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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) |
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Addiction |
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Avian (Bird) Flu and Possible
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Bronchiolitis |
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 Links
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Websites mostly about health &
child development:
The American Academy of Pediatrics has a
new resource for parents on its website called
healthychildren.org.
HealthyChildren is "Powered by pediatricians; trusted by parents." You
can locate all kinds of up-to-the-minute information about child development
and childhood illnesses. There is also a link to Healthy Children
magazine, and you can download the latest issue for free.
Got
questions or concerns about the flu? The Centers for Disease Control
(CDC) has up-to-date information about
influenza, including tips on avoiding the flu.
Kidshealth.org has a website just for
parents. Has lots of
great information about children's health issues, growth and development,
improving your parenting skills, and first aid and safety information.
Dr.
Greene's House Calls is a good, easy-to-use source of health
information.
GeneralPediatrics.com is a kind of library of information. Click
on the first letter of the problem or disease you are researching. You
will be directed to a list of websites you can visit to find out more.
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Websites with parenting tips and
articles:
Family.com is Disney's family web site with a wide variety of
information and parent-to-parent support.
Parents.com is the web site of Parent's Magazine, and
has the same kinds of useful information as the magazine--you can even email
an expert for personal advice.
iVillage is a huge website for women,
with pages covering all sorts of topics. One page is called
Pregnancy and Parenting, which specifically
has information on all stages of development, including health topics,
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Websites for children:
The kidshealth.org site just for
kids has everything
you ever wanted to know about your body, growing up, diseases and injuries
and more. You will also find games, experiments and recipes.
The
Yuckiest Site on the
Internet
has great information for kids, including a section on our bodies, where you
can find out why we burp, what eye gunk is, and more! |
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Websites for teens:
The kidshealth.org
teen website has information about nutrition, fitness, diseases, drugs
and alcohol, staying safe, and more.
TeenHealthFX provides
online answers to teens' questions about their health, their relationships,
their bodies and their sexuality. It is not meant to substitute for
talking to your own doctor or parents, but it is a way to find out answers
to questions without embarrassment.
NoTobacco.org is the teen website of The Foundation for a Smoke Free
America (which also has a website for
adults). You will find quitting tips, pictures you can use to make
posters for school, and links to websites where you can research specific
issues dealing with smoking and tobacco for school papers, newspaper
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