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Obesity, book list
Obsessive-compulsive disorder, book list
Only child in family, book list
Oral contraceptives (teen version)
Osgood-Schlatter disease
    illustration
    text
Otitis externa
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Otitis media
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Otitis media with effusion
Overweight
    assessment of weight gain
    book list
    causes of excessive weight gain
    prevention in infants *
    weight reduction
        parent version *
        teen version
Oxygen therapy, safety precautions

Pacifier
Pain
    abdominal
        brief version *
        complete version *
    back
        parent version *
        teen version
    bone, muscle, and joint
        brief version *
        complete version *
    chest *
    diary
        chart
        text
    drug dosages for relief *
    groin or scrotum *
    headache
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version *
        teen version
    limb *
    neck, acute *
    with urination
        brief version *
        complete version *
Pale skin
Panic disorder
Parental relationships, book list
Parenting
    age 0 to 18 months (infant) (menu)
    age 18 months to 3 years (toddler) (menu)
    age 3 to  6 years (preschool age) (menu)
    age 6 to  9 years (younger school age) (menu)
    age 9 to 12 years (older school age) (menu)
    birth to 12 years (menu)
    books for adults
    issues (menu)
    sexually abused child
    single parenting
    stepparenting
Paronychia
    brief version *
    complete version *
Passive smoking
    effect on children
    effect on children with asthma
Patellar malalignment
    diagnosis and treatment
    illustration
Patellofemoral pain syndrome (runner's knee)
    illustration
    text
Peak flow meter
Peanut allergy diet
Pediculosis capitis (head lice)
    brief version *
    complete version *
Pediculosis pubis (crab lice) (teen version)
Peer interaction skills
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) (teen version)
Penis
    circumcision care and problems *
    decision to circumcise
    foreskin care and problems *
Pertussis (whooping cough)
Pervasive developmental disorder
Pets
    death of, book list
    mistreating
Pharyngitis
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Physical abuse
    danger signals of potentially abusive day care providers
    effects of family violence on children
    parenting sexually abused child
    protecting children from sexual assault
        brief version
        complete version
    responding to sexual abuse
    shaken baby syndrome
    the hidden bruises
Physical disability, book list
Physical fighting and spitting
Physical punishment *
Physician visits
    (see also Forms)
    book list
    comforting your child
    making visits easier
    preparation for calling a physician *
Picky eaters
Pierced-ear infection
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Pill swallowing, teaching
Pimple *
Pink eye
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Pinworm
    brief version *
    complete version *
Pityriasis alba
Pityriasis rosea
Play
    independent
        infant
        teaching
        toddler
    stages of (menu)
    suggested materials (menu)
    toys (menu)
Pneumonia
    admission and discharge instructions
    general guidelines
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version *
        teen version
Pneumothorax in newborn
Poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac
    general guidelines
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version *
        teen version
    illustration
Poisoning
    general guidelines *
    prevention *
Poisonous plants
Poking and stalling about dressing
Polio vaccine
    reactions
    schedule *
Portuguese man-of-war or jellyfish sting *
Position for sleep for young infants
Postnasal drip
    brief version *
    complete version *
Postpartum blues *
Postpartum breast engorgement
Pregnancy prevention (for teens)
Premature baby
    anemia
    apnea
    book list
    care of infant weighing less than 3 pounds
    infection
    intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH)
    respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)
    transient tachypnea (TTN)
Preparation for calling a physician *
Preparing and caring for an infant (menu)
Preschool
    book list
    parenting preschool-age children (menu)
Preventing or reducing a child's aggressive behavior
Prevention (menu)

Psychiatric disorders, major, diagnosing in children
Psychiatric evaluation
Psychiatric help, when to seek for your child
Psychiatric inpatient treatment, questions to ask
Psychiatric medication
Psychiatric problems and mental illness (menu)
Psychological development, evaluation
Psychological effects of long-term illness
Psychotherapy for children and adolescents
Public places
    rules and discipline for misbehavior
    teaching good behavior
Pulling at ear *
Puncture wound
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Punishment (menu)
Purpura, anaphylactoid
    admission and discharge instructions
    general guidelines
Pyelonephritis
    admission and discharge instructions
    general guidelines
        parent version *
        teen version

Quality time with your child
Quarrels, sibling
Questions to ask about day care (menu)
Questions to ask before inpatient psychiatric treatment
Questions to ask when choosing a therapist

R-rated movies
Rash
    ampicillin *
    caused by drugs
    diaper
        brief version *
        complete version *
    localized, pink or red (menu)
    measles vaccine *
    newborn (menu)
    unknown cause
        localized with itching *
        localized without itching *
        widespread with itching *
        widespread without itching *
    widespread, pink or red (menu)
Reactive airway disease -- See Asthma
Reading disability, book list
Rebellion, adolescent *
Red eye
    with pus
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version *
        teen version
    without pus
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version *
        teen version
Redirecting a child's activities
Regurgitation by infants
    brief version *
    complete version *
Remarriage
    book list
    helping children cope
    stepparenting
Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
    admission and discharge instructions
    brief version *
    complete version *
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
Rh incompatibility
    brief version *
    complete version *
Rhinitis
    allergic
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version *
        teen version
    caused by colds
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version *
        teen version

Ring caught on swollen finger *
Ringworm
    on foot (tinea pedis)
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version *
        teen version
    on groin (tinea cruris)
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version *
        teen version
    on neck, back, shoulders (tinea versicolor)
    on scalp (tinea capitis)
        brief version *
        complete version *
    on skin (tinea corporis)
        brief version *
        complete version *
Roseola infantum
    brief version *
    complete version *
Routine, keeping when a child is seriously ill
Rubella *
Rubeola *
    (see also Measles)
Runner's knee (patellofemoral pain syndrome)
    diagnosis and treatment
    illustration
Runny nose
    caused by allergies
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version *
        teen version
    caused by colds
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version *
        teen version

Safety
    accident prevention (menu)
    baby equipment (menu)
    book list
    childproofing the home
    fire-retardant clothing
    lead poisoning, prevention of
        brief version *
        complete version *
    misbehavior
    oxygen therapy, precautions
    poisoning *
    poisonous plants
    smoke, heat, and carbon monoxide detectors
    toys
Scabies
    brief version *
    complete version *
Scalp hair in newborn *
Scarlatina rash
    brief version *
    complete version *
Scarlet fever
    brief version *
    complete version *
Schedule for immunizations *
Schizophrenia in children
Schoenlein-Henoch purpura
    admission and discharge instructions
    general guidelines
School
    adjusting
    book list
        adjusting
        entering
        preschool and kindergarten
    entering
    excuse (form)
    homework problems (underachiever) *
    learning disabilities
        brief version
        complete version
    phobia *
    responsibility for schoolwork *
School-age child, parenting
    age 6 to 9 years (menu)
    age 9 to 12 years (menu)
Scoliosis
    book list
    general guidelines
Scorpion bite *
Scotch tape test for pinworms
    brief version *
    complete version *
Scrape
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Scratch
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Screaming and shouting
Screening tests, newborn
Scrotum swelling *
Seasickness
    parent version *
    teen version
Secretory otitis media
Seizures
    with fever
        brief version *
        complete version *
    without fever
        admission and discharge instructions
        general guidelines *
Selective mutism
Self-calming skills
    infant, how to test
    toddler, teaching
Self-esteem
    book list
    guidelines for raising a child's self-esteem
Separation anxiety, preventing
Separation, fear of, book list
Sex education
    book list
    for young children
Sexual abuse
    book list
    danger signals of potentially abusive day care providers
    general information
    parenting sexually abused child
    protecting children
        brief version
        complete version
    responding to
Sexual behavior, setting limits
Sexually transmitted disease
    AIDS and adolescents
    chlamydia
        in females (teen version)
        in males (teen version)
    crab lice (teen version)
    gonorrhea
        in females (teen version)
        in males (teen version)
    herpes, genital (teen version)
    pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) (teen version)
    prevention
    trichomonas (teen version)
    vaginosis, bacterial (teen version)
    warts, genital (teen version)
Shaken baby syndrome
Sharing, book list
Shingles
Shock, electrical, prevention of *
Shoes *
Shyness
    book list
    refusal to talk (selective mutism)
Sibling
    (see also Sibling rivalry)
    book list (menu)
    fighting
    mistreating
    of newborn
        book list
        rivalry *
        while mother is in hospital
    quarrels
Sibling rivalry
    book list
    with newborn *
SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome), related to sleep position
Single parenting
Sinus congestion
    brief version *
    complete version *
Sinus infection (sinusitis)
    admission and discharge instructions
    general guidelines
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version *
        teen version
Sinuses, illustration
Skin care, newborn (normal)
    brief version *
    complete version *
Skin problems (menu)
Skinned knuckle
    brief version *
    complete version *
Sleep
    diary
        chart
        text
    increased during illness *
    infant (menu)
    miscellaneous misbehaviors
    position for young infants
    problems (menu)
    problems (overview)
    problems, prevention of *
Sleepwalking *
Sliver *
Smashed or crushed fingertip
    brief version *
    complete version *
Smearing of fecal material
Smoke detectors
Smoking, passive (involuntary)
    effect on children
    effect on children with asthma
Snake bite *
Social Security number for children
Soiling
    diary for data collection
        chart
        text
    note to school staff
    with constipation
        preschooler
        school-age child *
    without constipation
Solid foods for infants *
Sore nipples during breast-feeding
Sore throat
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Sores *
Soy allergy diet
Spanking *
Special care nursery (SCN)
Speech problems
    book list
    speech and language disorders
    stuttering *
Spending quality time with your child
Spermicide, vaginal (teen version)
Spider bite *
Spina bifida, book list
Spinal tap in newborn
Spitting
Spitting up by infants
    brief version *
    complete version *
Splint care
Splinter *
Spoiled children, prevention of
Sports participation checkup form
Sprain
    ankle
        illustration
        teen version
    general guidelines *
Stalling and poking about dressing
Stealing
    older children
    younger children
Stepparenting
    book list
    general guidelines
Steroids for asthma
    inhaled
    oral
Sting
    bee
        brief version *
        complete version *
    jellyfish or Portuguese man-of-war *
    venomous fish *
Stitch removal and wound care
    brief version *
    complete version *
Stomach flu -- See Diarrhea; Vomiting
Stomachache
    brief version *
    complete version *
Stools
    (see also Constipation; Soiling)
    smearing of
    unusual color of *
Stork bite (pink birthmark) *
Storms, fear of, book list
Storytelling
Strained muscle
    brief version *
    complete version *
Strep throat infection
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Stridor
    admission and discharge instructions
    general guidelines
        brief version *
        complete version *
Stubborn toddler *
Stuffy nose
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Stuttering
    book list
    
Stye
    brief version *
    complete version *
Subconjunctival hemorrhage in newborn *
Substance abuse
    book list
    by teenagers
    making decisions about treatment
Sucking callus in newborn *
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), related to sleep position
Suffocation deaths, prevention of *
Sugar and sweets
    parent version
    teen version
Suicide
    among teenagers
    book list
Sunburn
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Sunstroke *
Surfactant, lack of (in respiratory distress syndrome)
Surgical discharge instructions -- See Discharge instructions
Sutured wound care and suture removal
    brief version *
    complete version *
Swallowed foreign body *
Swallowing medicine, help with
Swallowing pills, teaching
Swearing
Sweating, excessive
Swelling
    breasts, eyelids, or labia in newborn *
    finger *
    gland
        brief version *
        complete version *
    groin or scrotum *
    limb *
    lip (allergic reaction)
Swimmer's ear
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Swimming, infant or toddler
Symptoms
    common (menu)
    emergency *
    illness in newborn *
    severe illness in infant *
Syncope *

Tailbone trauma
Talking
    communication with baby or toddler
    communication with your child
    refusal (selective mutism)
TB skin testing
Teaching pill swallowing
Tear duct, blocked
    brief version *
    complete version *
Teen suicide
Teeth
    cavities
        parent version *
        teen version
    in newborn *
    prevention
        baby bottle tooth decay
        tooth decay
    teething
        brief version *
        complete version *
    toothache
        parent version *
        teen version
    trauma
        brief version *
        complete version *
Teething
    brief version *
    complete version *
Television
    effect of violence on children
    movies, fear from
    reducing the negative impact *
Telogen effluvium *
Temper tantrum *
Temperature, how to measure
    general guidelines
        brief version *
        complete version *
    illustration
Tennis elbow
    illustration
    text
Testicle, undescended in newborn *
Testing an infant's self-calming skills
Tetanus booster after injury *
Theophylline, medication for asthma
Therapist, mental health
    questions to ask when choosing a therapist
    sources of referrals
    types of
Thermometers *
Threats or hurtful comments
Throat problems (menu)
Thrush
    brief version *
    complete version *
Thumbsucking
    book list
    general guidelines *
    habit reversal training
Tibial torsion in newborn *
Tick bite
    brief version *
    complete version *
Tics
    habit reversal training
    overview *
    Tourette's disorder
Tight hips in newborn *
Tight tongue *
Time-in (physical contact with a child)
Time-out
    guidelines when time-out doesn't seem to be working
    technique for discipline *
Tinea capitis
    brief version *
    complete version *
Tinea corporis
    brief version *
    complete version *
Tinea cruris
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Tinea pedis
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Tinea versicolor
Tobacco smoke
    and asthma
    and children
Toddler, parenting (menu)
Toe trauma
    brief version *
    complete version *
Toenail, ingrown
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Toilet training
    (see also Bed-wetting; Soiling)
    basics *
    book list
    problems, prevention of
    resistance or refusal *
Tongue-tie *
Tonsil and adenoid
    illustration
    surgery *
    
Tonsillitis
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Tooth decay
    baby bottle tooth decay, prevention
    prevention
Toothache
    parent version *
    teen version
Torn nail
    brief version *
    complete version *
Torticollis, congenital muscular
Tourette's disorder
    habit reversal training
    overview
Toys
    attachment, book list
    general information
    infant
    play materials (menu)
    safety checklist
        age 0 to 18 months (infant)
        age 18 months to 3 years (toddler)
        age 3 to 6 years (preschooler)
        age 6 to 9 years (younger school age)
        age 9 to 12 years (older school age)
    safety guidelines
Tracheitis
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Trained night crier
Trained night feeder
Transfusion, blood (in newborn)
Transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN)
Transportation, emergency *
Trauma (menu)
Traveling with a baby
    air
    car
    restaurant
    train, hotel, friend's home
Traveling with children
Trichomonas (teen version)
Trichotillomania, habit reversal training
Tube, ear
    illustration
    surgery
    surgery discharge instructions
Tube, feeding (gastrostomy)
Tuberculosis skin testing
Twitches
    habit reversal training
    overview *
    Tourette's disorder
Tympanostomy
    illustration
    surgery
    surgery discharge instructions
Type 1 diabetes

Ulcer, mouth
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Umbilical cord
    bleeding *
    delayed separation *
    oozing *
Umbilical hernia
    discharge instructions
    general guidelines *
Underachiever, school *
Undescended testicle in newborn *
Upper respiratory infection
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Urethritis, chemical
    brief version *
    complete version *
Urinary tract infection (UTI)
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Urinary tract, illustration
Urinary tract, x-ray (voiding cystourethrogram)
Urination
    (see also Bed-wetting; Toilet training)
    daytime frequency of
    pain with
        brief version *
        complete version *
Urine
    specimen, instructions for collecting
        parent version *
        teen version
    strong odor
Urticaria
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version

Vaccinations *
Vagina
    (see also Sexually transmitted disease)
    discharge in newborn *
    foreign body in *
    irritation and itching of
        brief version *
        complete version *
    yeast infection (teen version)
Vaginosis, bacterial (teen version)
Varicella
    brief version *
    complete version *
VCUG (voiding cystourethrogram)
Venomous fish sting *
Ventilation tube in ear
    illustration
    surgery
    surgery discharge instructions
Ventilator (used in respiratory distress syndrome)
Video games
Violence in family, effects on children
Viral conjunctivitis
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Viral hepatitis
Viral meningitis
Visual impairment, book list
Voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG)
Vomiting
    diary
        chart
        text
    general guidelines
        brief parent version *
        teen version
        
        
Vulvitis, chemical
    brief version *
    complete version *

Walker, baby
Wart
    genital (teen version)
    on hands, feet
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version *
        teen version
Water, fear of, book list
Watery eye
    brief version *
    complete version *
Ways children cope with grief
Weaning
    from bottle to cup *
    from breast to bottle *
    from breast to cup *
    normal *
    reluctance or resistance *
Weight gain
    assessment of
    causes of excessive gain
    newborn *
Weight reduction
    parent version *
    teen version
Well child visit
    2 weeks *
    month  2 *
    month  4 *
    month  6 *
    month  9 *
    month 12 *
    month 15 *
    month 18 *
    year 2 *
    year 3 *
    year 4 *
    year 5 *
Wetting
    daytime
        diary for data collection
            chart
            text
    nighttime
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version *
        teen version
Wheat allergy diet
Wheelchair, book list
Whining
Whooping cough (pertussis)
Withdrawal, as a method of birth control (teen version)
Work excuse form for parent
Working mother *
Working parents, book list
Wound
    care of sutures
        brief version *
        complete version *
    infection (skin)
        brief version *
        complete version *
    puncture
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version *
        teen version

Yeast infection, vaginal (teen version)
Yellow eyes *

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