…us and to our families. In doing so, we can help our children understand and act on these values as well. We can even show children and teens how to…
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Mindfulness and meditation: Tools to reduce stress during COVID-19
…website for modern mindfulness. Cosmic Kids Yoga — Guided meditation and yoga for kids. “The Mindful Teen” by Dzung X. Vo, a mindfulness-based stress reduction workbook for teens. “The Mindful…
How to help your teen cope with COVID-19 cancellations
…their friends. It’s normal for teens to feel anxious during this period of their lives, as they close one chapter and begin another. However, teens may feel especially anxious as they…
Helping your child overcome fears of visiting the doctor during COVID-19
…teens do not recognize when they are scared. Help by supporting them in developing language and body descriptions for their feelings. For example, “You said your heart is beating faster….
Back to virtual school: tips to help kids transition after summer break
…and may need their parents’ help with organizing virtual playdates or online communications. Consider building social encounters that would normally happen in person into your child’s virtual schedule. Some teens…
How to help a child who feels COVID-19 burnout
…with their children’s quality of life. Kids and teens alike are struggling with the challenge of increased isolation from friends, barriers to traditional academic instruction, and uncertainty about the current…
Causes, symptoms and treatment of ringworm
…system problems. What are signs and symptoms of ringworm? Here’s what parents can look for ringworm in babies, children and teens: Ringworm on the face, hands, neck or other skin…
How to choose a pediatrician
…babies to teens, pediatricians from CHOC’s Primary Care Network partner with parents to offer immunizations, sick visits, sports physicals and more. Find a Pediatrician How do I find a pediatrician?…
Contact sports and kids: What parents should know
…football or soccer, says Dr. Matthew Kornswiet, a sports medicine physician and pediatrician in the CHOC Primary Care Network. To help kids and teens prevent injury, Dr. Kornswiet says…
The COVID-19 vaccine and pediatric asthma: What parents should know
…evidence to suggest that kids with asthma would respond to the COVID-19 vaccine differently than adults with asthma. For children and teens, the only COVID-19 vaccine approved with emergency use…
Pediatric Healthcare Guide
…emergency departments nationwide are seeing an influx of patients. Similarly, CHOC is seeing an extremely high number of patients, from infants to teens, in their two pediatric emergency departments, as…
Understanding adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), risks and protective factors
…the lives of thousands of children and teens not only mentally and emotionally, but physically as well. In this Q&A, Dr. Sheila Modir, a CHOC pediatric psychologist, aims to bring…
