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The following printable articles cover a range of health topics, with tips for parents, tips for kids and teens and recommended reading/viewing put together by the pediatric experts at CHOC. These articles are not meant to replace your child’s professional healthcare team, but rather, to supplement it by giving you helpful tips and tools all in one place.
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Inpatient therapy proves to be key for getting patient to eat by mouth
Ein, now 6, sees great progress after intensive 19-day program, the only one of its kind on the West Coast.
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Health literacy: Questions to ask at doctor’s appointments
This list of questions can help ensure parents fully understand their child’s medical diagnosis, treatment plans, medication and next steps.
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Soft language: 7 simple language shifts parents can use to reduce fear in children
Learn from a CHOC expert how changing language around medical procedures can help reduce fear and confusion among children.
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What is intuitive eating?
Intuitive eating allows improvements in relationships with food while breaking free from diet culture. Learn from a CHOC dietitian how kids and teens can start.
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CHOC primary care offers support for new parents: Megan’s story
A new mother shares how CHOC’s primary care network and 24/7 nurse advice line supported her as she navigated a new life stage.
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Kids and warts: An ultimate guide
Warts are a common childhood ailment that generally don’t cause illness or a health problem. Here, a CHOC pediatrician provides an overview.
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Supporting oncology patients with neurocognitive late effects
CHOC experts provide an overview of the late neurocognitive effects of childhood cancer treatment to help caregivers better support patients.
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How nutrition affects kids’ sleep
While numerous factors can affect sleep, we can do a lot to improve slumber – including paying attention to what we eat.
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The effects of screen time on children: The latest research parents should know
Get an overview of the latest research on the impacts of screen time on toddlers, kids and teens.
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Understanding Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
Learn more about this new mental health disorder in which someone limits their amount and types of food based on different food features.
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Parvovirus: What parents should know
With parvovirus B19 infection on the rise in the United States, a CHOC pediatrician provides an overview of the virus, the conditions it causes and when parents should worry.
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Transient synovitis: What parents should know
Learn more about transient synovitis – also known as toxic synovitis – or the temporary inflammation of the hip that can cause limping and pain.
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Free school meal programs: What to know
All students in California are eligible to receive free lunch and breakfast at school — and the meals are healthy and tasty. Learn more.
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What parents need to know about testicular torsion
A CHOC pediatrician provides an overview of testicular torsion, how it happens and what to do.
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Bed bugs and kids: A guide for parents
A CHOC pediatrician offers advice on the health impacts of bed bugs, how to prevent and remove them, and how to treat bites.
Topics
- Allergies
- Anxiety
- Appendicitis
- Arthritis
- Artificial Intelligence
- Asthma
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Autism
- Bedwetting
- Bike and Helmet Safety
- Birth Defects
- Blood donations
- Bullying
- Cancer / Oncology
- Car and Travel Safety
- Celiac
- Child Life
- Cleft Lip
- Cochlear implants
- Cold and Flu
- Concussions
- Controlled Substances
- Coping with chronic illness
- COVID-19
- Critical Care
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Dentistry
- Depression
- Dermatology
- Diabetes
- Down Syndrome
- Driving
- Ear Infections
- Ears, Nose, Throat / Otolaryngology
- Eating Disorders
- Emergency
- Endocrinology
- Epilepsy / Seizures
- First Aid
- Food Allergies
- Fun Activities
- Gastroenterology
- Genetics
- Halloween
- Headaches
- Health
- Heart / Cardiology
- Hematology
- Hernia
- Holidays
- Home and Window Safety
- Hot Weather Safety
- Hydration
- Hygiene
- Immunizations / Vaccinations
- Immunology
- Infectious Disease
- Internet / Online Safety
- Lactation / Breastfeeding
- Leukemia
- Maternal-Fetal Care
- Medication
- Mental Health
- Metabolics
- Neonatology / NICU
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- New Year
- Nutrition
- Nutrition and Lactation
- Obesity
- Orthopaedics
- Outdoor Safety
- Palliative Care
- Parenting
- Pediatric Surgery
- Pharmacy
- PICU Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
- Plastic Surgery
- Primary Care / Family Medicine
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Psychosis
- Pulmonology
- Radiology
- Rare Disease
- Recipes
- Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy
- Rheumatology
- Safety
- School
- Scoliosis
- Screen Time and Social Media
- Seasonal
- Sexual Health
- Sleep Safety
- Sleeping
- Speech therapy
- Sports and Fitness
- Sports Medicine
- Suicide Prevention
- Summer Safety
- Sun Safety and Skin Protection
- Thanksgiving
- Tonsils
- Transition to Adult Health Care
- Traumatic Events
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Urology
- Vision / Ophthalmology
- Water Safety and Drowning Prevention
