Over the past 20 years more children are participating in organized and recreational athletics. With so many young athletes playing sports, it's no wonder injuries are common. Half of all sports medicine injuries in children and teens are from
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How to Prevent Overuse Injuries (Care of the Young Athlete)
Category: safety_and_prevention
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How to Prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome and Other Forms of Abusive Head Trauma
Category: newborns_infants_and_toddlers
One of the skills parents and caregivers need to learn is how to deal with stress. This is especially important when there seems to be no end to a baby's crying. Too often, when a parent or caregiver loses control the results can be harmful or deadly.
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How to Prevent Tooth Decay in Your Baby
Category: newborns_infants_and_toddlers
Baby teeth are important. If baby teeth are lost too early, the teeth that are left may move and not leave any room for adult teeth to come in. Also, if tooth decay is not prevented, it can be costly to treat, cause pain, and lead to life-threatening infections.
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Imaging and Medical Radiation Safety: Important Information for Parents
Category: safety_and_prevention
Pediatricians use different tests and tools to help them diagnose and treat injuries and illnesses. This handout was written by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to answer questions about imaging and medical radiation safety.
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Immunizations: What You Need To Know
Category: newborns_infants_and_toddlers
Immunizations have helped children stay healthy for more than 50 years. They are safe and they work. In fact, serious side effects are no more common than those from other types of medication. Vaccinations have reduced the number of infections from vaccine-preventable diseases by more than 90%! Yet many
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Infant Furniture: Cribs
Category: newborns_infants_and_toddlers