Kids' Health and Wellness

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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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Handling Temper Tantrums

Temper tantrums are as common as sunshine and rain. When dealing with tantrums, remember to think about the long term consequences to your response.

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Navigating Teen Challenges

Supporting children through grief or trauma involves offering patience, love, and reassurance, creating a sense of safety, understanding their behaviors as expressions of emotion, and remembering it’s also important to care for yourself as a caregiver.

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Ways to Help with School Avoidance

School avoidance is often caused by anxiety. Support your child by helping them learn to cope and manage the anxiety through the 3 Exes.

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.