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Children's health
- Adoption: Talking to your child about adoption Adoption — Explaining adoption to a child isn't easy. Follow these tips.
- Cold medicines for kids: What's the risk? Cold medicines aren't recommended for young children. A Mayo Clinic specialist explains why.
- Children's nutrition: 10 tips for picky eaters Children's nutrition — Use these practical tips to avoid mealtime battles with a picky eater.
- Acetaminophen and children: Why dosage matters Acetaminophen is an effective pain reliever, but an overdose can occur all too easily.
- Children's snacks: 10 tips for healthier snacking Children's snacks go beyond apples and oranges. Here's help keeping it fun — and nutritious.
- Children and divorce: Helping kids cope with a breakup Children and divorce — Work with your spouse to ease the adjustment for everyone.
- Children and TV: Limiting your child's screen time Children and TV — Some screen time can be educational, but don't go overboard.
- Fitness for kids: Getting your children off the couch Direct your child's energy into a lifelong love of physical activity.
- Halloween safety starts at home Halloween safety tips: There's nothing spooky about Halloween safety. Consider these common-sense tips.
- Children and sports: Choices for all ages Children and sports — staying fit and learning to get along.
- Childhood obesity: Make weight loss a family affair Childhood obesity treatment involves the entire family. Here's how to make changes at home.
- Nutrition for kids: Guidelines for a healthy diet Nutrition for kids — See the current recommendations for protein, carbohydrates, fiber, calcium and more.
- Head lice Head lice — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment, prevention of this itchy scalp condition.
- Child abuse Child abuse — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, risk factors, prevention of child abuse and neglect.
- Childhood obesity Childhood obesity can cause health problems that last for a lifetime. When should you worry? And what can you do?
- Hand washing: Do's and don'ts Hand washing — Done properly, hand washing is a simple way to avoid getting sick.
- H1N1 flu (swine flu) vaccine Q & A H1N1 flu (swine flu) vaccine — Answers to your important questions.
- Ear infection treatment: Do alternative therapies work? Ear infection treatment — Alternative therapies aren't generally recommended for children with ear infections.
- Thermometer basics: Taking your child's temperature Thermometer options can be confusing. Learn the best way to take your child's temperature.
- Vaccines schedule for children See which vaccines your child needs — and when.
- BMI calculator BMI calculator — Use this tool to calculate adult or child BMI.
Preschoolers
- Child sleep: Put preschool bedtime problems to rest Child sleep problems? Be gentle but firm. Consistency is the key to better sleep.
- Sex education: Talking to toddlers and preschoolers about sex Sex education can begin anytime. Start by answering your child's questions openly and honestly.
- Constipation in children Constipation in children — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment and prevention of this common condition.
- Car seat safety: Avoid 10 common mistakes Car seat safety — Consider common mistakes and how to avoid them.
- Children's swimming: Keep health risks at bay Children's swimming — A Mayo Clinic specialist explains swimming do's and don'ts.
- Child safety: How to prevent burns Child safety — Follow these tips to protect your child from burns.
- Child safety: How to prevent drowning Child safety — Water can be deadly. Consider common-sense tips to prevent drowning.
- Child safety: How to prevent falls Child safety — Prevent falls and keep your child safe by taking these simple precautions.
- Temper tantrums: How to keep the peace Temper tantrums — What to do when a tantrum strikes, and how to prevent repeats.
- Child development chart: Preschool milestones Child development milestones can help you recognize when your child may be having problems.
Elementary students
- Sex education: Talking to your school-age child about sex Sex education — Know how to answer your school-age child's questions about sex.
- Bullying: Help your child handle a school bully Bullying is nothing to take lightly. Understand types of bullying — and how to respond.
- Children's illness: Top 5 causes of missed school Know which illnesses cause the most school absences — and how to prevent them.
- Bed-wetting Bed-wetting — Comprehensive overview covers causes and treatments, including bed-wetting alarms.
- Stuttering Stuttering — Comprehensive overview covers causes, diagnosis, treatment and coping for this speech disorder.
- Sleepwalking Sleepwalking — Comprehensive overview covers causes, treatment and prevention of this usually harmless sleep disorder.
- Nightmares Nightmares — Comprehensive overview covers causes and treatment of scary dreams.
- Night terrors Night terrors — Comprehensive overview covers causes and treatment of these intense, scary dreams.
- Growing pains Growing pains — Comprehensive overview covers causes, symptoms and treatment of this childhood leg pain.
- Antidepressants for children: Explore the pros and cons Get the facts about antidepressants and children with these common questions and answers.
