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Cold Medicine and Respiratory Infections

Cold medicines aren’t recommended for young children because they’re not effective and can cause side effects, but remedies like honey, humidity, and comfort care can provide relief.

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Understanding Aggression in Children

Aggression in children can be caused by an inability to communicate an emotion or a need. Making sure that you clearly respond without anger is really important because that only teaches them to continue to respond in that way.

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Tips to Keep Your Child From Sliding in the Summer

'Summer slide' can cause a 20% dip in a child’s reading and math skills. Incorporating reading, practice math problems, social activities and even crafts into your summer fun may help avoid this dip.

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How do Viruses Work?

Infections can cause severe illness or disability, depending on which cells are damaged and how the body reacts. Vaccines are made to stop these serious problems. That is why vaccine targets are chosen carefully.

A System of Pediatric Care

As a dedicated pediatric health system that includes New Hampshire's only children's hospital, we have the widest breadth of pediatric services available in the region.