Kids' Health and Wellness

Supporting you through every scraped knee and sleepless night with expert advice on kids' health, development and behavior.

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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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Two-Handed Approach to Better Behavior

Balancing warmth and discipline helps children learn boundaries while maintaining trust. When all caregivers do both, kids get structure without losing connection.

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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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How to Manage and Avoid Tantrums

Understanding why tantrums happen and how to respond calmly can help parents guide their children through big emotions more effectively.

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.