
How Do I Know If My Child Is Growing Well?
Questions about whether your child is meeting physical and mental developmental benchmarks are natural. But what’s normal for one child isn’t necessarily normal for another. Read on to learn more.
Keeping hands clean is one of the best ways to prevent illness. Next week, Dec. 6 -12, is National Handwashing Awareness Week, and it’s a great time to teach children (and remind adults) about basic handwashing principles:
“Washing our hands with soap and water is one of the important most important things we can do to help prevent diseases such as respiratory and gastrointestinal illnesses,” according to Cristine Macomber, MD. “Appropriate hand washing can limit the spread of diseases in our family and in our communities.”
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