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Nutrition
Dietary and Herbal Supplements
No dietary changes have been found to cure cancer, but good nutrition is an essential part of your treatment plan. Talk with your doctor or a registered dietitian before trying any dietary supplements.
Healthy Living
Art, Dance/Movement, and Music Therapy
Here is detailed information on art therapy, dance/movement therapy, and music therapy.
Fitting fitness into your family's routine
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Exercise and Children
Exercise is an important part of keeping children healthy. Encouraging healthy lifestyles in children and teens is important for when they grow older.
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Exercise and Teenagers
Teens need at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity on most days for good health and fitness and for healthy weight during growth.
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Making Family Fitness Fun
Activity can help prevent heart disease, cancer, and stroke. It can also reduce feelings of depression, and boost confidence. As children get older, they often reduce their physical activity. Because of this, making activity a family priority is key.
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Fitness
For Parents: Helping Your Teen Be Active
Kids are never too old for active play. Moving around builds strong muscles and bones. And being active helps your teen stay at a healthy weight. Encourage any kind of activity your teen enjoys, whether it's alone or with friends.
Navigating healthcare for your child
When Your Teen Needs a Test, Procedure, or Surgery
During the teen years, abstract thinking begins and teens can fully understand how parts of the body function, the medical problem they have, and the reason for the test, procedure, or surgery.
School-Based Occupational Therapy
School-based occupational therapy is a type of help given to children at school to help them be more successful.
When Your School-Age Child Needs a Test, Procedure, or Surgery
By age 7 or 8, school-age children are starting to develop coping skills as they think more logically and begin to understand cause and effect - if this happens, then that may happen. This way of thinking helps them find ways to cope with scary or stressful experiences.
Protect Your Child from Medical Errors
A medical error can occur when something that was planned for medical care doesn't work, or when the wrong plan was used in the first place.
Encouraging healthy eating at home
Nutrition
Five Great Lunches for Kids
If you’re low on lunch-box ideas, sink your teeth into these.
Kid-Friendly Meals
Spending time with your children is important, especially when you have the chance to teach them something new. When lunch and dinner roll around, why not have them help prepare some delicious and healthy meals?
An Early Start to Good Nutrition
With childhood obesity on the rise, should parents worry about the weight of their babies?
Helping Your Child Eat Healthy for Life
Learning healthy habits today can help your child grow up strong and fit. As a parent, you can teach your child to make better food choices. There are also things you can let your child do on his or her own.
