. He refuses to do his homework...
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Bed Wetting & Night Accidents
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My husband and I have noticed that our 7 year old who is in the 2nd grade has reverted back to bed wetting. We have noticed that for the past month it...
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I am wondering if anyone has any advice on how to handle a 6 year old boy who we...
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i am a mother of three a 4,5 and 7 yr old. my girls 4 and 7 have had no problem ...
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My 6 year old son has been potty trained for years now, night and day. He has ov...
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My son, turning 9 next month, started out with a normal bed wetting problem afte...
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Cancer
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I had a Breast Biopsy on last Thursday and they found cancer. I haven't met with my doctor yet, but I will tomorrow. Can you help me with some question...
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DIL has the cancer gene. Second time around. Will be having double mast. & recon...
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I have a friend/co-worker who has breast cancer and is going to have surgery lat...
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How do you explain to a 11 year old that her friend has breast cancer. Her frien...
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My 42-year old best friend found out the day after Christmas she has breast canc...
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Cerebral Palsy
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would like to meet moms in a similar situation to mine, my five year old son has severe cerebral palsy, hydrocephilus and other problems, from being bo...
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Hi MOM's! My daughter is turning 10 this summer. She has MILD Cerebral Palsy. ...
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Hi,
Has anyone had experience with their child having hypertonia (overtoned m...
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I feel a bit silly having to ask advice on this one, because I grew up with two ...
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My son has been described as having mild Asperger's Syndrome, though he doesn't ...
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Chicken Pox
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My 10 year old has chicken pox and I was wondering if my 8 month old would get them. Do I have anything to worry about? What do you think?...
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My 2 year old son is in his 3rd day of having CHICKEN POX
Does anyone have any ...
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Can anyone tell me if what i'm looking at could be Chicken pox? My 3YO had the c...
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I am interested in hearing from other moms who have had their infant have chicke...
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Ok so this is the last of my three kids to have chicken pox... They went in birt...
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Cold & Flu
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I am looking for some suggestions on OTC items or remedies to help my 7 year old's runny nose. It seems like he has had a runny nose for years. I have ...
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Hi Moms!
I am a first time mom, and my 9 month is just starting to get teeth,...
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My daughter is almost 6 years old. She has no concept of money. She thinks tha...
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Hello,
I hope I can get some great tips for my 8 year old son. He hates ever...
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My almost 6-year-old has been pleading for a Nintendo DS or the Wii, like all hi...
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Constipation
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I have an 8 year old that is very picky about food. She either wants something different from what i've made and if not, she won't eat. I can't get he...
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My 2 year old daughter goes for a day or more without having a bowel movement, t...
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Just seen that my daughter has constipation. Nothing severly major, just hard ro...
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my 10 mo. old has constipation, any advice? we have been feeding her fruits and ...
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My 16 mo old daughter has recently just had and is now experiencing once again w...
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Cough & Cold
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my daughter has had a stuffy nose for almost a week. i called the ped. they just said to use a vaporizer/humidifier i have been using a humidifier for ...
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My 6 month old has a cold, and I've been hearing so many bad things about infant...
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My 7 year old has already called me out thinking I am the tooth fairy so I think...
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For the past week or so my son (who is almost 1 year) has been so stuffed up at ...
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My 10 year old son as had a stuffy nose for a month now. I've tried different si...
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Dehydration
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My son was not feeling well yesterday, headache, eyes hurt, just feeling weak all over and felt like he was going to vomit but never did. He took a sho...
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I have an 8 year old boy who complains of headaches nearly every day. I usually ...
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My 7 year old was recently diagnosed with migraines. She has all the classic si...
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My 8 year old daughter has gotten strep throat 4 times in the last 4 months. Ha...
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My 9 year old daughter argues with everything I say. I don't care what I ask he...
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Diarrhea
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Hello Mamas,
Just a quick question......my son who is 9 year-old has had watery diarrhea since Friday evening (almost 4 days now). He is drinking wat...
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My 5-year-old daughter's been having diarrhea for a couple of days. Otherwise, ...
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Hi,
My daughter for couple of days now is having soft stools. Its not watery li...
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Dyslexia
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My soon to be 8 year old (March 20) daughter has always written things backwards. She used to write her name in mirror image all of the time. So not ...
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My son is 10 years old and has struggled in school since 1st grade with his writ...
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I have an eleven-year-old (fourth grade) daughter who was diagnosed with dyslexi...
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My 10 year-old daughter was recently diagnosed with dysgraphia (difficulty writi...
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Ear Ache
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My family is just getting over being very sick for the past week. Now my 6 year old is complaining of an ear ache. I usually would take her right away ...
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Hi moms~
My lil man is 1 and has his first ear infection. We have been to the...
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I need advice...I'm sleep deprived and at the end of my fraying rope!! My 9 yea...
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Here lately my 9 year old has been complaining of being dizzy. Not all the time...
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My 8 year old son has been having fevers for the past year that come every 2-3 w...
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Fever
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My 7 year old daughter has had high fever (102-104) since monday and wiht tylenol/motrin it will go down to around 100. She is on a z-pack with today b...
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My just turned 6 year daughter came home with a headache on monday. Fever start...
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Hi! My 8 month old has had a fever for 4 days. It ranged from 101-104.5 The only...
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I have a 10 year old that has a fever of 103 but no other symptoms except extrem...
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My son started getting sick Halloween night. I have kept him home from school an...
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Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease
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i just found out that my 14 month old has hand foot and mouth disease. my doctor gave me a print out about HFMD but i find it to be not very helpful. i...
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My 5 month old daughter was diagnosed with Hand, Foot, Mouth this morning. Has ...
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My daughter was diagnosed with Hand, foot and Mouth disease yesterday. I am que...
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Hello. We took our son to the doctors Monday because he had blisters on his hand...
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My 6 year old has hand, foot, mouth disease. Anyone have ANY suggestions on how...
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Head Lice
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We have our first bout of lice :( I have spent hours doing the girls hair with the lice shampoo and comb. I cannot for the life of me get out all of ...
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Our school has an epidemic of head lice! Now we are having to deal with it, alon...
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Heart Disease
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Our 14 yr old terrier mix has had a heart murmur for a couple years. It makes her sort of cough and choke when she gets excited. Lately it seems to b...
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DD: Mommy, do they only make bikinis for grown ups?
ME: No, you saw Grandma's...
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Two weeks ago I had to go to the emergency room with severe chest pains. This wa...
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My 12-year-old cousin underwent back surgery last week for an injury that he sus...
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My 2 year old has to have his tonsils and adnoids removed later this month. Her...
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High Cholesterol
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Hi mama's,
We have been dealing with this for about 2 years now. My son has had high cholestorol for at least that long if not longer. Since finding...
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Hi Moms,
My 18 month old daugher is small for her age. She weighs only 20.5 lb...
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My four year old is VERY high energy. Most people who spend at least 30 minutes ...
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I am 27 and this past September I was diagnosed with high blood pressure, and pu...
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Oh where to start, sorry if I ramble but I am really stuggling with this and don...
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Medications
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I am 49 and have been in Menopause for almost 4 years now. I can't take it any more !! I can't sleep more than 2 hours without waking up drenched in ...
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Hi ladies,
Have you had success with migraine preventative therapy? I have tr...
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I am wondering if anyone has any experiences or any information about celexa. I ...
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Hi Ladies,
I'm fairly new to the area and I'm looking for all new medical pro...
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So our newphew is making his First Communion in a couple weeks and I'm wondering...
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Mental Health & Learning Disabilities
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After fighting with the school system for several years, and finally seeking my own answers my 9 year old daughter has been diagnosed with dyslexia. A...
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I have an 8 year old son in 2nd grade. My concern is that he hates school and h...
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We have an 8 year old son who has a nail biting habit. Ever since he was a baby,...
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I am at my wit's end with my 7 year old son. Starting at the end of his 1st gra...
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Before I get into this, I just want you all to know that I am tkaing my daughter...
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PMS
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I am 39 and work full time. I have a 14 & 6 year old boys and a 17 year old step-son. Every month when it is time for my period, I get really bad PMS...
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I have a beautiful 9 year old daughter maturing quickly. No, she has not starte...
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The week before my period, it's all I can do to function. I have no energy at a...
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My 8 and 1/2 year old is starting to develop in her chest area, I was curious if...
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Rashes
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My 4 year old son starting breaking out with hives a week ago. I called the doctor, who told me more than likely it's an allergic reaction to something...
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My little guy has Eczema. It has spread all over his legs and arms and now is m...
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My 7 month old has been having these dry, rough pinkish places come up like on h...
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Hi,
my daughter has broke out with hives this past Monday. Took her to the doc...
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Seizures
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I was wondering if there were any parents out there that have dealt with their child being weaned off Epilepsy medication or have had their child grow ...
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My six year old son has a seizure disorder that seizure medication has not been...
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This past weekend was the scariest one ever. My 21 month old son had a high feve...
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My 8 year old son was recently diagnosed with Epilepsy. He started having seizur...
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Hello, just wondering if anyone has had a similar experience w/ their child. My...
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Stomach Virus
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My 6 year old came down with the stomach virus late Monday night. She felt terrible all day Tuesday and was feeling better by Wednesday. Thursday night...
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My 6 year old daughter has been having severe stomach pain, usually within a a f...
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I have an 8 year old that is very picky about food. She either wants something ...
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Hiya moms! My kids recently has a stomach virus. Though mild with intermitant vo...
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I am seeking ideas for what could be wrong with my 6-year-old son. For the past...
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Strep Infections
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My 9 Year old son has been getting strep throat 3 times a year for the last 4 years. The Ent wants to remove his tonsils and adnoids! Has anyone been...
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My 8 year old daughter has gotten strep throat 4 times in the last 4 months. Ha...
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After numerous ear infections, my then 6 year old daughter, Marti, had tubes put...
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Hi all - I have a 5 y/o son who has had strep 4 times since August. The last tim...
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****Please read my update in the so what happened section.****
My throat has be...
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Support Groups
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I will be going to my sons Ped. tomorrow to discuss the chance that he has ADHD ( i am almost positive that it will be a "he does" answer). I am scare...
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I have a 10 year old who has been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome/ADHD. I am ...
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I have a 9 year old that has no or very few friends. He is very intelligent, and...
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My 6 year old has been diagnosed with ADHD. I've been reading studies about chi...
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My 5 year old son was just dianosed with ADHD. We have been having a lot of beh...
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Urinary Tract Infections
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My 7 year old is still wetting herself at night. I have read all the things saying that this is normal and I am cool with that (although my husband re...
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My husband and I have noticed that our 7 year old who is in the 2nd grade has re...
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Hi all, so...my almost 2 yr. old daughter was recently diagnosed with a UTI and ...
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I've been having pressure and dull pain in my lower left abdomen/pelvic area. I ...
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Hi, Moms.
I need your help. For the past week or so, my son, who is almost 5...
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Vomiting
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Almost three weeks ago my 10 1/2 month old son came down with a little stomach bug. A few days after that he caught a pretty bad cold. During the col...
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I have an 8 year old that is very picky about food. She either wants something ...
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My 7 year old has already called me out thinking I am the tooth fairy so I think...
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My daughter is almost 6 years old. She has no concept of money. She thinks tha...
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My 9 year old son wants to walk to his friend's house after school on Friday. He...
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