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Parental Guidance: From Breastfeeding to Solids

From identifying hunger cues to learning how to store breast milk and formula safely to beginning the transition to purees and exploring baby-led weaning, your infant’s feeding journey can be as frustrating as it is rewarding. Join us to learn how to navigate some of the more common challenges of your child’s feeding stages.

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Parental Guidance: Developmental Milestones

From rolling over and crawling to waving and forming sentences, developmental milestones are signs of your child’s progress. Join us to get expert insight into the different types of developmental milestones, how many can be interconnected, and some red flags that can signal a need for early intervention.

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Parental Guidance: Children’s Mental Health Crisis: A National Emergency

In October 2021, The American Academy of Pediatrics, among other children and adolescent organizations, declared a National State of Emergency in Children’s Mental Health. As we enter a third year of the pandemic, learn the impact the past two years have taken on children’s mental health, how to start a conversation with your child or teen, and where you can find help and support.

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Parental Guidance: La adolescencia y la educación sexual

Hablar con sus hijos sobre el sexo puede resultar abrumador; sin embargo, hay muchas formas de comenzar a construir una base mejor para la educación sexual. Aprenda sobre cuándo debe comenzar a tener estas conversaciones importantes y cómo empezarlas.

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Parental Guidance: Safe Sleep

Safe sleep means putting your baby to sleep in ways that can help protect him from dangers, like choking and suffocation, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Learn what you need to know to ensure your baby is sleeping safely.

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Parental Guidance: Puberty

Puberty is a normal part of life but it’s still common for kids to feel anxious, excited, and confused about it. Get expert advice on the best way to talk your kids through these changes and make this rite of passage less stressful.

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Parental Guidance: COVID-19 in 2022

As the latest surge of COVID-19 infections impacts our community, you may be wondering how to navigate yet another strain. Hear from our expert pediatric physicians on how the Omicron variant differs from prior strains, how it is impacting children physically and psychologically, and what you can do to keep you and your family safe during this latest challenge.

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Parental Guidance: Potty Training

Potty training might be one of the most challenging things we have to teach our toddlers. From when to begin to whether you should rely on special tools, toys or tactics, learn the ins and outs of successfully potty training your child.

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Parental Guidance: Connecting With Your Child Through Playtime

Playtime can be a perfect time to connect with your child and a great way to help them to develop. Get expert advice on how to set up playtime, and the best toys to use based on your child’s developmental age, in order to promote positive attention skills and bring out the best in both you and your child.

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Parental Guidance: Common Respiratory Infections

As flu season blends into cold season in the time of COVID, parents may be extra anxious as they try to protect their children. From simple ways to avoid a cold to more complex questions—such as determining what ailment your child may have or when there is a need for antibiotics and other medications—learn how to navigate this perfect storm of common respiratory infections.

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Parental Guidance: Halloween Safety

Halloween is one of the most exciting holidays of the year for kids, but it can also be one of the most dangerous. Learn the safety tips and tricks that will make this Halloween frightfully fun as opposed to frightful.

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Parental Guidance: Effective Discipline

Establishing effective discipline as a parent can seem daunting and might leave parents wondering if they are doing it right. Does the punishment fit the crime? Learn constructive ways to not only manage misbehavior but also reinforce good behavior. Speak with our experts about the best ways to handle tantrums, boundaries, consequences and more.

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Parental Guidance: High Risk Pregnancies

Pregnancy is nothing short of a miracle. But, sometimes, you or your baby might require extra care. Many factors can lead to a pregnancy being classified as high-risk, which can put you or your baby at increased risk of health problems before, during or after delivery. Learn how you can prepare to take care of your baby and yourself, both medically and emotionally, during this process.

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Parental Guidance: Dogs & Toddlers: Safety + Expectations

Everyone tells you to supervise your dogs and kids together, but what does that actually mean? Learn what you need to know to keep your kids safe around the family dog, where to go in case of an injury, and equip yourself with the tools to keep both you and your dog comfortable around their human sibling.

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Parental Guidance: COVID Vaccine, Kids and Back To School

Many parents who eagerly lined up to get the COVID-19 vaccine still have questions about getting their children vaccinated. Learn about the safety and effectiveness of the COVID vaccine for our kids, what herd immunity is, and how that will impact your child’s return to in-person schooling and activities in the fall.

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Parental Guidance: COVID, los niños, y el regreso a la escuela

Muchos padres que entusiasmadamente inscribieron a sus hijos para recibir la vacuna contra el COVID-19 todavía tienen preguntas sobre la vacuna. Aprenda sobre la seguridad y eficacia de la vacuna en nuestros niños, qué significa la inmunidad colectiva y cómo afectará el regreso de sus hijos a la escuela este otoño.

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Parental Guidance: Summer and Water Safety
Drownings are the second leading cause of preventable death in kids through the age of 15. With summer fast approaching, chances are your family will be near water in the coming months. Tune in as we discuss the most important water safety tips so you don’t land in deep water this summer.

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Parental Guidance: COVID Vaccine and Pregnancy
Wondering whether the COVID-19 vaccine will impact your ability to safely get pregnant? From potential side effects to its safety and efficacy, get up to date information on the COVID vaccine, whether you are pregnant, looking to get pregnant or breastfeeding.

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Parental Guidance: Gender and Identity
Assigned gender and true gender identity don’t always match up. Parenting a gender-diverse child or teenager can leave parents with many questions and concerns. Tune in as our panel of physicians discusses the spectrum of gender identity and provides guidance on how to help your child and your family navigate their own identity.

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Parental Guidance: Healthy Pregnancies, Healthy Babies
Adapting to the new world of parenthood starts well before the birth of your child and continues well after delivery. From preparing for pregnancy to caring for a newborn, tune in for tips from our expert physicians on how to navigate each stage of this process.

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Parental Guidance: Sex Education
Talking to your kids about sex can be overwhelming; however, there are many ways you can begin building a better foundation for sex education—from teaching your children about basic human anatomy to answering curious questions like “where do babies come from?”. Learn about when you should begin having these important conversations, and how to go about having them.

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Parental Guidance: Depression in Children
Depression can affect anyone, including children as young as age 3. It can often go undiagnosed and untreated because symptoms are passed off as normal emotional and psychological changes. Learn what depression looks like in children and what treatments are available.

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Baby Noises
Hiccupping, sneezing, irregular breathing— when you are a new parent, the sounds your baby makes can be panic-inducing. Learn when your baby is trying to tell you something and when they are just making “baby noises”.

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Sibling Rivalry
As long as there is more than one child in your house, there is bound to be some sibling conflict. From jealousy and fighting to facilitating better communication between your kids, learn how to encourage healthy sibling relationships and better your individual relationships with each of them.

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Nutrition For Kids, Part 2
Back by popular demand, our Nutrition webinar is returning with more delicious topics, nutrition myths, and snacking tips for you to sink your teeth into.

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Managing Grief and Loss
2020 was tough on adults and kids alike. Beyond the fear of the pandemic was the reality that many of us lost loved ones to it. Join us as we discuss ways to help your kid manage loss— from the loss of a loved one to the loss of a pet— and moments of grief, such as dealing with divorce.

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COVID Vaccine and Other Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Kids’ immune systems are more vulnerable to illness and disease, and vaccination schedules are scientifically designed by top infectious disease experts and doctors with this in mind. Tune in to learn about these vaccine-preventable diseases and learn what impact COVID and the current vaccines will have on your child’s vaccination plan.

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COVID + Holiday Safety
8 p.m.
The holidays are a time to gather, but with COVID in play, this may be a challenge. Tune in as our expert speakers guide you and your loved ones through a safe holiday season.

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Preconception Care— Preparing for Pregnancy
8 p.m.
September 9 is the most common birth date on the planet. Count back nine months and you arrive at the most common months for conception—November to January. Join us on this Parental Guidance episode as we guide you on becoming parents. Listen in as we discuss the importance of preconception health, and get all your questions about how to prepare for a healthy pregnancy answered by our expert panelists.

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What COVID Means For Flu Season
8 p.m.
Flu season has arrived – and now is the time for you to plan how to protect yourself and your loved ones from this serious, highly contagious illness. Learn some basic flu facts as well as how COVID will impact this year’s flu season. For some, the flu can can be life-threatening. Tune in and hear fellow mom, Judith Ferrer, speak about how she found this out firsthand when a case of the flu landed her six-year-old daughter, Victoria, in critical care.

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COVID and Back To School Worries
8 to 9 p.m.
As schools transition back to in-person learning, you and your kids may be facing some anxiety. Tune in for a discussion on back-to-school worries as we approach a new kind of school year in this “new normal”.

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Navigating COVID on the Autism Spectrum
8 to 9 p.m.
Adjusting to life during a pandemic is stressful for everyone, but especially for families with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Join us as we explore ways to guard against and cope during COVID, and learn what Jackson is doing to support patients with ASD during these trying times.

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Nutrition For Kids
8 to 9 p.m.
Lunch is served! Join us as we break down some nutrition myths, provide snacking tips, and equip parents with the information they need to not feel overwhelmed in the school lunch department.

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Back To School Health Checklist
8 to 9 p.m.
Notebooks? Check. Highlighters? Check. Vaccines? Join us as we provide parents a walkthrough of the items they need on their back-to-school HEALTH checklist.

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Sports Injury Prevention + Social Distancing
8 to 9 p.m.
Keeping your young athletes in the game? Listen in as we provide some sports-related, social distancing safety tips, along with expert advice on how to prevent sports injuries.

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Urgent Care vs. Emergency Room: When to Go Where
8 to 9 p.m.
We all know that accidents happen. Having knowledge of first aid skills in those emergency situations can make a real difference. It is also important to know where you should go for the appropriate medical care. Join us to learn basic first aid and the difference between an urgent care center and an emergency room so that you and your family can be better prepared when life doesn’t go exactly as planned.

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Poison Prevention
8 to 9 p.m.
With parents trying to disinfect their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, and with kids indoors more often, accidental poisonings are on the rise in 2020. For some common products, the regional poison control center at Jackson has noted more than double the poisonings seen in 2019. Join us as we discuss the potential dangers in your home and ways you can protect yourself and your family from accidental poisonings.

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Summer Safety
8 to 9 p.m.
Summer has just begun and we are ready to help you make the most of it. Join us as we discuss topics from pool and beach safety to bicycle and fireworks safety— all the tips to help make your summer safe and fun!

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Summer Camp + Overview of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome
Help us kick off the Summer To School series with a timely discussion on summer camp safety and COVID 19 tips for kids and families, as well as information on Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS C).

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