Skin Cancers: Child
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My 5 Year Old Has Excema
Asked by A.G. from Wichita
on February 19, 2008
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My 5 year old daughter has excema. When she was an infant, it was so bad that she has scratches all over her face. She was reffered to a determatologist. He gave me so...
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- A., I feel for you and your little one, my little girl is 5 now and we have fought this for years!! It got to the point she had a big bald spot on her head I was so sc...
- My neighbors child have horrible excema and I finally convinced her to go to Children's Mercy and see a determatolist and within a few weeks of seeing the doctor she h...
- Two things A....my daughter had that all her life....I took her to Children's hospital..they helped her...they said they make newer things constantly..at the time they...
"Skin Tag on 11 Yr Old"
Asked by C.M. from Los Angeles
on May 30, 2008
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My 11 yr old has a skin tag on his neck and has recently started asking if he could have it removed. His Dr looked at it and did tell us that he could burn it off. He ...
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- Two great ideas that actually work. (I have skin tags too, and these have worked for me.) One: You can tie a piece of thread around the base of the skin tag, thus...
- Sorry I don't have a home remedy, but my daughter had a birthmark on her neck that looked like a love bite. I had it lasered off around the same age as your son and t...
- I think that you should have it tested to see if its cancer or if it is just a tag...take him soon. you can get those things from lots of sun and some are cancerous......
Need Advice on 5 Year Old's Behavior
Asked by B.W. from San Francisco
on March 5, 2008
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My 5 year old son has been acting up lately. Whenever things don't go his way he cries loudly or screams. And it is often little things that set him off, like he spill...
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- You may not like what I have to say, but I spanked my son. I did not spare the rod. It was the only thing that worked. Time out only worked for my daughter who ...
- My 5 year old did the same thing. I was at my wit's end and took him to see a Pediatric Neurologist. I thought it might be Asperger's Syndrome. They did all of the tes...
- You may want to consider waiting until the transition to Kinder is going well before attempting to go back to work. I suggest you take your son to a child psychologist...
Skin Tag on Ear
Asked by C.D. from San Francisco
on April 3, 2009
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Hi Mamas,
My 19 month old son was born with a skin tag on his ear. I consulted with an ENT today, and he said it was a routine procedure to remove it, however, req...
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- I don't understand why they couldn't remove it with a local anesthesia, but if it requires a general anesthesia, I would wait until he's older. No need to take that m...
- C., My daughter was also born with a skin tag on her ear. I wanted it removed immediately, but my husband and I were also afraid of putting her under. She is now 3 ...
- Are you sure your doc didn’t mean a local anesthetic? I had a skin tag on the top of my ear that my mother got rid of the old fashioned way (numbed it with ice and ...
5 Year Old Cronic Constipation
Asked by S.R. from Pittsburgh
on March 9, 2007
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My 5 year old daughter has had constipation since she was born. She would go for 2 weeks without having a bowel movement. At times, she has been so constipated that sh...
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- MIRALAX! its available over the counter now, not just prescription now!
- S.- I am a mother of a 4 year old who has constipation constantly as well. I have read down the other emails and found some interesting things. But brand of Fiber sup...
- S., I totaly understand where you are coming form my 34 month old is the same way. I put her on soy formula. That helped alittle. When she started eating table food...
6 Year Old with Infectious Dandruff???
Asked by L.A. from Pine Bluff
on April 29, 2008
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Hi, My 6 year old has had a really dry scalp for about 3 years now and it's just getting worse. Her scalp even bleeds. I've tried Dr. Miracle's on her and it really so...
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- Apple cider vinegar is great because it draws out impurities and toxins and things that might be irritating the scalp, but you should take her to a dermatologist.
- You can get Nioxin at Walmart salon or JC Penney salon & it will take care of it ...or when my son had exema in his hair we used T-Gel shampoo from walmart ...in the s...
- I'm just guessing here, but have you asked her doctor? You may want to. Your daughter might be having a health problem with this being a symptom. If you have tried ...
6 Year Old with Scaly Patch on His Head
Asked by V.G. from Los Angeles
on February 11, 2009
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My 6 year old son has had some form of a scaly patch on his head since when he was born , then they called it cradle cap. Well now he is 6 and he still has a large pat...
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- There is a homeopathic remedy for cradle cap- another name for it is psoriosis- clean up diet and try homeopathy, and oil it-good luck
- one of my sons had the same thing, his Doctor had me try T-Gel shampoo this works good but....(use carefully burns the eyes) good luck,
- Why haven't you taken him to a dermatologist? That is the only way you will get the correct answers and how to treat it. Don't wait any longer. Take him to a skin doct...
Did You Send Your 5 Year Old Girl to Kindergarten?
Asked by T.R. from Cleveland
on February 3, 2008
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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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- T., My daughter was actually 4 for when she started kindergarden. She turned 5, five days later. she really wanted to go to school. My son however would have been j...
- From the sound of things she is ready to go on to Kindergarten. My granddaughter started kindergarten at five and a half and was reading so well she was promoted to f...
- Hi, I went to school as a June 5 year old and graduated valedictorian. It sure didn't hurt me LOL. BUT, the research is definitely on the waiting side (there are al...
Cancer
Asked by T.C. from Lakeland
on May 23, 2007
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Most recently I have been under some serious stress due to a big change in my living situation and cancer treatments. My husband and I are young, really young. I was 1...
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- Hi T. ,My mom has breast cancer and the medical bills are crazy.She found a group called the Cancer alliance and they help with some of your bills.I hope that helps co...
- Hi T., Have you tried applying for SSI? If you are not working and have medical documentation, then you should apply. You can do it online or call the local social ...
- T., My heart goes out to you. I am the former Assistant Transplant Coordinator for the Bone Marrow Transplant Center at Florida Hospital, and have worked with many ...
How to Explain Developmentally-disabled People to My 6 Year Old
Asked by S.P. from Chicago
on March 10, 2010
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I feel a bit silly having to ask advice on this one, because I grew up with two developmentally disabled siblings! But in the past couple months my 6 year old daughte...
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- I always tell my son that God makes us all different and special. Some people may be able to run fast, others may be smart in school, others may have eyes or legs or ...
- wheel chairs are for people that have trouble walking glasses are for trouble seeing some people are born w/trouble thinking some people are born and their brains w...
- There is a book out called, It's Okay to be Different by Todd Parr. We are actually using it in our program to teach students about autism for Autism Awareness month. ...
