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A
Abdominal pain
    brief version *
    complete version *
Abdominal problems (menu)
Abrasion
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Abscess
    brief version *
    

Abuse
    emotional
    physical
        danger signals of potentially abusive day care providers
        effects of family violence on children
        shaken baby syndrome
        the hidden bruises
    sexual
        book list
        danger signals of potentially abusive day care providers
        general information
        parenting abused child
        protecting children (brief version)
        protecting children (complete version)
        responding to
    substance
        book list
        by teenagers
        making decisions about treatment
Accident prevention (menu)
Acetaminophen
    dosages for fever *
    dosages for injury *
Acne
    adolescent
        brief teen version *
        teen version *
    newborn *
Activity, decreased with illness
Acute illness, recommended handouts
Adenitis, cervical

    
Adolescent medicine (menu)
Adolescents and AIDS
Adoption
    book list
    telling children about their adoption
Aerochamber with metered-dose inhaler
Aggressive behavior
    bullying
    preventing or reducing
AIDS and adolescents
Air travel with a baby
Airsickness
    parent version *
    teen version
Alarms
    for bed-wetting
    heat, smoke, and carbon monoxide detectors
Alcohol abuse
    book list
    by teenagers
    children of alcoholics
    making decisions about treatment
Allergic reaction, severe *
Allergic rhinitis
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Allergies (menu)
Allergies, book list
Alopecia *
Altitude sickness
Ampicillin
    diarrhea *
    rash *
Anal fissure
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Anaphylactic reaction *
Anaphylactoid purpura
    admission and discharge instructions
    general guidelines
Anemia
    iron deficiency
        brief version *
        complete version *
    iron in diet
    newborn
Anger, book list
Animal bite
    general guidelines *
    marine *
    prevention *
Animals, fear of, book list
Ankle sprain
    illustration
    text (for teens)
Anorexia nervosa
    book list
    symptoms of
Anterior fontanel in newborn *
Antibiotics
    bacterial endocarditis, prevention of
    cause of diarrhea *
    preventing unnecessary use
Anxiety
    (see also Fear)
    panic disorder
    separation anxiety, preventing
    severe, symptoms of
Apnea of prematurity
Appetite
    decreased during illness *
    slump in toddlers *
Arguments, sibling
Arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid, book list
Artificial surfactant (given to babies with respiratory distress syndrome)
Asthma
    admission and discharge instructions
    book list
    effect of tobacco smoke
    environmental control
    general guidelines
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version *
        teen version
    illustration of narrowing of bronchioles
    medication
        bronchodilator, inhaled
        cromolyn
        home nebulizer treatments
        metered-dose inhaler
        metered-dose inhaler used with an aerochamber
        metered-dose inhaler used with an Inspirease spacer
        steroids, inhaled
        steroids, oral
        theophylline
    nasal irrigation
    oxygen therapy, safety precautions
    peak flow meter
Athlete's foot
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Attention deficit disorder (ADD) (short attention span)
    book list
    general guidelines *
Authorization to consent to treat a child (form)
Autism
    book list
    general guidelines
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Babies, preparing and caring for (menu)
Baby equipment (menu)
Baby sitter
    (see also Day care)
    form for list of instructions
    guidelines
Backache
    parent version *
    teen version
Bacteremia
    admission and discharge instructions
    general guidelines
Bacterial conjunctivitis
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Bacterial endocarditis, antibiotics for prevention
Bacterial meningitis
    admission and discharge instructions
    general guidelines
Bacterial vaginosis
Bad breath *
Bath
    book list
    infants
        brief version *
        complete version *
Bed-sharing with parents
Bed-wetting
    alarms
    book list
    general guidelines
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version *
        teen version
Bedtime
    (see also Sleep, problems)
    book list
    negativism
    resistance or refusal *
Bee sting
    brief version *
    complete version *
Behavior (menu)
Behavior in public places
    rules and discipline
    teaching good behavior
Bicycle safety
Birth certificate
Birth control
    condom (teen version)
    diaphragm (teen version)
    oral contraceptives (teen version)
    spermicide, vaginal (teen version)
Birth control pills (teen version)
Birthmarks (menu)
Bite
    animal or human *
    insect (menu) *
        itchy or painful (brief version) *
        itchy or painful (complete version) *
    marine *
    prevention of pet and other animal bites *
    scorpion *
    snake *
    spider *
    tick
        brief version *
        complete version *
Biting
Bladder problems (menu)
Blanket/toy attachment, book list
Bleeding
    nose
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version *
        teen version
    severe *
Blended families
Blindness, book list
Blister
    fever
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version *
        teen version
    foot or hand *
    mouth
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version *
        teen version
Blocked tear duct
    brief version *
    complete version *
Blood group incompatibility in newborn
    brief version *
    complete version *
Blood transfusion (in newborn)
Body systems, health topics by (menu)
Bone problems (menu)

    
    

Bone trauma
    brief version *
    complete version *
Book lists (menu)
Books
    age 0 to 18 months (infant)
    age 18 months to 3 years (toddler)
    age 3 to  6 years (preschool)
    age 6 to  9 years (younger school age)
    age 9 to 12 years (older school age)
    helping children cope with problems
    importance of
    lists (menu)
    parenting
    storytelling
    suggested reading activities
Bottle feeding
    introduction of bottle to breast-fed baby
    overview
        brief version *
        complete version *
    prevention of baby bottle tooth decay
Brain problems (menu)
Breast development in boys (gynecomastia)
Breast engorgement
    newborn *
    nursing mother
Breast infection, nursing mother
Breast-feeding
    
    engorgement of breasts after delivery
    essentials of
        brief version *
        complete version *
    feeding positions
    general recommendations
    infection (mastitis)
    introduction of bottle
    let-down reflex
    milk production
        during hospitalization of newborn
        how to increase
        how to know if your baby is getting enough milk
    plugged ducts
    screening form for early follow-up of breast-fed infants
    sore nipples
    storage and handling of breast milk
Breath, bad *
Breath-holding spells
    brief version *
    complete version *
Bronchioles, illustration showing narrowing during asthma attack
Bronchiolitis
    admission and discharge instructions
    brief version *
    complete version *
Bronchitis, acute
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Bronchodilator, inhaled, for asthma
Bruise
    finger
        brief version *
        complete version *
    muscle or bone
        brief version *
        complete version *
    skin
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version *
        teen version
    toe
        brief version *
        complete version *
Bug bite (menu) *
Bulimia
    book list
    symptoms of
Bullying
    book list
    how to help the victim
Burn
    chemical *
    prevention *
    sunburn
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version *
        teen version
    thermal
        brief version *
        complete version *
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Calcium
    in dairy products and supplements
    pros and cons of milk in diet
Calming-down skills, teaching
Camp checkup form
Cancer, book list
Candidiasis, vulvovaginal (teen version)
Canker sore
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Capillary hemangioma *
Caput in newborn *
Car safety seat
    children over 1 year old
    guidelines for choosing and using
    infant
Car sickness
    parent version *
    teen version
Car travel with a baby
Carbon monoxide detectors
Care for children and adolescents with mental illness
Caries, dental
    parent version *
    teen version
Carotenemia *
Cast care
Catastrophe, helping children afterward
Cavity, tooth
    parent version *
    teen version
Cellulitis
    
    general guidelines
Cephalohematoma in newborn *
Cerebral palsy
    book list
    general guidelines
Cervical adenitis
Chalasia
    brief version *
    complete version *
Chalazion
Checkup
    2 weeks *
    for camp, form
    for sports participation, form
    month  2 *
    month  4 *
    month  6 *
    month  9 *
    month 12 *
    month 15 *
    month 18 *
    year 2 *
    year 3 *
    year 4 *
    year 5 *
Chemical burn *
Chemical in eye *
Chemical vulvitis
    brief version *
    complete version *
Chest pain *
Chickenpox
    brief version *
    complete version *
Child abuse
    book list
    emotional
    physical
        danger signals of potentially abusive day care providers
        effects of family violence on children
        shaken baby syndrome
        the hidden bruises
    sexual
        danger signals of potentially abusive day care providers
        general information
        parenting sexually abused child
        protecting children (brief version)
        protecting children (complete version)
        responding to
Child care -- See Day care
Childhood diabetes
Childproofing the home
Children and family moves
Children and TV violence
Children of alcoholics
Children of parents with mental illness
Children's literature (menu)
Chlamydia
    in females (teen version)
    in males (teen version)
Choking
    general guidelines *
    illustration of Heimlich maneuver
    prevention of *
Cholesterol
    screening
        parent version
        teen version
    treatment for high levels
        parent version
        teen version
Chondromalacia
    diagnosis and treatment
    illustration
Chronic fatigue syndrome
    parent version *
    teen version
Circumcision
    care and problems *
    pros and cons
Cleft lip, cleft palate
Clothing for newborns
Cognitive development and discipline in toddler/preschooler
Coitus interruptus (withdrawal, as method of birth control) (teen version)
Cold
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Cold sore
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Colic
    (see also Crying baby)
    book list
    brief version *
    complete version *
Colitis, book list
Communication
    with baby or toddler
    with child
Comprehensive psychiatric evaluation
Concussion
    brief version *
    complete version *
Condom (teen version)
Condylomata acuminata (teen version)
Congenital muscular torticollis
Congestion
    ear *
    nose
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version *
        teen version
    respiratory *
    sinus
        brief version *
        complete version *
Conjunctivitis
    bacterial
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version *
        teen version
    from irritant or viral infection
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version *
        teen version
Consent form authorizing treatment of a child
Constipation
    general guidelines
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version *
        teen version
    with soiling
        note to school staff
        preschooler
        school-age child *
Contact dermatitis *
Contagious periods of infection
Continuum of care for mental illness
Contraception (menu)
Convulsions
    with fever
        brief version *
        complete version *
    without fever
        admission and discharge instructions
        general guidelines *
Coping with grief
Corn allergy diet
Cost of a new baby
    overview
    worksheet for cost of staying at home vs. working
Cough
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version
Cough, whooping (pertussis)
Counseling, mental health (menu)
Coxsackie A-16 virus
    brief version *
    complete version *
Crab lice (teen version)
Cracked skin *
Cradle cap *
Cramps
    abdominal
        brief version *
        complete version *
    leg *
    menstrual
        brief teen version *
        complete teen version *
Crib, climbing out of
Crohn's disease, book list
Cromolyn, medication for asthma
Croup
    admission and discharge instructions
    general guidelines
        brief version *
        complete version *
Crying baby
    book list
    colic
        brief version *
        complete version *
    diary
        chart
        text
    possible causes
Cut
    general guidelines
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version *
        teen version
    sutured wound care and suture removal
        brief version *
        complete version *
Cystic fibrosis, book list
Cystitis
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version *
    teen version

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