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Supporting Strong Foundations for Youth Mental Health

Parents can support their child’s mental health by spending a few minutes each day giving them undivided, positive attention and teaching calming techniques like belly breathing to help manage emotions.

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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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Water Safety Tips

Active supervision and life jackets are key to preventing silent drownings in open water.

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Food Elimination for Your Child's Health

Food elimination can help with gastrointestinal distress, abdominal pain, bloating, stomach aches, fatigue, and feeling unwell, but should be guided by a professional.

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How to Talk about Staying Safe from Guns

Gun injuries are now the leading cause of death for children and teens, ages one to 17. Learn how you can help protect children from unsupervised firearms.

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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.