Raising Healthy and Happy Children

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Growing up is hard as children experience a variety of feelings and emotions for the first time. As a parent, we know you want to give answers to your children when they ask those hard questions. Here are some resources and strategies to help you raise healthy and happy children.

Emotions
Your child may experience stress from a variety of triggers including bullying, dealing with death or being involved in too many activities.  Here is a mixture of articles to help you ease your child's fears and anxiety.

Behavior
Children may act out in a variety of ways.  Learn what is normal infant to teen behavior in this series of articles.  

Emotions and Behavior Features

Preparing Your Child for a Move 
Many changes occur over the summer – sometimes big changes like a move. Make sure to discuss an upcoming move with your child to ease their worries. Here are some tips to get the conversation started.

Sportsmanship
Summer is a great time for your child to join a sports team. Here are some tips to foster sportsmanship on and off the field.

Toilet Teaching Your Child 
One of the biggest challenges parents of toddlers face is toilet training. Here are some basics to make this process simple and less stressful for you and your child.

 

Get FamilyWise with Dr. Ramey

Helping families be happy and healthy

Kohl's A Minute for Kids

Pediatric health and safety information

Partners in Prevention

Learn more about our prevention programs

Upcoming Events

Today's Harvest Corn Maze features rope maze, goofy golf, corn cannon, corn hole, Putt-Putt, duck races and lifesize checkers.

The Trotwood PRIDE Festival is a family celebration designed to inform citizens of community resources and to instill pride in Trotwood.

Poker Run for Dayton Children's and to honor America's troops.

More than 100 moms selling quality, gently used children's items.

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Health and Safety

Your child's health and safety is our top priority

The Children's Medical Center of Dayton Dayton Children's
The Right Care for the Right Reasons

One Children's Plaza - Dayton, Ohio - 45404-1815
Phone: 937-641-3000
www.childrensdayton.org