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General Health
Keeping kids healthy is a big job! Read up on common conditions and illnesses, body basics, caring for sick kids, and much more.
- Broken Bones
- Buckle Fractures
- Canker Sores (Aphthous Ulcers)
- Concussions: What Teachers Need to Know
- Fainting
- Fever (High Temperature) In Kids
- Functional Abdominal Pain
- Going to the Emergency Room
- Greenstick Fractures
- Growing Pains
- Headaches
- How Broken Bones Heal
- How to Take a Rectal Temperature
- How to Take an Axillary (Armpit) Temperature
- How to Take an Oral Temperature
- Inflammation
- Migraine Headaches
- Occupational Therapy
- Osgood-Schlatter Disease
- Physical Therapy
- Splints
- Stress Fractures
- Taking Your Child's Temperature
- What to Do About a Fever (High Temperature)
- When and Where to Get Medical Care
- About Body Basics
- Blood
- Blood Types
- Bones, Muscles, and Joints
- Central Nervous System: The Brain and Spinal Cord
- Digestive System
- Ears
- Endocrine System
- Enzymes
- Eyes
- Female Reproductive System
- Hair
- Heart and Circulatory System
- How Do the Ears Work? (Video)
- Immune System
- Kidneys and Urinary Tract
- Lungs and Respiratory System
- Male Reproductive System
- Metabolism
- Mouth and Teeth
- Nails
- Nervous System
- Peripheral Nervous System
- Skin
- Skin, Hair, and Nails: The Body’s Protective Layer
- The Lymphatic System
- The Spleen
- What Is Collagen?
- Birthmarks
- Body Basics: The Heart (Slideshow)
- Body Mass Index (BMI)
- Cholesterol
- Common Questions About Vaccines
- Fever (High Temperature) In Kids
- Growth Charts
- Growth Plates
- Hemangiomas: Suzanne's Story
- How to Handle Nausea
- How to Take a Rectal Temperature
- How to Take an Axillary (Armpit) Temperature
- How to Take an Oral Temperature
- Is It OK for My Child to Use Skin Care Products?
- My Child Wants to Grow Taller. What Should I Say?
- Nutrition & Fitness (Topic Center)
- Overweight and Obesity
- Taking Your Child's Temperature
- The Spleen
- What Is Collagen?
- Your Child's Changing Voice
- Amblyopia
- Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD)
- Black Eyes
- Corneal Abrasions
- Dealing With Earwax (Cerumen)
- Farsightedness (Hyperopia)
- First Aid: Pinkeye
- How Can My Child Watch a Solar Eclipse Safely?
- How Do the Ears Work? (Video)
- How to Handle an Eye Injury
- Nearsightedness (Myopia)
- Preventing Eye Injuries
- Strabismus
- Subconjunctival Hemorrhage
- Surgery for Tear Duct Blockage
- TMJ Disorders
- What's Tear Duct Massage (Treating Tear-Duct Blockage)? (Video)
- What's a Tear Duct Probe (Treating Tear-Duct Blockage)? (Video)
- Your Child's Vision
- 10 Ways to Help Your Child Get a Better Night’s Sleep
- Bed-Sharing
- Bedwetting (Enuresis)
- Breastfeeding FAQs: Sleep — Yours and Your Baby's
- Bruxism (Teeth Grinding or Clenching)
- Flat Head Syndrome (Positional Plagiocephaly)
- Helping Your Teen Get Enough Sleep (Video)
- Helping Your Toddler Sleep (Video)
- How Can I Be Sure My Baby Stays on Her Back While She Sleeps?
- Kids and Sleep
- Melatonin Supplements
- Night Terrors
- Nightmares
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Sleep and Your 1- to 2-Year-Old
- Sleep and Your 1- to 3-Month-Old
- Sleep and Your 4- to 7-Month-Old
- Sleep and Your 8- to 12-Month-Old
- Sleep and Your Newborn
- Sleep and Your Preschooler
- Sleep and Your School-Aged Child
- Sleep and Your Teen
- Sleepwalking
- Braces
- Bruxism (Teeth Grinding or Clenching)
- Fluoride
- How Do I Care for My Baby's Teeth?
- How to Take Care of Your Child's Teeth (Video)
- Keeping Your Child's Teeth Healthy
- TMJ Disorders
- Teething Tots
- Tongue Tie (Ankyloglossia)
- Constipation
- Coughing
- Febrile Seizures
- How to Handle Constipation
- How to Handle Heat Illness
- How to Handle Pain While Peeing
- How to Handle Vomiting
- How to Handle a Cough
- How to Handle an Earache
- How to Take Your Child's Pulse
- Is My Child Too Sick to Go to School?
- Keeping Diabetes Under Control When Your Child is Sick
- Taking Your Child's Temperature
Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice,
diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.
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