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The University of Vermont Medical Center HealthSource blog is your leading source for children’s health articles and news from industry experts. Read through a collection of children’s health articles and tips on a variety of topics such as mental health, behavioral issues, nutrition, safety, development and more. The HealthSource children’s health blog features an array of regular authors and contributors from the medical world including doctors, nutritionists, nurse practitioners and healthcare experts.

Every spring the Northern New England Poison Center manages a number of poisonings from foragers picking toxic plants and mushrooms mistaken for safe, healthy food. Most recently, the UVM Medical Center Emergency Department has seen a spike in poisonings from people ingesting a plant called false hellebore that they thought were wild ramps. “Now that people are headed outside, we are seeing more plant-related poisonings,” says Rebecca Bell, […]

In my previous article, I shared tips for parents on how to relieve the stress of spending so much time with your children at home and feeling isolated from the rest of the world. Now, I’ll focus on helping children reduce their fears and anxieties during this coronavirus pandemic. How Children Show Stress Be aware […]

Safe Kids Vermont is focused on keeping kids safe, and we know part of that is helping keep parents’ sane! If you are feeling overwhelmed, or at a loss as to what you can do to keep your children occupied while practicing social distancing, we are here to help. We have seen lots of lists of activities online, but so […]

Social distancing is so important to prevent the spread of COVID-19. As a result, it is important to cancel gatherings and parties for important occasions and events. It can be hard to deal with the emotional response when you cancel these events as they are often related to some of life’s most exciting milestones.   Here […]

Parents have been asking me what I could recommend to keep their children healthy. Believe it or not, I always answer hand washing. That’s right: hand washing. In fact, let me give everyone a hand in understanding why this is such an important thing to do. Your child is exposed to all kinds of germs […]

Parents have been asking me some colorful questions recently about color blindness. Well, let me see if I can share my views on this particular topic. Color blindness does not mean a person is blind. It is a deficiency in color vision that may range from a slight difficulty in telling different shades of color […]

The outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus, known as COVID-19, is cause for concern but not panic. The UVM Health Network is working with the Vermont State Health Department and New York State Department of Health to coordinate our preparedness efforts based upon guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]

Parents have been asking me for some advice on the best way to discipline their young children. Well, let me see if I can behave appropriately and provide some information on this topic. Some Best Practices Parents, model the behaviors you want to see in your children to teach them right from wrong using calm […]

With children and dogs out and about as spring approaches, something is bound to happen when the two groups encounter each other, particularly if a child provokes a dog resulting in a dog provoking a child. Believe it or not, there are over 4.5 million dog bites that occur each year. If you want to […]

With Valentine’s Day here, parents have been seeing red – not just in their children’s valentines, but from blood that can come from their child’s nose during a nosebleed. The clot thickens, so to speak, so let me provide some information on this topic. Nosebleeds are probably as common as the common cold. They are […]

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Children’s Health Articles & News

Poisoned from Foraging: Wild Ramp or False Hellebore?

Child Stress During the Pandemic

Social Distancing…With Children

Cancelled Birthday Party? No Graduation? Tips on Celebrating Missed Milestones during Covid-19

Handwashing Keeps Children Healthy

Color Blindness

Coronavirus (COVID-19): What you need to know

Disciplining Children

Playing Safely with a Dog

Nosebleeds Are Nothing to Sneeze At

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