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New weight-loss medications and bariatric surgery have the potential to spare children health and social problems. But some parents think they're sending kids the wrong message about their bodies.
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The nonprofit, which is calling for the repeal of the state's parental involvement law, found that Florida judges denied 3.3% of petitions by minors in 2007 compared with 13.3% in 2020.
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Bills to regulate social media, including its use in schools, are already moving through the Florida Legislature with bipartisan support.
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After months of COVID, flu and RSV infections, parents of little kids are kinda losing it. But the data shows kids have always brought home waves of respiratory illness.
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Instead of "watchful waiting," the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends intensive lifestyle and behavior therapy for young kids; and for older children, medication.
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The new guidance is for birthing and non-birthing parents, including parents who recently adopted a child and parents who used a surrogate.
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Expanded growth charts now include a body mass index of 60 — up from previous charts that stopped at 37. Officials also expanded measures to map severe obesity, which affects an estimated 4.5 million children and teens in the U.S.
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U.S. plants are making more baby formula than ever. But uneven distribution and overbuying means parents can run into empty store shelves.
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The common respiratory virus causes mild flu-like symptoms in most people but can lead to more severe illness and even hospitalization in children under 1 year old.
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Sales of formulas designed for toddlers increased in recent years, but health experts warn parents that once children reach their first birthday, they are generally fine with cow or plant milk. And doctors say toddler formula should not be given to infants.