Find out which substances teens use most often, and why, and what to do if you are concerned about your teen’s substance use.
Discover how to assess acute pain in an older child (age six to 12) at home and in medical settings.
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disorder that causes muscle weakness and muscle atrophy (shrinking), and can affect a child’s ability to speak, walk, and breathe.
Find out how you can use effective parenting to support the 3Ps of pain management for your teen with acute pain.
Learn about possible outcomes for premature babies.
Your child may have been outfitted with a Jackson Pratt (JP) drain during their surgery. With this information, you can properly care for a JP drain at home.
Learn how the body experiences acute pain.
Find out how to recognize the signs of acute pain at home and how your teen's pain is assessed in medical settings.
Learn how to prevent, recognize and treat dehydration and other heat-related illnesses in children.
Find out how the 3Ps of pain management can help your teen manage their acute pain.
Find out how acute pain is identified and assessed, at home and in medical settings, in children not old enough to speak.
Find out how to assess acute pain in your young child (age two to five) at home and in medical settings.
Pain treatment involves a mix of psychological, physical and pharmacological (medication) strategies. Learn more about the 3Ps for acute pain.
Learn what to expect when your child makes the switch to adult care, and how to prepare them for taking charge of their own care.
Learn how to help your child use technology safely and what to do if your child has been bullied, has bullied others or has seen cyberbullying.
Tuberculosis (TB) is a curable bacterial disease spread from person to person through the air. Learn more about TB in children, including its causes, signs and symptoms and how it is diagnosed and treated.
Find out how you can use the 3P approach to support your child in acute pain.
Watch this video for tools to cope with uncertainty and unknowns about the future. This video can help you focus on what you can control right now.
Find out how you can use the 3Ps of pain management to support your older child (age six to 12).
Learn about how complex medical conditions and admissions to the hospital can impact speech and language development in children.
Recommendations for navigating your way through the health-care system as a teenager and gaining independence in managing your own health care.
Find out why understanding the relationships between food, insulin, activity and high or low blood sugar readings is important for diabetes management.
Read about how to choose a car seat or booster seat, how to position your child in the seat, and other safety precautions.
Find out how to set up a new sleep schedule to help you spend more of your time in bed sleeping instead of tossing and turning.
Recommendations for helping your child navigate through the health-care system and gain independence in managing their own health care.
