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Children's Health

Your child's health includes physical, mental and social well-being. Most parents know the basics of keeping children healthy, like offering them healthy foods, making sure they get enough sleep and exercise and insuring their safety.

It is also important for children to get regular checkups with their health care provider. These visits are a chance to check your child's development. They are also a good time to catch or prevent problems.

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  1. Children's Health (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your child's health includes physical, mental and social well-being. Most parents know the basics of keeping children healthy, like offering them healthy foods, making sure ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/childrenshealth.html - Health Topics
  2. Reflux in Children (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... from your mouth to your stomach. If your child has reflux, his or her stomach contents come ... and long-lasting type of reflux. If your child has reflux more than twice a week for ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/refluxinchildren.html - Health Topics
  3. Child Sexual Abuse (National Library of Medicine)  
    Sexual abuse is one form of child abuse. It includes a wide range of actions between a child and an adult or older child. Often these involve body contact, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/childsexualabuse.html - Health Topics
  4. Child Dental Health (National Library of Medicine)  
    Healthy teeth are important to your child's overall health. From the time your child is born, there are things you can do to promote healthy teeth and prevent cavities. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/childdentalhealth.html - Health Topics
  5. Child Nutrition (National Library of Medicine)  
    A healthy diet helps children grow and learn. It also helps prevent obesity and weight-related diseases, such as diabetes. To give your child a nutritious diet: Make half of what is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/childnutrition.html - Health Topics
  6. Cancer in Children (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... and spread to other parts of the body. Children can get cancer in the same parts of ... types can often be cured. The most common children's cancer is leukemia. Some of the other more ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/cancerinchildren.html - Health Topics
  7. Child Abuse (National Library of Medicine)  
    Child abuse is doing something or failing to do something that results in harm to a child or puts a child at risk of harm. Child abuse can be physical, sexual or emotional. Neglect, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/childabuse.html - Health Topics
  8. Child Behavior Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... a death in the family may cause a child to act out. Behavior disorders are more serious. ... The behavior is also not appropriate for the child's age. Warning signs can include: Harming or threatening ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/childbehaviordisorders.html - Health Topics
  9. Child Development (National Library of Medicine)  
    As children grow older, they develop in several different ways. Child development includes physical, intellectual, social, and emotional changes. Children grow and mature at very different rates. It's ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/childdevelopment.html - Health Topics
  10. Child Mental Health (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... important to recognize and treat mental illnesses in children early on. Once mental illness develops, it becomes a regular part of your child's behavior. This makes it more difficult to treat. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/childmentalhealth.html - Health Topics
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