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Children's Health Education

Asthma/Allergy

Allergies Linked to Poor Grades, Missed School and Less Sleep
Asthma Plan Keeps Asthma in Check

Harmful Effects of Passive Involuntary Smoking
Avoid Springtime Allergens to Reduce Symptoms of Asthma

Parent Watch: Asthma Symptoms in Young Children

Breastfeeding

Advantages of breastfeeding
Breastfeeding Basics
General recommendations for breastfeeding mothers
How to increase milk supply
How to know your baby is getting enough milk
Storage and handling of breastmilk

Daycare

Daycare Questions and Answers

Developmental Issues

Bed Wetting
Temper Tantrums
Taming Tantrum Tactics
The (Way Too Early) Birds and the (All Too Busy) Bees
Sleeping Like a Baby?
Homework Without Hassles
Discipline and Your Child
Toilet Training: Basics

Toilet Training Resistance
Child's Play--It's Not Just for Fun
Puberty for boys
Puberty for girls
Depression in children and teens
Media Exposure hurts kids' school performance
Advertising's Effects on Children and Teens
Developmental milestones
Autism

Nutrition and Excercise

Kids Consume Too Many Soft Drinks
Childhood Obesity: Inevitable or Preventable?
Kid's Increased Screen Time Leads to Unhealthy Lifestyles
Help for Overweight Children
Type 2 Diabetes Becoming a Kid's Epidemic
Calcium--Building Bones for Healthy Adult Years
Foiling the Finicky Eater
Picky Eaters

Healthy School Lunches
Help your child learn good nutrition

AVOIDING OVERUSE INJURIES AND BURNOUT

Safety

Car Seat Safety Check List
Booster Seats
Sun Safety
Bicycle Helmet Law
Poisoning
Backpacks & Kids
Passive Involuntary Smoking

Tattoos Predict Hepatitis C
Recommendations to Prevent SIDS
Risk of Child Death from Sleep Rollover while Bed-sharing
Antibiotics Overuse Fuels Drug Resistance
Safety of Pills Treating ADHD
Mowing the lawn is not child's play
Protecting Children from Recreational Water Illness
Online safety: How to Protect Your Kids
Bug Safety

Sports

Sports and Children
Sports Nutrition
Don't Turn Your Child Into a Sports Specialist

Parents Should Promote Safe Sports for Children
Sports injury prevention tips
Avoiding overuse injuries and burnout

Teen Issues

Dealing with normal teen rebellion
Teen Smoking- How It Will Change Your Life
Calcium--Building Bones for Adult Years
Teen Sun Safety
Anorexia Nervosa
Depression
What causes acne
Making the right choice: Facts on preventing pregnancy and STDs
Talking to your teen about sex
Building Resilience, Reducing Stress
Advertising's Effects on Teens
Parents Key to Reducing Teen Driver Crashes

Mental Health Awareness

Treating Illnesses

Fever in Children
Treating Fever: Thermometer Tips
Your Child and Antibiotics

Kids, teens, and even adults get Chickenpox
Children have Migraines Too

Vaccines

Hepatitis B Vaccine
            Why get vaccinated?
            Who should get hepatitis B vaccine and when?

Meningoccocal Vaccine for Adolescents
Mumps, Measles, Rubella Vaccine (MMR)
Chickenpox vaccine
Pertusis vaccine required for adolescents
Flu vaccine
Rotavirus vaccine for infants
HPV vaccine for girls age 9-26 years

 

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