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Time: the Most Priceless Gift you can Give

Spending time with loved ones and reflecting on all that has gone right is a precious gift. Too many people feel afraid, unloved and alone, especially during the holidays. One

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Don’t Worry if Your Baby Doesn’t Sleep Through the Night, Suggests Study

A December 2018 study in the American Academy of Pediatrics found a large percentage of developmentally normal, healthy babies do not reach the milestone of sleeping through the night by age six months or even one year. Researchers also examined whether infants who woke up at night were more likely to have problems with cognitive, language or motor development. ...
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What is Postpartum Anxiety?

Did you know postpartum anxiety is more common than postpartum depression? We shed some light on this important issue and answer questions, including what postpartum anxiety looks like, how often it takes place and how a new mom can seek help. ...
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Dear New Mom: It’s Okay

Dear New Mom,

It’s okay. It’s okay to have days where you cry for no reason. Where you don’t know what’s wrong and why you can’t control your emotions. It’s

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Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center Parent Tip of the Week

Great Apps to Practice Speech Sounds with Your Tween

Learning and practicing how to correctly produce their “r” or “s” sound is certainly not what most tweens want to be doing. While they would prefer to be playing video games or riding their bike, using one of these recommended speech therapy apps can make at-home practice a little easier for tweens — and their parents. ...
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A Focus on Diet and Sleep in ADHD

For children who have been appropriately diagnosed with ADHD, currently available therapeutics help manage the “core” symptoms. However, many people also consider other approaches, such as those that focus on diet and sleep. ...
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Ohio parenting podcast

Podcast Episode #17: Jen Toohey on Motherhood

On the latest episode of aParently Speaking, host Miriam Conner sits down with Star 102 morning show co-host Jen Toohey, who shares some things she enjoys doing with her boys, her views on discipline, allowing her kids to be themselves, and more. ...
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ADHD in kids

Study: ADHD Diagnoses on the Rise in the U.S.

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, also known as ADHD, is a developmental problem that is typically diagnosed in childhood. read more

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Nurturing Sibling Relationships Through Autism Spectrum Disorder, the Holidays and the Future

When my older son Aaron, who has Asperger’s, was young, I immersed myself in ever-evolving goals for him, including school, social skills, comprehension, extracurricular activities and his emotional development. The

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The Importance of Holiday Traditions for Families

The holiday season is upon us and with that comes anticipated traditions for our family. Like many families, there are certain events and activities we love to include in our

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