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Let’s Talk About Hives in Children

Urticaria (or hives) are common in children, with a lifetime prevalence of about 20 percent. However, since they cause itching ...

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Soccer Safety for All Seasons

Soccer is a popular year-round sport in the greater St. Louis area. For youth players, injury prevention never takes a ...

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Potty Training Pointers

The transition from diapers to potty may be tricky. Practice, patience and positivity can help. By 18 months of age ...

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‘Tis the Season for Apples!

This fall fruit is as entertaining as it is nutritious. Looking for fun family activities this autumn? Heading to an ...

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Your Introverted, Extroverted Family

Extroverts and introverts have different social needs, but it is possible to keep everybody happy. These two personality labels are ...

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Finding the Right Allergy Treatment

Help manage your child’s sniffling and sneezing this fall. Uncontrolled allergies can affect your child’s daily life, activities and sleep ...

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Teenagers: Eat, Sleep, Repeat

As teenagers’ brains develop, they need nutritious food and sound sleep to grow into healthy adults. ...

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Food Allergies at School: Your Responsibility as a Parent

If your child has a classmate with food allergies, what are your responsibilities as a parent? Did you know that ...

Patient Stories

Jackson’s Story: Intervention Before Birth Delivers a Chance

Read more about Jackson's fight against large congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) and his experience with St. Louis Children's Hospital ...