The painful truth

Article Abstract:

Research shows that children and infants fare better when given anesthesia before surgery. Physicians previously believed that anesthesia was dangerous to infants. Both infants and children are now given anesthesia, and progress is being made in post-operative care.

Author: Hall, Nancy, Haiken, Melanie
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Parenting
Subject: Family and marriage
ISSN: 0890-247X
Year: 1992
Health aspects, Surgery, Infants, Pediatric surgery, Anesthesiology

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Shaking in their boots

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Parents should handle shy babies with care and know they will probably grow out of their skittish behavior. Shyness and poor reaction to over stimulation may be a genetic trait.

Author: Haiken, Melanie
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Parenting
Subject: Family and marriage
ISSN: 0890-247X
Year: 1993
Psychological aspects, Bashfulness, Shyness, Parent and child, Parent-child relations

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Dearly departed

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Children often have imaginary friends. A mother recounts the number of imaginary pets her child had, one of which was dead.

Author: Hall, Nancy
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Parenting
Subject: Family and marriage
ISSN: 0890-247X
Year: 2001
Personal narratives, Imagination in children, Childhood imagination

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