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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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Child and teen grief support after a loss
Expert advice on child and teen support through grief, including honest communication, coping with loss, and when to seek additional help.
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Cyclospora in Kids: Symptoms, Produce Safety & Prevention Tips
Cyclospora is making headlines, but there’s no need to panic — or skip the produce aisle. A CHOC pediatric infectious disease specialist explains cyclospora symptoms in kids, the dehydration signs worth watching for and the simple washing habits that protect your family.
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Stroller safety: keeping your baby cool on hot summer days
A few simple habits can keep your little one safe and comfortable every time you head outside.
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The scoop on sun protection: Understanding UV safety
From trips to the playground to family beach days, kids are exposed to UV rays during many everyday activities. Learn where UV exposure happens, how to protect your child’s skin at every age, and how to choose the best sunscreen for you and your family.
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Rainbow gummy bears recipe: A fun DIY treat for the entire family
While whole fruit remains the best choice for everyday snacking, providing fiber along with essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, these gummies offer a creative way to explore fruit and make time in the kitchen more enjoyable.
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Your child has a cough: Should you be worried?
Child has a cough? Learn what causes it, when to worry, and safe ways to ease your child’s symptoms with advice from a board-certified pediatrician.
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Easing colic: A pediatrician’s calming toolkit for parents
What we call colic is best explained by the fact that different areas of the brain develop at different times. The areas that stimulate a baby develop before the areas that calm one down.
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Nora, 4, is thriving after major surgeries to correct dislocated hip
Together, the dislocation and dysplasia created one of the most complex challenges in pediatric orthopedic surgery: restoring the ball of the hip joint to the socket and reshaping the socket so the hip can remain stable as a child grows.
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How can you talk to your teen? Expert tips for parenting teenagers
Expert tips for parenting teenagers from Dr. Shirin Mostofi at Rady Children’s, helping families recognize red flags and improve communication.
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Navigating peptides, body image, and muscle development with Dr. Kornswiet
From muscle-building promises to rapid weight-loss claims, peptides are increasingly being marketed to teens on social media. But what are they, and what should parents know? Dr. Kornswiet explores the risks behind the trend, the pressures young people face online, and the importance of fostering healthy body image and lifelong wellness habits.
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Why is mental health wellness essential for academic excellence?
Discover why mental health is essential to achieving academic excellence and how emotional well-being supports focus, resilience, and student success.
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What are the best ways to prevent window falls at home?
Window falls are a leading cause of childhood injury. Discover practical ways families can reduce risks and create safer homes.
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Stay cool this summer: Three kid-friendly hydration recipes to beat the heat
When temperatures rise, staying hydrated becomes even more important. Learn how smoothies, popsicles, and frozen fruit treats can help kids stay cool, hydrated, and nourished all summer long.
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When are youth sports injuries too serious for a child to keep playing?
Not sure if your child should keep playing? Learn how to recognize serious youth sports injuries.
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How do you do a bowel clean-out with MiraLAX?
A MiraLAX bowel clean-out can help relieve severe constipation in children. Learn instructions, diet tips and what parents should expect.
Topics
- Allergies
- Anxiety
- Appendicitis
- Arthritis
- Artificial Intelligence
- Asthma
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Autism
- Balanced Carbs
- Balanced Macros
- Balanced Meal
- Balanced Protein
- Bedtime
- Bedwetting
- Bike and Helmet Safety
- Birth Defects
- Blood Donations
- Build Your Own
- Bullying
- Calm
- Calming
- Cancer / Oncology
- Car and Travel Safety
- Celiac
- Child Life
- Cleft Lip
- Cochlear implants
- Cold and Flu
- Colorectal & Urogenital
- Comfort Food
- Concussions
- Controlled Substances
- Cooling
- Coping with chronic illness
- COVID-19
- Critical Care
- Culinary Medicine
- Customizable
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Dentistry
- Depression
- Dermatology
- Diabetes
- Down Syndrome
- Driving
- Ear Infections
- Ears, Nose, Throat / Otolaryngology
- Easy Prep
- Eating Disorders
- Emergency
- Endocrinology
- Epilepsy / Seizures
- Fall Flavors
- Fermented
- First Aid
- Flourless
- Food Allergies
- Freezer-Friendly
- Fun
- Fun Activities
- Gastroenterology
- General Surgery
- Genetics
- Gentle
- Gentle Flavor
- Gentle Spices
- Halloween
- Handheld
- Headaches
- Health
- Heart / Cardiology
- Hematology
- Herby
- Hernia
- Holidays
- Home and Window Safety
- Hot Weather Safety
- Hydration
- Hygiene
- Immunizations / Vaccinations
- Immunology
- Infectious Disease
- Internet / Online Safety
- Kid-Friendly
- Lactation / Breastfeeding
- Leukemia
- Maternal-Fetal Care
- Meal Prep
- Medication
- Mental Health
- Metabolics
- Musculoskeletal Tumors
- Neonatology / NICU
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- New Year
- No Cooking
- No-Bake
- Nutrition
- Nutrition and Lactation
- Obesity
- Orthopedics
- Outdoor Safety
- Oven-Baked
- Palliative Care
- Parenting
- Pediatric Surgery
- Pharmacy
- PICU Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
- Plant Protein
- Plastic Surgery
- Portable
- Post-Illness
- Primary Care / Family Medicine
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Psychosis
- Pulmonology
- Radiology
- Rare Disease
- Recipes
- Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy
- Rheumatology
- Safety
- School
- School-Friendly
- Scoliosis
- Screen Time and Social Media
- Seasonal
- Sensory Engaging
- Serve Warm or Cold
- Sexual Health
- Sleep Safety
- Sleeping
- Soothing
- Speech therapy
- Sports and Fitness
- Sports Medicine
- Stir Fry
- Stroke
- Suicide Prevention
- Summer Safety
- Sun Safety and Skin Protection
- Thanksgiving
- Tiny Hand Friendly
- Toddler-Friendly
- Tonsils
- Transition to Adult Health Care
- Traumatic Events
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Urology
- Veggie Boost
- Versatile
- Vision / Ophthalmology
- Warm
- Warming Spices
- Water Safety and Drowning Prevention
