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Kids Health: Old Wives' Tales ArticleKids Health: Old Wives' Tales Article
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9th - 10th
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1120L
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Kids Health: Old Wives' Tales

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Will wearing shoes help a baby walk sooner? Does caffeine stunt a child's growth? Does chocolate cause acne? Find old wives' tales about pregnancy, infants, food, coffee, and illness, and answers to the above questions.

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caffeine, pregnancy, fish

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breastfeeding, caffeine and growth, caffeine stunts growth, feed a cold, fetal heart rate, learning to walk, low pregnancy, old wives' tale, old wives' tales, starve a fever, stealing a baby's breath, swimming after eating, arthritis, catching a cold, chocolate causes acne, chocolate and acne, cracking knuckles, cross your eyes, eating fish, hearing loss, kidshealth, nemours foundation, reading in dim light, spicy foods and ulcers, television and eyesight, thumbsucking and buck teeth, misinformation about health

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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