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Nurse Practitioner, Child Abuse Pediatrics (SCAN)
ASN, Naugatuck Valley Community College, 2005 BSN, Southern Connecticut State University, 2011 DNP, Quinnipiac University, 2015
Laura Caneira, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, is a Nurse Practitioner in the Division of Child Abuse Pediatrics at Connecticut Children’s. Laura’s clinical interests include global education, injury prevention, and screening for maltreatment and commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC). In her free time, Laura enjoys hiking with her dogs, traveling, and spending time with family.
We all know that tantrums are normal behavior for toddlers, but that doesn’t change how upsetting they may feel for everyone in the household. That’s why it’s helpful to have strategies ready to keep your cool – and, of course, calm your child. For help with toddler tantrums, Laura Caneira, APRN, joins the blog. First things […]
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