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• Monitoring Your Child's Media Use for Parents

  
  

  Some ways for parents to keep track of the media their kids watch, play, and use.

• Vitiligo for Parents

  
  

  While vitiligo might make kids self-conscious, this skin condition is not medically dangerous. Kids with vitiligo are as healthy as other kids.

• Sepsis for Parents

  
  

  Sepsis is a serious infection usually caused when bacteria make toxins that cause the immune system to attack the body's own organs and tissues.

• Teaching Kids to Be Smart About Social Media for Parents

  
  

  Before kids or teens hit "enter," make sure they know the rules when it comes to oversharing, teasing, posting personal info, and other online don'ts.

• Prenatal Tests: Third Trimester for Parents

  
  

  Find out what tests may be offered to you during weeks 27 through 40 of pregnancy.

• Vitiligo for Teens

  
  

  Vitiligo is a loss of skin pigment that causes white spots or patches to appear on the skin. It's not medically dangerous, but it can affect a person's appearance. Find out more.

• Dealing With Bullying for Teens

  
  

  Bullying has everyone worried, not just the people on its receiving end. Learn about dealing with bullies, including tips on how to stand up for yourself or a friend.

• Your Muscles for Kids

  
  

  You have more than 600 muscles in your body! They do everything from pumping blood throughout your body to helping you lifting your heavy backpack. Find out more.

• Coping When a Parent Has an Alcohol or Drug Problem for Teens

  
  

  Alcoholism causes anguish not only for the person who drinks, but for everyone who is involved with that person. But there are things you can do to help cope with the problems alcoholism creates in families.

• Can I Have Children After Cancer Treatments? for Teens

  
  

  When chemotherapy and other treatments attack cancer cells, they can affect some of the body's healthy cells too. As a teen, you'll want to know what this can mean to your fertility.