Recommended Web Sites

How To Give Medicine to Children - The FDA talks about safe use of medicines.

Parents and Kids - FamilyDoctor.org has plenty of great fact sheets at this site.

Tips for Healthy Children and Families - The American Academy of Family Physicans has prepared this information.

Acute Appendicitis in Children - This information comes from the Journal of the American Medical Association.

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Numerous fact sheets can be accessed from this informative site.

American Academy of Pediatrics - This is a wonderful resource for parents!

CDC - Infants & Children - Information from the Centers for Disease Control on such topics as: baby bottle tooth decay, bicycle helmets, birth defects, child safety seats, disabilities, dogbites, earaches, head lice, immunizations, pink eye, school health, vision and hearing impairment.

Child and Teen Health on MEDLINEPlus - Developed by the National Library of Medicine, this consumer health site directs the user to selected online resources on many common diseases and conditions.

Child Behavior from American Family Physician - Explanation of different types of behavior and how to handle them.

Childhood Illnesses and Conditions from NOAH - The librarians at the NY Academy of Medicine and the NY Public Library have assembled these links to quality sites.

Childhood Vaccines: What They Are and Why Your Child Needs Them - The American Academy of Family Physicians offers this advice.

Children and Constipation, Ways to Cope and When to Worry - The Mayo Clinic gives this advice.

Children's Health Center - The doctors at the Mayo Clinic describe the most common childhood sicknesses and what to do about them.

Children's Health Topics - The nation's medical societies have banded together and placed all of their brochures at this one site.

Children's Health Environmental Coalition - CHEC is a national non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public, specifically parents and caregivers, about environmental toxins that affect children's health.

Children's Illness: The Top 4 Causes of Missed School - The Mayo Clinic talks about those diseases every kid gets.

Computer-Related Repetitive Stress Injuries - KidsHealth supplies this information on repetitive stress injuries due to computer use.

EPA: Children's Health - The Environmental Protection Agency explains how the environment affects children's health.

Gastroesophageal Reflux in Children and Adolescents - The National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse has created this information.

Healthy Living: Passing On Healthy Habits to Your Kids - Great advice from the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Healthy Minds - The American Psychiatric Association explores this topic in depth.

Kids With Cough - The American College of Chest Physicians offers this advice for parents of a child with a cough.

KidsHealth - This site was created by the Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media and aims to provide the best children's health information on the Internet. This site has different areas for parents, kids, or teens.

Let's Talk About Common Childhood Mental Disorders - The American Psychiatric Association talks about a number of problems here.

MEDLINEPlus: Child Development - More links to quality resources from the National Library of Medicine.

MEDLINEPlus: Childhood Brain Tumors - The librarians at the National Library of Medicine have pulled these quality sites from the Internet.

MEDLINEPlus: Inhalant Abuse - The librarians at the National Library of Medicine have assembled these links to quality sites.

MEDLINEPlus: Obesity in Children - Developed by the National Library of Medicine, this consumer health site directs the user to selected online resources on many common diseases, conditions, and concerns.

Medicine and Your Child: How to Give Your Child the Right Dose - The American Academy of Family Physicians has created this guide to medicating children properly.

Merck Manual - Home Edition - Scroll down to section 23 to find more information on children's health issues.

MyPyramid - The US Department of Agriculture has established new food guidelines, check out this site to see what you should be eating.

National Parenting Center - Provides parents with comprehensive and responsible guidance from nine of the world's most renowned child-rearing authorities, via articles and chat rooms.

National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care - Information about child care from the US Maternal and Child Health Bureau.

Parenting Special Needs - Large site chock-full of links to information about ADD, autism, and other disabilities.

Physical Activity Guidelines - The Federal Government has issued its first-ever Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. They describe the types and amounts of physical activity that offer substantial health benefits to Americans.

Pocket Guide to Good Health for Children - Working with the doctor, nurse, or other health care provider to keep your child well is as important as getting treatment when he or she is sick. This revised Guide briefly explains preventive care for children-such as checkup visits, immunizations, and tests and exams-and provides guidance on related issues.

PositiveParenting - Resources, information, courses, a bookstore, and chat about parenting issues.

Powerful Bones, Powerful Girls - This site, from the CDC, has useful information on how to help girls develop lifelong bone-healthy habits.

The Whole Child/Adolescent Center - Information for parents on the learning, behavior and social problems of teens and children.

Your Child's Physical:What to Know Before You Go - The Mayo Clinic has created this list of things to know about kids physicals.