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It is one of the earliest habits an infant develops. It is habit formed out of the sucking reflex and is soothing and calming effect on children. Is the first coordinated act a baby can do that brings comfort and pleasure.

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Tetanus in children

Tetanus is now uncommon illness since most of children are vaccinated with the tetanus vaccine and adults receive regular booster dose. Tetanus caused by clostridium tetani bacteria that usually gains access to a person through the contaminated wound, it later grows and can cause muscle and nerve problems. Symptoms can include muscle spasms that lead to stiffness of the jaw, drooling, difficulty in swallowing.

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Stubborn child

Aggressiveness, irritability and angry are the trademark of stubborn child. It is mainly seen in teenage children.

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Stomach pain in children

It is one of the common symptom of the children. The common causes are infections, poisoning, surgical causes. It is daignosed by blood tests, stool tests.

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Stammering in children

Stammering is inability speak in typical fluent manner. It is a speech disorder that leads to repeating or prolonging a word, syllable or phrase or stopping during the speech and making no sound for certain syllables. Boys are more likely to stutter than the girls.

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Sibling rivalry

It is a type of competition or animosity among brothers and sisters or blood-related.In this the brothers and sisters does not get along.

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Seizures or epilepsy in children

Seizures are caused by abnormal electrical discharges in the brain. Symptoms may vary depending on the part of the brain that is involved, but seizures often cause unusual sensations, uncontrollable muscle spasms, and loss of consciousness.

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Scabies in children

Scabies is skin condition which cause intense itching and rashes. It is caused by an infestation with Sarcoptes scabei parasitic mite. The mite causes burrows in the skin. The presence of mite leads to intense itching in the area it burrows. The itching is more in night.

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Red or pink eyes in children

It is the commonest eye problem in kids. It is the inflammation or infection of the conjunctiva which covers the eye ball and which lines the eye lids.

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Pyoderma in children

Bacterial infections of the skin are usually caused by Staphylococcus aureus or group A-beta hemolytic streptococci.

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