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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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Does your child need their tonsils out?
Worried about your child’s snoring or sore throat? Learn when tonsils should be removed and how the procedure helps, expertly explained by Dr. Huoh.
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With their second child home in time for Mother’s Day, these parents couldn’t be more grateful
Born Jan. 7 with congenital heart disease, Baby Madeline spent two months in the neonatal intensive care unit and six weeks in the cardiovascular intensive care unit.
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Perinatal Mental Health 101: Spotting the warning signs
Support for your mental health matters. Learn common signs and when to get help during pregnancy and postpartum.
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How are nature and mental health linked?
Nature and mental health are deeply connected. Learn why getting outside reduces stress, eases anxiety, and boosts mood, focus, and emotional well-being.
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Cooking for a Healthy Gut: Spring Tacos with Strawberry Salsa
May is a meaningful time to highlight digestive health, bringing awareness to gut-related conditions and the role nutrition plays in overall wellness.
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How do trauma and adverse childhood experiences affect children?
Learn how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and childhood trauma affect children, and how trauma-informed care matters.
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Healthy and balanced eating sets young kids up for success
Setting kids up for success while they are young is fundamental so they can grow up to be strong, healthy adults.
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Tips and tricks to provide balanced meals and snacks
Learn ways to create well-rounded meals and snacks to keep your child growing and healthy.
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Everything you need to know about processed foods and feeding your child
Processed foods tend to lose nutritional value throughout the manufacturing process. However, they can be more convenient, budget friendly, and palatable for children, making them OK to offer in moderation.
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How can you help your child safely lose weight?
Help your child safely lose weight with compassionate, pediatrician-approved tips that focus on healthy habits—not shame, diets, or the number on the scale.
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How can I improve my child’s diet quality?
Learn ways to improve your child’s diet quality through the simple principles of promoting a balanced plate, increasing fiber consumption, and monitoring added sugar intake.
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What is dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and how does it work?
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) helps teens and adults manage intense emotions and build healthier coping skills. Learn how it works.
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How can you optimize your child’s sleep?
Struggling with your child’s sleep? A pediatric psychologist shares expert tips, common causes, and proven strategies to help kids sleep better.
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From seeds to super: Growing your own sprouts and using them in meals
Grow your own sprouts this National Garden Month and enjoy them in a fresh, nutrient‑dense Garden Power Rice Bowl that supports simple, healthy cooking.
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How do you support a child with OCD?
OCD in children can begin as early as age 8. Learn the signs, causes, and treatments with expert guidance for parents and caregivers.
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
