By: Stephanie Shabangu, Penfield Children’s Center Fall is a wonderful time to enjoy the colorful leaves, visit the pumpkin patch and…eat lots of sugar? That’s right. With the arrival of autumn comes added sugar in your child’s seasonal snacks. While it’s always fun to celebrate the season with your favorite 
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By: Benjamin A. Abeyta, MD, Aurora Health Care Lots of kids participate in youth sports. It helps with teamwork, socialization, develops stronger muscles, and improves endurance and healthy weight management. Plus, it can build confidence and expand the child’s social and team skills through interactions with teammates and coaches. A 
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By: Rakesh J. Shah, MD, Aurora Health Care Every child is unique. As a parent, the job is to nurture the best parts of the child’s character and help the child develop all aspects of their nature in a healthy way. If part of your child’s temperament is consistent difficulty 
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By: Stephanie Shabangu, Penfield Children’s Center Your baby’s skin and hair are unique. Was your little one born completely bald or with lots of waves? Baby hair and skin can even vary from sibling to sibling. While one sibling might suffer from eczema or other skin sensitivities, your other child 
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By: Kim Marcin, LPC, Senior Family Counselor, Penfield Children’s Center The body’s stress response system helps us react to events that could put us in danger, such as accidently putting a hand on a hot stove – you don’t have to think about removing your hand, it pops up automatically. 
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By: Munther A. Barakat, PSYD, Aurora Health Care Unfortunately, some degree of trauma is a fact of life for many kids these days. The media is full of stories that can cause children to become anxious, stressed or fearful:  shootings, school violence, natural disasters, and conflicts abroad.  Closer to home, 
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By: Rebecca Michelsen, M.Ed., MCHES, Manager of Community Outreach & Family Programs, Penfield Children’s Center With the new school year in full swing, children are getting back into the routine of waking up early for class. While it might be nice to have the kids back in class again, how 
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By Laura S. Gertz, LPC , Aurora Behavioral Health Center Expecting a baby? Congratulations! The weeks and months ahead can be an emotional roller coaster. You’ll experience joy, fear and maybe some anxiety — then you may repeat the emotions. After giving birth, most new moms feel a little blue. 
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By: Heather Rotolo, LCSW, Clinical Director-Behavior Clinic, Penfield Children’s Center Everyone has fear. Whether it is public speaking or heights, fear helps us survive. If we didn’t have fear, we might take unnecessary risks such as running into the street without looking for cars. Fear helps us make rational decisions. 
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