Health Tip: Get Your Child Back to Bed
If your child comes to your room in the middle of the night, it may be tempting to allow the child to crawl into bed with you, especially after a nightmare.
That's not recommended, says the Nemours Foundation, which offers these suggestions for getting your child to go back to his or her own bed:
* Make sure the child understands that you are there if he or she needs you again or gets scared.
* Explain that although the dream was frightening and that it's acceptable to be scared, everything will be OK.
* Do whatever the child needs to feel safe. Offer a night light, or show the child that there are no monsters hiding in the closet or under the bed.
* Soothe the child back to sleep with talk of pleasant dreams, or a comforting blanket or stuffed animal.
Health Tip: Delayed Speech in Children
Children who are slow to talk as much as others the same age may be affected by a problem called speech delay. Some children simply grow out of this problem, while others may require treatment.
Here's a list of common reasons for speech delay, provided by the American Academy of Family Physicians:
* Hearing loss.
* Overall delayed development.
* Mental retardation.
* Cerebral palsy.
* Insufficient time spent talking with adults.
* Having a twin.
* Having autism.
* Not wanting to talk.
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