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Claire McCarthy, MD

Senior Faculty Editor, Harvard Health Publishing

Claire McCarthy, MD, is a primary care pediatrician at Boston Children’s Hospital, and an assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. In addition to being a senior faculty editor for Harvard Health Publishing, Dr. McCarthy writes about health and parenting for Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston.com, and the Huffington Post.

Posts by Claire McCarthy, MD

Helping children make friends: What parents can do featured image

Child & Teen Health

Helping children make friends: What parents can do
Does your child need to gain weight? featured image

Child & Teen Health

Does your child need to gain weight?
Why play? Early games build bonds and brain featured image

Child & Teen Health

Why play? Early games build bonds and brain
New pediatric guidelines on obesity in children and teens featured image

Child & Teen Health

New pediatric guidelines on obesity in children and teens
Curbing nearsightedness in children: Can outdoor time help? featured image

Child & Teen Health

Curbing nearsightedness in children: Can outdoor time help?
Sibling rivalry is normal — but is it helpful or harmful? featured image

Child & Teen Health

Sibling rivalry is normal — but is it helpful or harmful?
Concerned about your child’s development? featured image

Child & Teen Health

Concerned about your child’s development?
How to help your preschooler sleep alone featured image

Child & Teen Health

How to help your preschooler sleep alone
New advice on melatonin use in children featured image

Child & Teen Health

New advice on melatonin use in children
Asking about guns in houses where your child plays featured image

Child & Teen Health

Asking about guns in houses where your child plays
Monkeypox: What parents need to know featured image

Child & Teen Health

Monkeypox: What parents need to know
Polio: What parents need to know now featured image

Child & Teen Health

Polio: What parents need to know now
A refresher on childhood asthma: What families should know and do featured image

Child & Teen Health

A refresher on childhood asthma: What families should know and do
Gun violence: A long-lasting toll on children and teens featured image

Child & Teen Health

Gun violence: A long-lasting toll on children and teens
Heart-healthy habits for children and teens lengthen lives featured image

Child & Teen Health

Heart-healthy habits for children and teens lengthen lives
The formula shortage is hurting families: What parents should know and do featured image

Child & Teen Health

The formula shortage is hurting families: What parents should know and do
Summer camp 2022: Having fun and staying safe featured image

Child & Teen Health

Summer camp 2022: Having fun and staying safe
Eating disorders spike among children and teens: What parents should know featured image

Child & Teen Health

Eating disorders spike among children and teens: What parents should know
The care that transgender youth need and deserve featured image

Child & Teen Health

The care that transgender youth need and deserve
The mental health crisis among children and teens: How parents can help featured image

Child & Teen Health

The mental health crisis among children and teens: How parents can help
New guidance on return to youth sports and activity after COVID-19 featured image

Child & Teen Health

New guidance on return to youth sports and activity after COVID-19
5 skills teens need in life — and how to encourage them featured image

Child & Teen Health

5 skills teens need in life — and how to encourage them
Pandemic challenges may affect babies — possibly in long-lasting ways featured image

Child & Teen Health

Pandemic challenges may affect babies — possibly in long-lasting ways
Naps: Make the most of them and know when to stop them featured image

Child & Teen Health

Naps: Make the most of them and know when to stop them
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