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Child Care
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Articles
- Caring for Military Children
- Child Care for Older Kids
- Choosing a Child Care Center
- Finding a Sitter
- Indoor Play Ideas: Fun Ways for Families to Connect This Winter
- Making Baby Drop Off at Child Care Easier
- Making Child Care Choices Count for Your Family
- Managing School Holidays and Vacations
- Military Families: Child Care Support During Deployments
- Preparing Your Child for Child Care
- The Risks of Shift Work
- Tips for Grandparents Who Provide Child Care
- What Caregivers Need to Know About Feeding Children
- What Parents Can Do to Support Friendships
- When to Keep Your Child Home from Child Care
- Why Quality Matters in Early Child Care: AAP Policy Explained
- Your Child Care Checklist
Conditions
Emotional Wellness
Articles
- Everybody Gets Mad: Helping Your Child Cope with Conflict
- Helping Children Handle Stress
- How Families Can Cope with Relocation Stress After a Disaster
- How to Talk to Your Children after an Act of Terrorism
- Hurricanes & Floods: Taking Care of Your Children and Yourself
- Just Breathe: The Importance of Meditation Breaks for Kids
- Mental Health Care: Who’s Who
- Music and Mood
- Permission to Unplug: The Health Benefits of Yoga for Kids
- Resiliency of Military Children
- Signs of Overload
- Staying Cool When Things Heat Up
- Taking a Mental Health Day Off from School: A Pediatrician-Mom’s Perspective
- Talking With Children about Disasters
- Your Child’s First Crush
Injuries & Emergencies
- 10 Things for Parents to Know Before Heading to the ER
- Anaphylaxis in Infants & Children
- Avoid a Food Allergy Scare on Halloween
- Brachial Plexus Injuries in Children
- Burn Treatment & Prevention Tips for Families
- Children And Broken Bones
- Choking Prevention
- Cuts, Scrapes & Scar Management: Parent FAQs
- Dental Emergencies: What Parents Need To Know
- Electric Shock Injuries in Children
- Extreme Temperature Exposure
- Fingertip Injuries
- First Aid for Bites or Cuts to a Child’s Tongue or Lip
- First Aid for a Knocked-Out Permanent Tooth
- Frostbite Prevention
- Head Injury
- How to Stop a Nosebleed
- How to Use an AED
- How to Use an Epinephrine Auto-Injector
- Is There ICE in Your Cell Phone?
- Loss of Consciousness
- Organ Donation
- Responding to a Choking Emergency
- Signs of Dehydration in Infants & Children
- Toothaches in Children
- Watch Out for Those Fingers!
- What to Expect When You Call 911
- What to Expect if Your Child is Admitted to the Hospital
- When Your Child Needs Emergency Medical Services
- When to Call Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Nutrition
Resources
Articles
- 5 Great Reasons to Cook with Your Kids
- All About Eggs
- Are Your Kids Hungry or Just Bored?
- Avoiding Food Traps
- Avoiding Trans Fats
- Beyond Chicken Nuggets: Protein-Rich Alternatives for Picky Eaters
- Breakfast for Learning
- Changes to the Nutrition Facts Label: What Parents Need to Know
- Childhood Nutrition
- Cholesterol Levels in Children and Adolescents
- Choose Water for Healthy Hydration
- Choosing Healthy Snacks for Kids
- Common Food Allergies
- Cow’s Milk Alternatives: Parent FAQs
- Diagnosing Food Allergies in Children
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- Differences in Organic, Natural, and Health Foods
- Energy In: Recommended Food & Drink Amounts for Children
- Fat, Salt and Sugar: Not All Bad
- Food Additives: What Parents Should Know
- Food Allergies in Children
- Food Substitutions
- Fruit Juice and Your Child’s Diet
- Gluten-Free Food Labeling
- Gluten-Free Shopping Tips for Parents
- Healthy Active Living for Families
- Holiday Food Safety Tips for Families
- How Children Develop Unhealthy Food Preferences
- How to Get Your Child to Eat More Fruits & Veggies
- How to Plan a Balanced Thanksgiving Meal for Picky Eaters
- How to Please Fussy Eaters
- How to Reduce Added Sugar in Your Child’s Diet: AAP Tips
- Hungry in a Hurry: Food for Fast Times
- I Need a Treat: How to Tame Your Child’s Sweet Tooth
- Juice Boxes: Tips for Parents
- Kids Need Fiber: Here’s Why and How
- Lactose Intolerance in Infants & Children: Parent FAQs
- Making Sure Your Child is Eating Enough
- Managing Food Allergies
- Minerals: Calcium, Phosphorus, and Magnesium
- MyPlate
- No More “Clean Plate Club”
- Nutrition and Supplement Use
- Open Dates on Food: What Parents Should Know
- Organic Foods: Worth the Price?
- Pasteurized Milk: Myths and Proven Facts
- Peanuts on a Plane
- Plant-Based Diets: Are They Good for Kids?
- Portions and Serving Sizes
- Raw Milk Dangers: What Parents Need to Know
- Recommended Drinks for Young Children Ages 0-5
- Snacks & Sugary Foods in School: AAP Policy Explained
- Sports Nutrition for Busy Families and Busy Lifestyles
- Sulfites: A Sensitive Issue
- Sweeteners and Sugar Substitutes: Parent FAQs
- The 5 Food Groups: Sample Choices
- The 5-Second Rule: Fact or Fiction?
- The Case for Eating Breakfast
- The Scoop on Ready-to-Eat Breakfast Cereals
- Tips for Feeding Picky Eaters
- Tips for Preventing Food Hassles
- Vitamin D Deficiency and Rickets
- Vitamin D: On the Double
- We Don’t Need to Add Salt to Food
- What About Fat and Cholesterol?
- Where We Stand: Fruit Juice
- Whole Grains
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Safety
Resources
Consumer Toy Recalls
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute
Car Seat Safety
Kids Safe
Articles
- Aerial Spraying to Control the Spread of Zika: FAQs
- Arsenic: Health Effects and Exposure
- Blood Lead Levels in Children: What Parents Need to Know
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: How to Protect Your Family
- Cell Phone Radiation & Children’s Health: What Parents Need to Know
- Dog Bite Prevention Tips
- Electromagnetic Fields: A Hazard to Your Health?
- Fire Safety
- Fire Safety: Planning Saves Lives
- First Aid for Burns: Parent FAQs
- Halloween Health & Safety Tips
- Healthy Fish Choices for Kids
- Help Prevent Your Child from Going Missing: Safety Tips from the AAP
- How Climate Change Affects Children: AAP Policy Explained
- How to Choose Safer Personal Care Products: Tips for Families
- Is Your Drinking Water Safe?
- Keeping Your Child Safe From Asbestos
- Lead Exposure: Steps to Protect Your Family
- PFAS: Limiting Children’s Exposure to “Forever Chemicals”
- Pesticides, Herbicides and Children
- Poison Prevention & Treatment Tips for Parents
- Protecting Children from Pesticides: Information for Parents
- Radon: Is Your Home Safe?
- School Safety During an Emergency or Crisis: What Parents Need to Know
- Should My Child Be Retested for Lead Exposure?
- Talking with Children about Climate Change
- Where We Stand: Gun Safety
- Where We Stand: Lead Screening
- Where We Stand: Testing of Well Water
Sports
Resources
Articles
- Ballet and Dance
- Baseball Strength Training & Injury Prevention
- Baseball and Softball
- Basketball and Volleyball
- Biking
- Cheerleading
- Choosing a Sports Program
- Coaching
- Creating a Safe Environment to Prevent Abuse in Youth Sports: A Parent Checklist
- Cutting Weight: A Major Problem in Wrestling
- Development of Sports Skills
- Diving
- Effects of Puberty on Sports Performance: What Parents Need to Know
- Eyes on the Prize
- Figure Skating Injuries: Beyond Learn-to-Skate Classes
- Football
- Football Safety
- Football: Have Fun, But Play Safe
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Healthy Children Radio: Coaches Who Bully
- Horseback Riding
- Ice Hockey
- If a Child Wants to Quit
- Is Your Child Ready for Sports?
- Lacrosse
- Martial Arts
- Mental Skills Needed for Sports
- Parenting an Athlete
- Parents: Be a Good Sport Too
- Performance-Enhancing Supplements: Information for Parents
- Pressure to Perform
- Preventing Abuse in Youth Sports and Organized Activities
- Quitting a Sports Program
- Racquet Sports
- Rowing
- Running
- Safe Weight Loss and Weight Gain for Young Athletes
- Skiing and Snowboarding: Safety on the Bunny Hills and Beyond
- Soccer-Related Injuries in Kids are Rising – What Can Parents Do?
- Sports Physical: When, Where, Who Should Do It?
- Sports Physiology
- Sportsmanship
- Sprint Distance Triathlon: A Lifetime Sport for All Ages
- Strength Training
- Swimming
- Tackling in Youth Football: AAP Policy Explained
- Upper Body Strength Training
- Use of Medicines in Sports
- Water Polo
- Weigh-Ins, Weight Gain & Rules for Teen Athletes: AAP Report Explained
- Weight Gain in Football
- Wrestling
Travel
Resources
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Good for international travel recommendations and current vaccine information)
- Travel Clinic at ADC/North Austin Medical Center
Articles
- Air Bag Safety for Children
- Are You Using Your Rear-Facing-Only Car Seat Safely?
- Baby Carriers: Backpacks, Front Packs, and Slings
- Booster Seats for School-Aged Children
- Bullying on the Bus: How Should Parents Handle It?
- Car Seat Checkup
- Car Seat Installation Information: Seat Belts & LATCH
- Car Seats for Children Who Are Overweight or Obese: Suggestions for Parents
- Car Seats: Information for Families
- Car Seats: Product Listing for 2021
- E-Scooters Aren’t for Kids: AAP Urges Safety Rules
- Family Friendly Flying
- Finding a Pediatrician When Traveling
- Flying with Baby: Parent FAQs
- Forward-Facing Car Seats for Toddlers & Preschoolers
- Holiday Travel Tips
- Hotel Dangers that Put Baby’s Safety at Risk
- How to Build an Essential Summer First Aid Kit
- How to Buy a Safe Stroller
- How to Dispose of Old Car Seat
- More Important Information about Your Car Seat
- Prevent Child Deaths in Hot Cars
- Rear-Facing Car Seats for Infants & Toddlers
- Safe RV Travel with Children
- Safe Shopping with Children
- Seat Belts for Older Children
- Shopping for Car Seats: Tips for Parents
- Travel Safety Tips
- Walking and Biking to School
- Where We Stand: Car Seats For Children
- Where We Stand: Safety Restraints on the School Bus
- Winter Car Seat Safety Tips from the AAP
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