Keeping your child healthy is a big job! Read all about common childhood aches, pains, and illnesses, plus how to take care of your child's body from teeth to toes.

Body Basics

• About Body Basics
• Blood
• Bones, Muscles, and Joints
• Brain and Nervous System
• Digestive System
• Endocrine System
• Eyes
• Female Reproductive System
• Heart and Circulatory System
• Immune System
• Kidneys and Urinary Tract
• Lungs and Respiratory System
• Male Reproductive System
• Metabolism
• Mouth and Teeth
• Skin, Hair, and Nails
• Spleen and Lymphatic System

Your Kid's Sleep

• All About Sleep
• Apnea
• Bedtime Basics
• Bedwetting
• Bruxism (Teeth Grinding or Clenching)
• Cosleeping and Your Baby
• Night Terrors
• Nightmares
• Positional Plagiocephaly (Flattened Head)
• Should My Daughter Sleep in My Room After Having a Nightmare?
• Sleep and Preschoolers
• Sleepwalking
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

Aches, Pains & Injuries

• Broken Bones
• Canker Sores
• Concussions
• Fever and Taking Your Child's Temperature
• Frequently Asked Questions About Casts
• G6PD Deficiency
• Going to the Emergency Room
• Growing Pains
• Headaches
• Hereditary Hemochromatosis
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
• Is it a Medical Emergency?
• Neurofibromatosis
• Occupational Therapy
• Old Wives' Tales
• Osgood-Schlatter Disease
• Physical Therapy

Sick Kids

• A Directory of Medical Tests
• Alternative Medicine and Your Child
• Avian Flu
• Basic Blood Chemistry Tests
• Blood Culture
• Blood Test: Complete Blood Count
• Blood Test: Hepatic (Liver) Function Panel
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Constipation
• EEG (Electroencephalogram)
• EKG (Electrocardiography)
• EMG (Electromyography)
• Febrile Seizures
• How to Talk to Your Child's Doctor
• Is It a Cold or the Flu?
• Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap)
• Mumps
• Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome
• Soiling (Encopresis)
• Stool Tests
• Strep Screen/Throat Culture
• Sweat Test
• Talking to the Pharmacist
• The Danger of Antibiotic Overuse
• Tips for Treating the Flu
• Too Late for a Flu Shot?
• Urine Tests
• What Are Germs?
• Why Is Hand Washing So Important?
• Your Child's Cough

Your Kid's Body

• Acne Myths
• Birthmarks
• Body Mass Index (BMI) Charts
• Environmental Control Measures
• Evaluate Your Child's Lyme Disease Risk
• Fever and Taking Your Child's Temperature
• Flying and Your Child's Ears
• Frequently Asked Questions About Immunizations
• Growth Charts
• Hemangiomas: Suzanne's Story
• Is It a Cold or the Flu?
• Is the Flu Vaccine a Good Idea for Your Family?
• Overweight and Obesity
• Talking to the Pharmacist
• Tick Removal: A Step-by-Step Guide
• Tips for Treating the Flu
• Too Late for a Flu Shot?
• Your Child's Changing Voice
• Your Child's Immunizations

Your Kid's Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

• Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD)
• Cochlear Implants
• Dealing With Earwax
• Hearing Evaluation in Children
• Helping Sam Hear: A Family's Journey
• Helping Sam Hear: A Family's Journey - Chapter Five: New Beginnings
• Marfan Syndrome
• Tear-Duct Obstruction and Surgery
• Vision Facts and Myths
• Your Child's Cough
• Your Child's Vision

Your Kid's Teeth

• Bruxism (Teeth Grinding or Clenching)
• Fluoride and Water
• Keeping Your Child's Teeth Healthy
• Teething Tots