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Ask KOMO: Positive Parenting

Ask KOMO: Positive Parenting

4.1.09

Dr. Ken Feldman gives tips for how to manage the stress that all parents feel.

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Dealing with Temper Tantrums

Dealing with Temper Tantrums

2.22.07

Kids can throw a screaming temper tantrum just about anywhere. Dr. Ben Danielson has some tips on how to manage them.

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Good Growing: Girl Fights

Good Growing: Girl Fights

9.25.07

Dr. Leslie Walker discusses physical fighting between girls, a problem commonly associated with boys.

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Good Growing: Rogers Student Plot: Warning Signs

Good Growing: Rogers Student Plot: Warning Signs

4.25.06

Dr. Cora Breuner discusses the importance of identifying troubled teens and provides guidance on how to do so.

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Healthlink: Concave Chest and Sunken Chest (Pectus Carinatum and Pectus Excavatum)

Healthlink: Concave Chest and Sunken Chest (Pectus Carinatum and Pectus Excavatum) (3:00)

8.2.08

Doctors at Seattle Children’s Hospital perform the Nuss procedure, a new procedure for children with sunken chest to bring the chest back up to where it should be.

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

11.8.04

Dr. Richard Molteni discusses ADHD.

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Teens and Anxiety Disorders

Teens and Anxiety Disorders

5.29.07

Dr. Leslie Walker discusses anxiety disorders in adolescents.

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Good Growing: Seasonal Affective Disorder

Good Growing: Seasonal Affective Disorder

12.18.07

Dr. Leslie Walker discusses seasonal affective disorder in children.

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Good Growing: Teens and Depression

Good Growing: Teens and Depression

3.18.08

Dr. Leslie Walker discusses teens and depression.

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Is Your Child Being Bullied?

Is Your Child Being Bullied?

2.2.07

Bullies can take the fun out of school and turn something simple like a ride on the bus or a stop at a locker into a frightening experience for a child. Dr. Emily Lovegrove, author of Help! I'm Being Bullied, talks about “appearance-related bullying.”

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Break the Cycle of Childhood Abuse

Break the Cycle of Childhood Abuse

2.15.07

One in five Washington adults reports some kind of childhood physical or sexual abuse. Dr. Ben Danielson talks about how to break the cycle of abuse.

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Healthlink: Grief Support (Journey Program)

Healthlink: Grief Support (Journey Program)

2.2.08

Social worker Jackie Kite explains how the Journey program at Children’s helps families cope with the loss of a child.

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How to Spot an Eating Disorder

How to Spot an Eating Disorder

1.27.07

Nearly 10 million teens have eating disorders or abnormal behaviors when dealing with food, and the problems often start at much younger ages.

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A Journey Back from Anorexia

A Journey Back from Anorexia

7.30.05

If your child seems withdrawn, skips meals or exercises way too much, it might be a red flag for an eating disorder. Doctors say anorexia and bulimia affect young people across racial and gender lines.

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Healthlink: Teens and Eating Disorders

Healthlink: Teens and Eating Disorders

11.17.07

Dr. Cora Breuner discusses teens and eating disorders. She provides parents with warning signs to look for to aid with early detection.

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Good Growing: Eating Disorders in Teenage Boys

Good Growing: Eating Disorders in Teenage Boys

2.12.08

Dr. Rose Calderon discusses body image issues and eating disorders in teenage boys.

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Tips for Stress-Free Kids

Tips for Stress-Free Kids

10.3.06

You’d think kids don’t have much to stress about, but school, the media, social pressure and even family life are putting a heavier burden on our children than ever before. Dr. Cora Breuner has some tips for stress-free kids.

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Teen Rehab

Teen Rehab

8.7.07

Dr. Cora Breuner discusses substance abuse and adolescents.

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Healthlink: Teens Abusing Prescription Drugs

Healthlink: Teens Abusing Prescription Drugs

6.14.08

Dr. Ray Hsiao discusses the dangers of abusing prescription painkillers.

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Kids and Drug Use

Kids and Drug Use

1.18.05

Dr. Richard Molteni discusses kids and the issues of drug use.

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Should You Drug-Test Your Kids?

Should You Drug-Test Your Kids?

6.26.07

Dr. Leslie Walker gives tips for dealing with the suspicion that your child is using drugs.

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The Dangers of 'Robotripping'

The Dangers of 'Robotripping'

1.30.07

A recent study says cough medicine abuse has increased tenfold since 1999. Dr. Cora Breuner talks about this issue.

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Is Your Child Hormonal?

Is Your Child Hormonal?

12.5.06

Dr. Cora Breuner, a specialist in adolescent medicine, discusses hormonal highs and lows.

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Healthlink: Music Therapy

Healthlink: Music Therapy

12.29.07

David Knott discusses the positive effects of music therapy to the healing process in children.

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Winter 2010: Good Growing Newsletter

In This Issue

  • Watch computer use
  • Getting enough vitamin D?
  • Support your babysitter
  • Is it a cold or the flu?

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Blythe Thomson Discusses Study Outcomes for ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia) 00:03:12Expand
3.1.10

Blythe Thomson, MD, pediatric oncologist, discusses findings from a Seattle Children’s study that looked at outcomes for youth who participated in a clinical trial for ALL (acute lymphoblastic leukemia), compared with those who did not participate in trials. For more information, please see the associated press release.

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Positional Plagiocephaly (Flat Head Syndrome) and Developmental DelayExpand
2.14.10

Matt Speltz, PhD, discusses study findings about how positional plagiocephaly (flat head syndrome) in young babies may be associated with some level of developmental delay, and provides helpful information for parents.

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New Research: Menus with Calorie Information Lead to Better Food Choices for ChildrenExpand
1.24.10

Dr. Pooja Tandon discusses study findings about how nutritional menu labeling in fast-food restaurants helps parents to make healthier meal choices for young children. Food selection tips are also provided.

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