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Sandy Springs Pediatrics Blog
My Teen Found a Breast Lump: What Parents Should Know About Pediatric Breast Health
Finding a breast lump can be frightening, especially when breast cancer is already part of a family’s experience. The reassuring fact is that most breast…
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When a Parent Has Breast Cancer: How to Talk to Children and Support Them Through Treatment
A breast cancer diagnosis changes more than a parent’s medical schedule. It can change school pickups, bedtime routines, family conversations and how secure a child…
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How to Talk to Children About 9/11: Age-Appropriate Guidance for Families
For adults who remember September 11, 2001, the date may bring back unusually vivid memories: where they were, who told them and how it felt…
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What Did They Just Say? A Thoughtful Guide to Tween and Teen Slang
Every generation of children develops language that makes adults pause. Previous generations had “groovy,” “rad,”, “wicked”, “talk to the hand” and “all that.” Today’s children…
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Healthy Aging Starts in Childhood: Habits That Support Lifelong Health
Healthy Aging Month is often associated with the needs of older adults, but many of the foundations for lifelong health are established much earlier. Childhood…
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Sickle Cell Disease in Children: What Parents Should Know
September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month, an opportunity to improve understanding of a condition that affects approximately 100,000 people in the United States. For families…
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Youth Suicide Prevention: What Sandy Springs Parents Should Know
When a child is struggling emotionally, parents often recognize that something has changed before they understand why. Their child may seem unusually quiet, irritable, exhausted…
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Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: What Families Should Know After a Diagnosis
A childhood cancer diagnosis can change a family’s life in an instant. Parents are suddenly learning unfamiliar medical language, meeting pediatric cancer specialists and making…
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