Looking for information about a chronic childhood condition or disease? Read about asthma, allergies, cancer, diabetes, heart murmurs, sleep disorders, and much more.
Kawasaki Disease
Egg Allergy Diet
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
Eczema
Nut and Peanut Allergy
Egg Allergy
Milk Allergy Diet
Nut and Peanut Allergy Diet
Environmental Control Measures
Ozone, Air Quality, and Asthma
Celiac Disease
Sick School Syndrome
Do Allergies Cause Asthma?
All About Allergies
Allergy Shots
Milk Allergy in Infants
Food Allergies
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Living With Lupus
Asthma Basics
Can Kids and Teens With Asthma Play Sports?
Managing Asthma
Asthma and Teens
Traveling and Asthma
Exercise-Induced Asthma
Inhaler or Nebulizer: Which One Should My Child Use?
Dealing With Asthma Triggers
What if My Child Doesn't Take His or Her Asthma Medication?
Can the Weather Affect My Child's Asthma?
What's an Asthma Flare-Up?
If My Child Has Asthma, Can We Keep Our Pet?
Wheezing and Asthma in Infants
Creating an Asthma-Safe Home
What's the Difference Between Rescue and Controller Medications?
What's a Peak Flow Meter?
Handling an Asthma Flare-Up
School and Asthma
When to Go to the ER if Your Child Has Asthma
What's an Asthma Action Plan?
What's the Difference Between a Nebulizer and an Inhaler?
Lungs and Respiratory System
Endocrine System
Female Reproductive System
About Body Basics
Metabolism
Bones, Muscles, and Joints
Male Reproductive System
Mouth and Teeth
Heart and Circulatory System
Immune System
Digestive System
Brain and Nervous System
Skin, Hair, and Nails
Eyes
Blood
Spleen and Lymphatic System
Kidneys and Urinary Tract
Muscular Dystrophy
Treating Scoliosis
Osgood-Schlatter Disease
Common Childhood Orthopedic Conditions
Frequently Asked Questions About Casts
Dwarfism
Marfan Syndrome
Reading Books to Babies
Links Between Media Exposure, Body Satisfaction, and Use of Sports Supplements or Steroids Among Teens
Toddler Reading Time
Teens Exposed to Tobacco More Likely to Have Metabolic Syndrome
Campaign to Get Kids Moving Makes a Difference
Story Time for Preschoolers
Your Daughter's First Gynecological Exam
What Kids Say About: Handling Stress
Los Huracanes
School-Age Readers
Errands Survival Kit
Children of Moms Who Smoked During Pregnancy More Likely to Have ADHD
Pesticide-Related Illness in Schools
Home and Away: How to Keep Toddlers Active
Kids' Gums Harmed by Parents' Smoking
Hurricanes
AAP: Teens Should Have Access to Emergency Contraception
Is Your Preschooler Too Active?
Toddlers: Learning by Playing
How to Give an Insulin Injection
Experiment: Surprise
Raising a Fit Preschooler
Hurricanes: How to Help
Neurocutaneous Syndromes
Neurofibromatosis
Radiation Therapy
Childhood Cancer: Leukemia
Chemotherapy
Childhood Cancer: Lymphoma
Childhood Cancer: Osteosarcoma
Childhood Cancer
Experimento: ¿Dos ojos son mejores que uno?
Wetting Problems May Be Linked to Behavioral Issues
Bursitis
Sexual Attraction and Orientation
Making Sense of Medical News
Riñón
Retinopatía
Resistencia a la insulina
Prueba de hemoglobina glucosilada (hemoglobina A1c)
Experimento: ¡Atrapa la moneda!
Poliuria
Polifagia
Polidipsia
Plan de intercambio de alimentos
Páncreas
Nivel de glucosa en sangre
Neuropatía
Nefropatía
Medidor de glucosa en sangre
Inyecciones de insulina
Índice glucémico
Hormonas
Experimento: Rojo, blanco y azul
Hipoglucemia
Hiperglucemia
Cleft Lip and Palate
Middle Ear Infections and Ear Tube Surgery
Cochlear Implants
Stuttering
Helping Sam Hear: A Family's Journey
Enlarged Adenoids
Helping Sam Hear: A Family's Journey - Chapter One: The Diagnosis
Tonsils and Tonsillectomies
Flying and Your Child's Ears
Auditory Processing Disorder
Speech-Language Therapy
Helping Sam Hear: A Family's Journey - Chapter Three: Surgery
Helping Sam Hear: A Family's Journey - Chapter Two: Finding the Way
Failure to Thrive
Overweight and Obesity
Type 1 Diabetes: What Is It?
Treating Type 1 Diabetes
Can Diabetes Be Prevented?
What Is a Growth Disorder?
Treating Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes: What Is It?
CPR: A Real Lifesaver
Positional Plagiocephaly (Flattened Head)
Week 21
What Are Wet Dreams?
How Can I Deal With My Asthma?
Thyroid Disorders
Middle Ear Infections
Week 22
Amebiasis
Bad Breath
Ascariasis
Campylobacter Infections
Week 24
Cellulitis
Cholesterol and Your Child
Complete Blood Count
Diphtheria
Week 23
Erythema Toxicum
Swimmer's Ear (Otitis Externa)
Fifth Disease
Week 25
Genital Warts
Giardiasis
Gonorrhea
If Your Child Has a Heart Defect
Atrial Septal Defect
Heart Murmurs and Your Child
Thalassemias
Hemophilia
Anemia
Congenital Heart Defects
Arrhythmias
Ventricular Septal Defect
Sickle Cell Disease
Coarctation of the Aorta
Hereditary Hemochromatosis
Iron-Deficiency Anemia
von Willebrand Disease
Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN)
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
G6PD Deficiency
When Your Child Has a Chronic Kidney Disease
Kidney Diseases in Childhood
Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections and Related Conditions
What Is ADHD?
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Understanding Dyslexia
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis and Nutrition
Apnea of Prematurity
Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN)
Meconium Aspiration
Miscarriages
Menstrual Problems
Precocious Puberty
Vaginal Yeast Infections
Turner Syndrome
Apnea
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Sleepwalking
Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.