Patient Education Index

Note: Many of these topics are available in brief, teen, or Spanish versions in addition to the original parent versions. Letters or symbols in parentheses following topics denote: b - brief version; t or Ü - teen version; and s - available in Spanish in the Spanish/English Pediatric Advisor. A dagger (Ü) is used to denote topics that are available in teen versions only (i.e., there is no parent version). Brief versions are usually just one page long. Teen versions are written in second person and address specifically the concerns of teens.

 

Abdominal pain (s, b)

Abdominal problems

Abrasion (s, b, t)

Abscess (s, b)

Abuse

physical

danger signals of potentially abusive day care providers

effects of family violence on children

the hidden bruises

sexual

book list

danger signals of potentially abusive

day care providers

general information

parenting abused child

protecting children (b)

responding to

substance

book list

by teenagers

making decisions about treatment

Accident prevention

Acetaminophen

dosages for fever (s)

dosages for injury (s)

Acne

adolescent (s, b, t)

newborn (s)

Activity, decreased with illness

Acute illness, recommended handouts

Adolescent medicine

Adolescents and AIDS

Adoption

book list

telling children about their adoption

Aggressive behavior, preventing or reducing

AIDS and adolescents

Air travel with a baby

Airsickness (s, t)

Alarms

for bed-wetting

for fire in the home

Alcohol abuse

book list

by teenagers

children of alcoholics

making decisions about treatment

Allergic reaction, severe (s)

Allergic rhinitis (s, b, t)

Allergies

Alopecia (s)

Altitude sickness

Ampicillin

diarrhea (s)

rash (s)

Anal fissure (b, t)

Anaphylactic reaction (s)

Anemia

iron deficiency (s, b)

iron in diet

newborn

Anger, book list

Animal bite

general guidelines (s)

marine (s)

prevention

Animals, fear of, book list

Anorexia nervosa

Anterior fontanel in newborn (s)

Antibiotic-associated diarrhea (s)

Anxiety, severe, symptoms of

Apnea of prematurity

Appetite

decreased during illness (s)

slump in toddlers (s)

Arguments, sibling

Artificial surfactant (given to babies with respiratory

distress syndrome)

Asthma

book list

effect of tobacco smoke

environmental control

general guidelines (b, t)

illustration of narrowing of bronchioles

medication

bronchodilator, inhaled

cromolyn

home nebulizer treatments

metered dose inhalers (MDI)

steroids, inhaled

steroids, oral

theophylline

peak flow meter

Athlete's foot (s, b, t)

Attention deficit disorder (ADD) (short attention span)

book list

general guidelines (s)

Autism

book list

general guidelines

Babies, preparing and caring for

Baby equipment

Baby sitter

(see also Day care)

form for list of instructions

guidelines

Back carrier for baby

Backache (s, t)

Bacterial conjunctivitis (s, b, t)

Bad breath (s)

Bath

book list

infants (s, b)

Bed-sharing with parents

Bed-wetting

alarms

book list

general guidelines (s, b, t)

Bedtime

(see also Sleep, problems)

book list

negativism

refusal (s)

Bee sting (s, b)

Behavior

Behavior in public places

rules and discipline

teaching good behavior

Birth certificate

Birth control

condom (Ü)

diaphragm (Ü)

natural family planning (Ü)

oral contraceptives (Ü)

spermicide, vaginal (Ü)

Birth control pills (Ü)

Birthmarks

Bite

animal or human (s)

insect (s)

itchy or painful (s, b)

swelling of eyelid (s)

marine (s)

prevention of pet and other animal bites

scorpion (s)

snake (s)

spider (s)

tick (s, b)

Biting

Bladder problems

Blanket/toy attachment, book list

Bleeding

nose (s, b, t)

severe (s)

Blended families

Blindness, book list

Blister

fever (s, b, t)

foot or hand (s)

mouth (s, b, t)

Blocked tear duct (s, b)

Blood group incompatibility in newborn (b)

Blood transfusion (in newborn)

Bluish lips (s)

Body systems, health topics by

Boil (s, b)

Bone problems

Bone trauma (s, b)

Book lists

Books

age 0 to 18 months

age 18 months to 3 years

age 3 to 6 years

age 6 to 9 years

age 9 to 12 years

helping children cope with problems

importance of

lists

parenting

storytelling

suggested reading activities

Bottle feeding

introduction of bottle to breast-fed baby

overview (s)

Brain problems

Breast engorgement

newborn (s)

nursing mother

Breast infection, nursing mother

Breast-feeding

advantages

engorgement of breasts

essentials of (s)

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 (s)

Breath-holding spells (s, b)

Breathing

fast (s)

noisy (s)

Bronchioles, illustration showing narrowing

during asthma attack

Bronchiolitis (s, b)

Bronchitis, acute (s, b, t)

Bronchodilator, inhaled, for asthma

Bruise

finger (s, b)

muscle or bone (s, b)

skin (s, b, t)

toe (s, b)

Bug bite (s)

Bulimia

Burn

chemical (s)

prevention

sunburn (s, b, t)

thermal (s, b)

Calcium

in dairy products and supplements

pros and cons of milk in diet

Cancer, book list

Candidiasis, vulvovaginal (Ü)

Canker sore (s, b, t)

Capillary hemangioma (s)

Caput in newborn (s)

Car safety seat

children over 1 year old

general guidelines

infant

Car sickness (s, t)

Car travel with a baby

Care for children and adolescents with mental illness

Caries, dental (s, t)

Carotenemia (s)

Catastrophe, helping children afterward

Cavity, tooth (s, t)

Cephalohematoma in newborn (s)

Cerebral palsy

book list

general guidelines

Chalasia (s, b)

Chalazion

Chemical burn (s)

Chemical in eye (s)

Chemical vulvitis (s, b)

Chest pain (s)

Chickenpox (s, b)

Child abuse

book list

physical

danger signals of potentially abusive day

care providers

effects of family violence on children

the hidden bruises

sexual

danger signals of potentially abusive day

care providers

general information

parenting sexually abused child

protecting children (b)

responding to

Child care ó 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

Chlamydia

in females (Ü)

in males (Ü)

Choking

general guidelines (s)

illustration of Heimlich maneuver

prevention of

Cholesterol

screening (t)

treatment for high levels (t)

Chronic fatigue syndrome (s, t)

Circumcision

care and problems (s)

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)(Ü)

Cold (s, b, t)

Cold sore (s, b, t)

Colic (s, b)

Coma (s)

Communication

with baby or toddler

with child

Comprehensive psychiatric evaluation

Concussion (s, b)

Condom (Ü)

Condylomata acuminata (Ü)

Congestion

ear (s)

nose (s, b, t)

respiratory (s)

sinus (s, b)

Conjunctivitis

bacterial (s, b, t)

from irritant or viral infection (s, b, t)

Constipation

general guidelines (s, b, t)

with soiling

preschooler

school-age child (s)

Contact dermatitis (s)

Contagious periods of infection

Continuum of care for mental illness

Contraception

Convulsions

with fever (b)

without fever (s)

Coping with grief

Cost of a new baby

overview

worksheet for cost of staying at home vs. working

Cough (s, b, t)

Counseling, mental health

Coxsackie A-16 virus (s, b)

Crab lice (Ü)

Cracked skin (s)

Cradle cap (s)

Cramps

abdominal (s, b)

leg (s)

menstrual (s, b)

Crib

climbing out of

safety standards and hints for use

Cromolyn, medication for asthma

Croup (s, b)

Crying baby

colic (s, b)

possible causes

Cut

general guidelines (s, b, t)

sutured wound care and suture removal (s, b)

Cyanosis (s)

Cystitis (s, b, t)

Damaging property

Dandruff (s, t)

Danger signals of potentially abusive day care providers

Dark circles under the eyes

Dark, fear of, book list

Day care

adjustment

age 0 to 18 months

age 18 months to 3 years

age 3 to 6 years

age 6 to 12 years

baby sitter guidelines

before and after school

center-based

danger signals of potentially abusive providers

employer-provided

family day care

finding and investigating alternatives

home-alone children

in-home

parent cooperatives

preventive measures to help ensure safe day care

questions to ask

Deafness

book list

general guidelines

Death

age-related views

years 0 to 3

years 3 to 6

years 6 to 9

years 9 to 12

book list

general

grandparent

parent

pet

suicide

general guidelines to help a child cope

teen suicide

ways children cope with grief

Delirium (s)

Dental caries (s, t)

Dentist visits, book list

Depression

Dermatitis

atopic (b)

contact (s)

Development, cognitive, and discipline in toddler/preschooler

Development, normal

months 0 to 1

months 1 to 2

months 2 to 3

months 3 to 4

months 4 to 5

months 5 to 6

months 6 to 7

months 7 to 8

months 8 to 9

months 9 to 10

months 10 to 11

months 11 to 12

months 12 to 13

months 13 to 18

months 18 to 24

years 2 to 3

years 3 to 4

years 4 to 5

years 5 to 6

years 6 to 7

years 7 to 8

years 8 to 9

years 9 to 10

years 10 to 11

years 11 to 12

Development, psychological, evaluation of

Developmental disorders

Developmental stimulation (s)

Diabetes

book list

general guidelines

Diagnosing major psychiatric disorders in children

Diaper

types

washing

Diaper rash (s, b)

Diaphragm, vaginal (Ü)

Diaries for data collection

behavior

pain

sleep

soiling (encopresis)

vomiting

Diarrhea

caused by antibiotic (s)

general guidelines (s, b, t)

Diet

calcium

in dairy products and supplements

pros and cons of milk in diet

for constipation (s, b, t)

for diarrhea (s, b, t)

for vomiting (s, b, t)

for weight loss (s, t)

healthy

for children

for teens

helping your child eat well

iron

low-fat, to lower cholesterol level (t)

meals for children

snacks

sugar and sweets (t)

Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccine

reactions

schedule (s)

Directions

ignoring

teaching your child to follow

Disability

book list

developmental disorders

Disaster, helping children afterward

Discipline

and cognitive development in toddler/preschooler

basics (s)

problems

techniques

adolescents (s)

job grounding

spanking (s)

time-out (s)

when time-out doesn't seem to be working

Dishonesty

book list

general guidelines

Divorce

age-appropriate guidelines

book list

overview of impact on children (s)

single parenting

Dizziness (s)

Doctor visits

book list

comforting your child

making visits easier

preparation for calling a physician (s)

Down syndrome, book list

Dressing

poking, stalling

refusal

teaching skills

Dressing table for baby

Drooling

excessive

rash (s)

Drowning

general guidelines

prevention

Drug abuse

book list

by teenagers

making decisions about treatment

Drug rash

Dry skin (s)

Dry, stuffy nose (s, b, t)

Dysarthria (s)

Dysfluency (s)

Dysmenorrhea (s, b)

Dysphagia (s)

Dysuria (s, b)

Ear discharge (s)

Ear infection (s, b, t)

Ear problems

Ear trauma (s)

Ear, illustration

Ear, pulling at (s)

Earache (s, b)

Early morning riser

Earpits in newborn (s)

Earwax problems (s, b)

Eating disorders in teenagers

Eating misbehavior

Eating problems

Economics of a new baby

overview

worksheet for cost of staying at home vs. working

Eczema (b)

Elective mutism

Electric eel shock (s)

Electrical shock, prevention of

Emergencies

Emergency room, comforting your child

Emergency symptoms (s)

Emergency transportation (s)

Emergency, first aid

Emotions, book list

anger

fear

general

jealousy

shyness

Encopresis

diary for data collection

with constipation

preschooler

school-age child (s)

without constipation

Engorgement, breast

newborn (s)

nursing mother

Enuresis

alarms

book list

general guidelines (s, b, t)

Environmental control and asthma

Epilepsy

book list

general guidelines (s)

Epistaxis (s, b, t)

Epithelial pearls in newborn (s)

Epstein-Barr virus (s, b, t)

Erections in newborn (s)

Erythema infectiosum (s, b)

Erythema toxicum (s)

Evaluating normality in psychological development

Excessive drooling

Eye allergy (b, t)

Eye infection

with pus (s, b, t)

without pus (s, b, t)

Eye problems

Eye trauma (s)

Eyelid swelling from insect bite (s)

Fainting (s)

Family

(see also Sibling)

book lists about relationships

general

grandparents

middle sibling

oldest sibling

only child

parents

sibling of newborn

sibling rivalry

stepparent

youngest sibling

issues

making the most of family time

records, medical and official

single parenting

stepparenting or blended families

violence in family, effects on children

Family planning, methods of

Father's role in care of newborn (s)

Fear

book list

animals

dark

general

separation

storms

water

helping children after a disaster

panic disorder

R-rated movies

separation anxiety

Febrile seizures (b)

Feeding

(see also Diet)

infant

premature infant

Feet turned in, up, or out in newborn (s)

Fever

general guidelines (s, b, t)

temperature, methods for measuring

illustration

text (b)

with seizures (b)

Fever blister (s, b, t)

Fifth disease (s, b)

Fighting

physical

sibling quarrels

Finger trauma (s, b)

Fingernail

infection (s, b)

torn (s, b)

Fire alarms for the home

First aid

altitude sickness, severe

bite, animal or human (s)

bleeding, severe (s)

burn

chemical (s)

thermal (s, b)

chemical in eye (s)

choking (s)

convulsions

with fever (b)

without fever (s)

drowning

emergencies

fainting (s)

foreign body

in ear (s)

in nose (s)

fracture (s)

glass fragments on eyelids (s)

heat reactions (s)

kit (s)

marine animal bite (s)

poisoning (s)

severe allergic reaction (s)

snake bite (s)

spider or scorpion bite (s)

sprain (s)

stridor with croup (s)

tooth, permanent and knocked out (s)

Flattened nose in newborn (s)

Flatulence

Flu

general guidelines (s, b, t)

reactions to shot

Fluoride

Folded-over ears in newborn (s)

Food

(see also Diet)

allergies (b)

breast-feeding

eating problems

formula (s)

solid, for infants (s)

Forceps or birth canal trauma (s)

Foreign body

in ear (s)

in eye (s)

in nose (s)

in skin (sliver) (s)

in vagina (s)

swallowed (s)

Foreskin

care and problems (s)

decision to circumcise

Formula feeding (s)

Fracture, first aid (s)

Freckles (s)

Friends

book list

dilemmas

imaginary

making friends

fighting

mistreating

Frostbite (s)

Gas, excessive

Gastroenteritis (s, b, t)

Gastroesophageal reflux (GE reflux) in infants (s, b)

Gastrointestinal tract, illustration

Gavage feedings, premature infant

Genital herpes (Ü)

Genital problems

Genital trauma (s)

Genital warts (Ü)

Geographic tongue

German measles (s)

Gifted child, book list

Glasses

book list

instructions for improving wearing

Gonorrhea

in females (Ü)

in males (Ü)

Grandparents, book list

Grief, ways children cope

Groin swelling (s)

Growth, normal

Gum, inflamed (s, b, t)

Hair loss (s)

Halitosis (s)

Hand, foot, and mouth disease (s, b)

Handicap

book list

developmental disorders

Handouts, parent, use of

acute illness

benefits

health supervision visits

how to use

Hay fever (s, b, t)

Head lice (s, b)

Head trauma

general guidelines (s, b)

prevention

Headache (s, b, t)

Health supervision visits, recommended handouts

Hearing loss

book list

general guidelines

Heat cramps (s)

Heat detectors

Heat exhaustion (s)

Heat rash (s)

Heat reactions

description and treatment (s)

prevention

Heatstroke (s)

Height

book list

short height

tall height

predicting adult height

Heimlich maneuver

choking (s)

illustration

Helping children after a disaster

Hemangioma, capillary (s)

Hemophilus influenza type b vaccine (Hib)

reactions

schedule (s)

Hepatitis B vaccine (HBV)

reactions

schedule (s)

Hernia

inguinal (s)

umbilical (s)

Herpes simplex

cold sore (s, b, t)

genital herpes (Ü)

Herpes zoster

Hiccups (s)

High chair

HIV and adolescents

Hives (s, b, t)

Hoarseness (s)

Home medicine chest (s)

Home nebulizer treatments

Home-alone children

Homework problems (s)

Hospitalization

book list

helping a child cope with

keeping family routine during

of small premature infant

Hot water temperature

Humidifier

Hurting another child

Hydrocele (s)

Hydrocephalus (caused by intraventricular hemorrhage

of newborn)

Hymenal tags in newborn (s)

Hyperactive child

book list

general guidelines (s)

Hyperalimentation fluids given to premature infants

Ibuprofen, dosages for injury (s)

Ignoring instructions

Illustrations

asthma (narrowing of bronchioles)

body temperature, methods for measuring

ear

gastrointestinal tract

Heimlich maneuver

lymph nodes and vessels

poison ivy and poison oak

sinus (location of sinuses)

tonsil and adenoid

urinary system

ventilation tube in ear

Immunization

reactions

schedule (s)

Impetigo (s, b)

Incubation period of infections

Independent play

increasing attention span during play

teaching skills

infant

toddler

Infant car safety seat, using

Infant carrier

Infant massage

Infant play

Infant, preparing and caring for

Infected sore (impetigo) (s, b)

Infection

(see also Infectious diseases)

ear (s, b, t)

eye, with pus (s, b, t)

eye, without pus (s, b, t)

fingernail (s, b)

frequent (s)

incubation periods

newborn

pierced ear (s, b, t)

prevention (s)

sexually transmitted

sinus (b, t)

urinary tract (s, b, t)

wound (skin) (s, b)

Infectious diseases

Infectious mononucleosis (s, b, t)

Influenza

general guidelines (s, b, t)

reactions to vaccine

Ingrown toenail (s, b, t)

Inguinal hernia (s)

Inhaler ó See Asthma, medication

Injuries

Inpatient psychiatric treatment, questions to ask

Insect bite

itchy or painful (s, b)

swelling of eyelid (s)

Instructions

for baby sitters

for improving wearing of glasses

ignoring

teaching your child to follow

Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

Interrupting others

Intestinal infection in premature infant

Intraventricular hemorrhage in newborn (IVH)

Introducing a bottle to breast-fed baby

Iris, color of, newborn (s)

Iron deficiency anemia (s, b)

Itching

ear (s)

genital (jock itch) (s, b, t)

insect bite (s, b)

localized, unknown cause (s)

widespread, unknown cause (s)

Itchy ear (s)

Jammed finger (s, b)

Jaundice

general guidelines (s)

newborn (b)

Jealousy

book list

sibling rivalry toward newborn (s)

Jellyfish or Portuguese man-of-war sting (s)

Job grounding as a method of discipline

Jock itch (s, b, t)

Joint problems

Joint trauma (s)

Juvenile diabetes

Juvenile plantar dermatosis (s)

Knuckle, skinned (s, b)

Laceration

general guidelines (s, b, t)

sutured wound care and suture removal (s, b)

Lactose intolerance

Lanugo (body hair) on newborn (s)

Laryngitis (s)

Latchkey children

Laundry, baby clothes and diapers

Layette

Lead poisoning, screening and prevention

Learning disabilities (b)

Leg cramp or pain (s)

Let-down reflex in breast-feeding

Lice

crab (Ü)

head (s, b)

Limb pain or swelling (s)

Limp (s)

Lip, swollen

Long-term illness, psychological effects of

Lumbar puncture in newborn

Lung problems

Lying

book list

general guidelines

Lyme disease

Lymph node

illustration of lymph nodes and vessels

swollen (s, b)

Malassezia furfur

Marine animal bites (s)

Massage, infant

Mastitis

Masturbation in preschoolers (s)

Mattery eye (s, b, t)

Measles

general guidelines (s)

vaccine

rash (s)

reactions

schedule (s)

Measles, mumps, rubella vaccine

rash (s)

reactions

schedule (s)

Medical procedures, comforting your child during

Medicine

(see also Asthma)

first aid kit (s)

help with swallowing

home medicine chest (s)

overuse

psychiatric

safe use

teaching pill swallowing

Meningitis in newborn

Menstrual cramps (s, b)

Menstrual period, late or missed (Ü)

Mental health professionals

Mental illness and psychiatric problems

Mental illness, parents', effect on children

Mental illness, types of care for

Mental retardation

book list

general guidelines

Metered-dose inhaler (MDI), how to use

Milia (s)

Miliaria (s)

Milk ejection reflex

Milk, cow's

pros and cons in diet

source of calcium in diet

Misbehavior

Misbehavior in public places, rules and discipline

Molding of newborn head (s)

Mole (s)

Molluscum contagiosum

Mongolian spots (s)

Mononucleosis (s, b, t)

Mother working outside the home

book list

general guidelines (s)

Motion sickness (s, t)

Mountain sickness

Mouth problems

Mouth trauma (s, b)

Mouth ulcer (s, b, t)

Movies, fears from

Moving

book list

effect on children

helping a child adjust

Mumps (s)

Muscle

pain or strain (s)

trauma (s, b)

Nap refusal

Nasal CPAP (used in respiratory distress syndrome)

Natural disaster, helping children afterward

Natural family planning (Ü)

Nausea (s)

Neck pain, acute (s)

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in premature infant

Negative, stubborn toddler (s)

New father, concerns

friendships

sex, keeping marriage strong, parenting roles

New mother, concerns

appearance, fatigue, pain

emotions

isolation and friendships

sex, keeping marriage strong, parenting roles

working outside the home (s)

Newborn

appearance and behavior, normal (s)

circumcision

care and problems (s)

pros and cons

clothing

complications, newborn/preterm

equipment and supplies

father's role (s)

feeding, by breast

essentials (s)

more information

feeding, with formula (s)

first weeks at home (s)

medical problems

premature infant

preparing and caring for

sibling rivalry with (s)

sick (symptoms) (s)

skin care and bathing (s, b)

sleep position

Newborn anemia

Newsletter, pediatric practice

content and style

practical aspects

reasons for producing

target audience

Night awakening by older infants

trained night crier (s)

trained night feeder

Night terrors (s)

Nightmares (s)

Nighttime feedings, phasing out

Nose problems

Nose trauma (s, b)

Nosebleed (s, b, t)

Nursery school, book list

Nursery, special care (SCN)

Nursing a baby

Nutrition ó See Diet

Only child in family, book list

Oral contraceptives (Ü)

Otitis externa (s, b, t)

Otitis media (s, b, t)

Overweight

assessment of weight gain

causes of excessive weight gain

prevention in infants (s)

weight reduction (s, t)

Pacifier

Pain

abdominal (s, b)

back (s, t)

bone, muscle, and joint (s, b)

chest (s)

diary

drug dosages for relief (s)

groin or scrotum in newborn (s)

headache (s, b, t)

limb (s)

neck, acute (s)

with urination (s, b)

Pale skin

Panic disorder

Parental relationships, book list

Parenting

age 0 to 18 months

age 18 months to 3 years

age 3 to 6 years

age 6 to 9 years

age 9 to 12 years

birth to 12 years

books for adults

issues

sexually abused child

single parenting

stepparenting

Paronychia (s, b)

Passive smoking

effect on children

effect on children with asthma

Peak flow meter

Pediculosis capitis (s,b)

Pediculosis pubis (Ü)

Peer interaction skills

Pelvic inflammatory disease (Ü)

Penis

circumcision care and problems (s)

decision to circumcise

foreskin care and problems(s)

Pervasive developmental disorder

Pets

death of, book list

mistreating

Pharyngitis (s, b, t)

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 (b)

responding to sexual abuse

the hidden bruises

Physical disability, book list

Physical fighting and spitting

Physical punishment (s)

Physician visits

book list

comforting your child

making visits easier

preparation for calling a physician (s)

Pierced-ear infection (s, b, t)

Pill swallowing, teaching

Pimple (s)

Pink eye (s, b, t)

Pinworm (s, b)

Pityriasis rosea

Play

general guidelines

independent

infant

teaching

toddler

stages of

suggested activities

suggested materials

toys

Playpen

Pneumonia (s, b, t)

Pneumothorax in newborn

Poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac

general guidelines (s, b, t)

illustration

Poisoning

general guidelines (s)

prevention

Poisonous plants

Poking and stalling about dressing

Polio vaccine

reactions

schedule (s)

Portuguese man-of-war sting (s)

Position for sleep for young infants

Postnasal drip (s, b)

Postpartum blues (s)

Postpartum breast engorgement

Premature baby

anemia

apnea

care of infant less than 3 lb

infection

intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH)

respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)

transient tachypnea (TTN)

Preparation for calling a physician (s)

Preparing and caring for an infant

Preschool

book list

parenting preschool-age children

Preventing or reducing a child's aggressive behavior

Prevention

Pseudostuttering (s)

Psychiatric problems

Psychiatric disorders, major, diagnosing in children

Psychiatric evaluation

Psychiatric help, when to seek for your child

Psychiatric inpatient treatment, questions to ask

Psychiatric medication

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 (s)

Puncture wound (s, b, t)

Punishment

Purple spots (s)

Pyelonephritis (t)

Quality time with your child

Quarrels, sibling

Questions to ask about day care

Questions to ask before inpatient psychiatric treatment

Questions to ask when choosing a therapist

R-rated movies

Rash

ampicillin (s)

caused by drugs

diaper (s, b)

localized, pink or red

measles vaccine (s)

newborn

unknown cause

localized with itching (s)

localized without itching (s)

widespread with itching (s)

widespread without itching (s)

widespread, pink or red

Reactive airway disease ó See Asthma

Reading disability, book list

Rebellion, adolescent (s)

Red eye

with pus (s, b, t)

without pus (s, b, t)

Redirecting a child's activities

Regurgitation by infants (s, b)

Remarriage

book list

helping children cope

stepparenting

Respiratory distress syndrome

Respiratory syncytial virus (s, b)

Retinopathy of prematurity

Rh incompatibility (b)

Rhinitis

allergic (s, b, t)

caused by colds (s, b, t)

Rhythm method of birth control (Ü)

Ring caught on swollen finger (s)

Ringworm

on foot (s, b, t)

on groin (s, b, t)

on neck, back, shoulders

on scalp (b)

on skin (s, b)

Roseola infantum (s, b)

Routine, keeping when a child is seriously ill

Rubella (s)

Rubeola (see also Measles) (s)

Runny nose

caused by allergies (s, b, t)

caused by colds (s, b, t)

Safety

accident prevention

baby equipment

book list

childproofing the home

fire-retardant clothing

lead poisoning, prevention of

misbehavior

poisoning (s)

poisonous plants

smoke and heat detectors

toys

Safety gate

Scabies (s, b)

Scalp hair in newborn (s)

Scarlatina rash (s, b)

Scarlet fever (s, b)

Schedule for immunizations (s)

Schizophrenia in children

School

adjusting

book list

adjusting

entering

preschool

entering

homework problems (underachiever) (s)

learning disabilities (b)

phobia (s)

responsibility for schoolwork (s)

School-age child, parenting

age 6 to 9 years

age 9 to 12 years

Scorpion bite (s)

Scotch tape test for pinworms (s, b)

Scrape (s, b, t)

Scratch (s, b, t)

Screaming and shouting

Scrotum swelling (s)

Seasickness (s, t)

Seizures

with fever (b)

without fever (s)

Selective mutism

Self-esteem

book list

guidelines for raising a child's self-esteem

Self-quieting skills

infant, how to test

toddler, teaching

Separation anxiety

Separation, fear of, book list

Sex education

book list

general guidelines

preschoolers

Sexual abuse

book list

danger signals of potentially abusive day care providers

general information

parenting abused child

protecting children (b)

responding to

Sexually transmitted disease

AIDS and adolescents

chlamydia

in females (Ü)

in males (Ü)

crab lice (Ü)

gonorrhea

in females (Ü)

in males (Ü)

herpes, genital (Ü)

pelvic inflammatory disease(Ü)

trichomonas (Ü)

vaginosis, bacterial (Ü)

warts, genital (Ü)

Sharing, book list

Shingles

Shock, electrical, prevention of

Shoes (s)

Shyness

book list

refusal to talk (selective mutism)

Sibling

(see also Sibling rivalry)

book list

fighting

mistreating of newborn

book list

rivalry (s)

while mother is in hospital

quarrels

Sibling rivalry

book list

with newborn (s)

Single parenting

Sinus congestion (s, b)

Sinus infection (sinusitis) (b, t)

Sinuses, illustration

Skin care, newborn (normal) (s, b)

Skin problems

Skinned knuckle (s, b)

Sleep

diary

increased during illness (s)

infant

miscellaneous misbehaviors

position for young infants

problems (overview)

problems (various)

problems, prevention of (s)

Sleepwalking (s)

Sliver (s)

Smashed or crushed fingertip (s, b)

Smearing of fecal material

Smoke detectors

Smoking, passive (involuntary)

effect on children

effect on children with asthma

Snake bite (s)

Social Security number for children

Soiling

diary for data collection

with constipation

preschooler

school-age child (s)

without constipation

Solid foods for infants (s)

Sore nipples during breast-feeding

Sore throat (s, b, t)

Sores (s)

Spanking (s)

Special care nursery (SCN)

Speech and language disorders

Spending quality time with your child

Spermicide, vaginal (Ü)

Spider bite (s)

Spina bifida, book list

Spinal tap in newborn

Spitting

Spitting up by infants (s, b)

Splinter (s)

Spoiled children, prevention of

Sprain (s)

Stalling and poking about dressing

Stealing

older children

younger children

Stepparenting

book list

general guidelines

Steroids for asthma

inhaled

oral

Sting

bee (s, b)

jellyfish or Portuguese man-of-war (s)

venomous fish (s)

Stitch removal and wound care (s, b)

Stomachache (s, b)

Stools

(see also Constipation)

(see also Soiling)

blood in (s)

smearing of

unusual color of (s)

Stork bite (pink birthmark) (s)

Storms, fear of, book list

Storytelling

Strained muscle (s, b)

Strep throat infection (s, b, t)

Stridor (s, b)

Stroller

Stubborn toddler (s)

Stuffy nose (s, b, t)

Stuttering (s)

Stye (s, b)

Subconjunctival hemorrhage in newborn (s)

Substance abuse

book list

by teenagers

making decisions about treatment

Sucking callus in newborn (s)

Sudden infant death syndrome, related to sleep position

Suffocation of infants, prevention

Sugar and sweets (t)

Suicide

among teenagers

book list

Sunburn (s, b, t)

Sunstroke (s)

Surfactant, lack of (in respiratory distress syndrome)

Sutured wound care and suture removal (s, b)

Swallowed foreign body (s)

Swallowing difficulty (s)

Swallowing medicine, help with

Swallowing pills, teaching

Swearing

Sweating, excessive

Swelling

breasts, eyelids, or labia in newborn (s)

eyelid (s)

finger (s)

gland (s, b)

groin or scrotum in newborn (s)

limb (s)

lip

Swimmer's ear (s, b, t)

Swimming, infant or toddler

Symptoms

common

emergency (s)

illness in newborn (s)

severe illness in infant (s)

Syncope (s)

Tailbone trauma

Talking

communication with baby or toddler

communication with your child

refusal (selective mutism)

Teaching pill swallowing

Tear duct, blocked (s, b)

Teen suicide

Teeth

cavities (s, t)

in newborn (s)

prevention of decay

teething (s, b)

toothache (s, t)

trauma (s, b)

Teething (s, b)

Television

effect of violence on children

movies, fear from

reducing the negative impact (s)

Telogen effluvium (s)

Temper tantrum (s)

Temperature, how to measure

general guidelines (b)

illustration

Testicle, undescended in newborn (s)

Testing an infant's self-quieting skills

Tetanus booster after injury (s)

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

Thrush (s, b)

Thumbsucking

book list

general guidelines (s)

Tibial torsion in newborn (s)

Tick bite (s, b)

Tics

overview (s)

Tourette's disorder

Tight hips in newborn (s)

Tight tongue (s)

Time-in (physical contact with a child)

Time-out

guidelines when time-out doesn't seem to be working

technique for discipline (s)

Tinea capitis (b)

Tinea corporis (s, b)

Tinea cruris (s, b, t)

Tinea pedis (s, b, t)

Tinea versicolor

Tobacco smoke

and asthma

and children

Toddler, parenting

Toe trauma (s, b)

Toenail, ingrown (s, b, t)

Toilet training

(see also Bed-wetting; Soiling)

basics (s)

book list

problems, prevention of

resistance or refusal (s)

Tongue-tie (s)

Tonsil and adenoid

illustration

surgery (s)

Tonsillitis (s, b, t)

Tooth decay prevention

Toothache (s, t)

Torn nail (s, b)

Tourette's disorder

Toys

attachment, book list

general information

infant

play materials

safety checklist

age 0 to 18 months

age 18 months to 3 years

age 3 to 6 years

age 6 to 9 years

age 9 to 12 years

safety guidelines

selecting and buying

television commercials

toy box

Tracheitis (s, b, t)

Trained night crier (s)

Trained night feeder

Transfusion, blood (in newborn)

Transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN)

Transportation, emergency (s)

Trauma

Traveling with a baby

air

car

restaurant

train, hotel, friend's home

Traveling with children

Trichomonas (Ü)

Tube, ear

illustration

surgery

Twitches

overview (s)

Tourette's disorder

Tympanostomy

illustration

text

Type I diabetes

Ulcer, mouth (s, b, t)

Umbilical cord

bleeding (s)

delayed separation (s)

oozing (s)

Umbilical hernia (s)

Underachiever, school (s)

Undescended testicle in newborn (s)

Upper respiratory infection (s, b, t)

Urethritis, chemical (s, b)

Urinary tract infection (s, b, t)

Urinary tract, illustration

Urination

(see also Bed-wetting, Toilet training)

daytime frequency of

pain with (s, b)

Urine

blood in (s)

specimen, instructions for collecting (s, t)

strong odor

Urticaria (s, b, t)

Vaccinations (s)

Vagina

(see also Sexually transmitted disease)

discharge in newborn (s)

foreign body in (s)

irritation and itching of (s, b)

yeast infection (Ü)

Vaginosis, bacterial (Ü)

Vaporizer

Varicella (s, b)

Venomous fish sting (s)

Ventilation tube in ear

illustration

surgery

Ventilator (used in respiratory distress syndrome)

Video games

Violence in family, effects on children

Viral conjunctivitis (s, b, t)

Visual impairment, book list

Vomiting

blood (s)

diary

general guidelines (s, b, t)

Vulvitis, chemical (s, b)

Walker, baby

Wart

genital (t)

on hands, feet (s, b, t)

Water, fear of, book list

Watery eye (s, b)

Ways children cope with grief

Weaning

from bottle to cup (s)

from breast to bottle (s)

from breast to cup (s)

normal (s)

reluctance or resistance (s)

Weight gain

assessment of

causes of excessive gain

newborn (s)

Weight reduction (s, t)

Wheelchair, book list

Wheezing (s)

Whining

Withdrawal, as a method of birth control (t)

Working mother (s)

Wound

care of sutures (s, b)

infection (skin) (s, b)

puncture (s, b, t)

Yeast infection, vaginal (Ü)

Yellow eyes (s)

Zoster

 

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