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“Terrible twos” are typified by tantrums and may manifest before the age of two. Tantrums can be a normal stage of development in which children do not have the language to express themselves; thus, frustration, anger, or fatigue may lead to screaming and crying and even arm flailing and head banging. Ignoring the behavior is [...]
Posted in Blog, Doctor's Blog, Julia Mitchell, MD
The “common cold” affects virtually all children. In fact, kids may get 8-10 colds a year with a normal immune system. Unfortunately, we have no cure for the common cold, but the body itself has amazing disease-fighting abilities that just need to be supported for your children to heal. Most colds will last 7-10 days [...]
Posted in Blog, Doctor's Blog, Julia Mitchell, MD
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