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• Choosing Your Child's Healthcare Provider
A pediatrician, family practice healthcare provider, physician's assistant, family nurse practitioner, or pediatric nurse practitioner can be your baby's primary care provider. The medical specialty dealing with children is called pediatrics.

• Keep Kids Safe During Yard Work
Power tools make yard work easier, from mowing the lawn to trimming the bushes. But these tools also pose a threat to children if precautions aren't taken. Read on for important safety steps.

• Newborn Senses
Babies are born with all five senses--sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. Some of the senses are not fully developed.

• Newborn Sleep Patterns
New parents are often unsure how long and how often a newborn should sleep. Read on to learn about general newborn sleep patterns, the quiet alert phases, and how to help your baby fall asleep.

• Preoperative Visit with Your Child's Surgeon
This is the time to ask questions: What are the expected results? What are the possible risks and complications? How long will the surgery take?

• Your Baby and Breastfeeding
Think there's only one way to breastfeed? You can position your baby in several ways during feeding time that can be comfortable for both of you.

• Your Child’s Separation Anxiety and School
The prospect of new experiences away from parents or other loved ones can be quite frightening, especially for younger children. These worries are a normal part of development for all children.

• Your Child's Allergies: Dust Mites
Detailed information on dust mite allergens.

• Youth Suicide
Suicide is when a teen causes his or her own death on purpose. Before trying to take his or her own life, a teen may have thoughts of wanting to die. Read on to learn how to recognize the warning signs, and how to get your teen help.