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Claire McCarthy, MD
Senior Faculty Editor, Harvard Health Publishing
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Claire McCarthy, MD
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Resilience: A skill your child really needs to learn (and what you can do to help)
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New recommendation: No fruit juice for children under a year
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8 things to watch for when your child has a headache
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Don’t let the screens take over: 8 tips for families
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5 things to tell your child about 13 Reasons Why
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Why vaccines are important for our country’s financial health, too
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The flu shot saves children’s lives
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Why the AHCA would have been bad for children — and an unavoidable truth moving forward
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Teen drug use is down: Better parenting, or more smartphones?
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American Academy of Pediatrics urges care and compassion for immigrant children
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