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Where kids come first, The MCH newsletter |
May 2008 Vol. 2 - No. 4 |
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When your child feels like a lost soul...
Anxiety, depression, stress, self-injury, suicide… these are not words that we like to associate with young people.
In this issue, we have a number of articles that focus on these emotional difficulties, which unfortunately are not limited to the adults among us.
On a more positive note, we have a feature on Catherine, spokesperson for the 2008 MCH
blood drive and this month's hero. Catherine agreed to be interviewed for our first-ever
podcast with one of our patients. We also invite you to pledge your support for a universal hearing-screening program.
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Depression in kids
It can be difficult to diagnose depression in a young person. Here are several pieces of advice to follow if you have concerns.
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Children and anxiety
Some types of anxiety are normal during childhood, such as anxiety around strangers, separation anxiety which happens between 18 months and three years of age, fear of monsters, which appears around four to six years, and phobias. How should you manage them and when should you worry?
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Help teens triumph over depression
Teens are sometimes overwhelmed by feelings they don't
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understand. Add triggers that might seem trivial to adults - a break-up of a relationship, a low score on a test, failing to make the team --
and it's little wonder that up to one in eight teens suffers from clinical depression.
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Teen suicide: learn to recognize the warning signs
Research shows that eight out of 10 teenagers who attempt suicide were giving clear signs of their intentions. Here's how to recognize these signs.
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Anorexia and bulimia
As a parent, you have a very important role to play in the physical and psychological development of your child. But to do the best job, it's important to understand and be aware of eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia.
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For more articles on your children's health and well-being, visit the Health Info section of our website.
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Getting a diagnosis of cancer at the age of 14 is a very difficult thing. Nevertheless Catherine
managed to take away some positive experiences from it. Aware of the fact that, in part,
blood donations helped save her life, she agreed to become the spokesperson for the MCH
Blood Drive on May 7. She also agreed to talk to us about her experience.
Listen to her podcast interview on our media portal.
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Support the establishment of a universal hearing-screening program for newborns in Quebec.
We invite you to support the Montreal Children's Hospital (MCH) effort to urge the government to establish a universal hearing-screening program for newborns in Quebec.
Sign the letter today!
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Taking depression to school
by Kathy Khalsa; illustrated by Tom Dineen
Emily lives with childhood depression. With therapy and medication she learns how to manage her overwhelming feelings. Her story explains to
other children why a child with depression may seem sad or angry and teaches them how to react in a helpful way.
Reserve this book at the MCH library now!
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Teen suicide and self-injury on the rise
"A child born today will live to be about 80 years old on average.
But the challenge is getting them through 16, 17, 18, 19 -
the most hazardous time in their lives. A kid with a car, a kid with a gun, a kid with a bottle -
any one of these combinations is much more of a risk than a terror attack or the flu." These poignant
words from journalist Timothy Egan's New York Times OpEd were an appropriate backdrop for a recent
conference on "Self-Injury and Suicide in Youth Conference" that was held in Montreal last month.
Here, educators, therapists, nurses, psychologists and other child-care professionals were united
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The Internet: is it really a good tool for children's health info?
Doing some research on the Web? Nothing could be simpler… but when it comes to your child's health
how do you know if the information on your screen is reliable? Our family resource librarian
offers you tips and suggestions to help you get the most out of your research.
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Mini-Med School is back!
Well-known doctors and researchers from the Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC and McGill's
Faculty of Medicine will give a series of five lectures that will give you a taste of what med school is like.
Sign up online today!
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