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Foreign body ingestion

Foreign body ingestion occurs when a child swallows a nonfood object, which can be dangerous with magnets, batteries, sharp objects, or multiple parts.

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Clothing buying mistakes children

Clothing buying mistakes children

Mistake 1: Trusting age labels instead of the child’s body and activity Age-based clothing labels are convenient, but they are not medical or developmental measurements. A 5-year-old may have the torso length of one size, the waist of another, and the motor demands of a child who climbs, kneels, runs, and sits cross-legged for long […]