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What autism looks like in toddlers: VIDEO
The average age of ASD diagnosis is 4 years of age, despite the fact that about half of children with this disorder may be detected by age 14 months.
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Trusting your instincts
How maternal instinct can be a valuable tool for mums when they know something just isn't right with their child.
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The most dangerous toddler food trends
Pete Evans' paleo cookbook for kids caused a storm, but there are plenty of other unsafe food trends for babies and toddlers.
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Test shows who will grow out of peanut allergy
Australian researchers have discovered a reliable way to predict which infants with a peanut allergy will grow out of it in later childhood and which will not.
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Children exposed to tuberculosis at childcare
Nearly 100 children are being screened for tuberculosis after a teacher at a Sydney childcare centre was diagnosed with the infectious disease.
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Even the most well-meaning parents can struggle to get toddlers and children to eat healthy food - especially vegetables.
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Roald Dahl's heartbreaking letter on daughter's death is a vaccination call to arms
It's the saddest story Roald Dahl ever wrote - a poignant letter pleading for parents to vaccinate their children against measles, after his own daughter died from the disease.
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Successful peanut allergy trial brings hope of cure
More than 80 per cent of children with peanut allergies were able to tolerate peanuts after a new treatment by Melbourne researchers.
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Disneyland the perfect place for a measles outbreak
The measles outbreak happened at a vulnerable place and at a bad moment.
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When kids will only eat white food
It seems like all they want to eat is white rice and plain pasta. Why won't they eat anything else, and what can I do to get them to expand their preferences?
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Toddler finds solace with polio victims as mystery over illness continues
Erin Oliviera watched her son lose the ability to move, breathe and swallow two years ago without anyone being able to figure out why.
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Toddler dies, other children seriously ill after drinking raw milk
Victoria's health department has issued a warning about drinking raw milk after several children became seriously ill.
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