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Nail biting
habit reversal training
overview
Nail infection
onychomycosis
paronychia
Nap refusal
Nasal CPAP (used in respiratory distress syndrome)
Nasal irrigation
Nasolacrimal duct obstruction
brief version *
complete version
Natural family planning (teen version) *
Nausea *
Nebulizer
illustration
text
Neck pain
acute *
cervical adenitis
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in premature infant
Nedocromil, medicine for asthma *
Negative, stubborn toddler *
Neurofibromatosis
Neutropenia and fever
New father, concerns *
New mother, concerns
appearance, fatigue, pain
support and emotions *
working outside the home *
Newborn
(see also Breast-feeding)
(see also Premature baby)
anemia
appearance, normal *
bottle (formula) feeding
brief version *
complete version
breast-feeding
brief version *
complete version
circumcision
care *
pros and cons *
clothing
colic
brief version *
complete version
congenital muscular torticollis
cradle cap *
diaper rash
equipment and supplies
first weeks at home *
flattened head syndrome
jaundice
premature infant
reflexes and behavior, normal *
screening tests *
sibling rivalry with *
sick (symptoms) *
skin care and bathing
brief version *
complete version *
skin, rashes and birthmarks *
sleep patterns
sleep position *
soft spot on head
spitting up
brief version *
complete version
umbilical catheters
upper respiratory infection
Newborn screening tests *
Nicotine
how to quit smoking
smoking (teen version)
Night awakenings by older infants
trained night crier *
trained night feeder *
Night terrors *
Nightmares *
Nighttime feedings, phasing out
Non-steroid anti-inflammatory asthma medicines *
Nonspecific vaginitis *
Nose injury *
Nose problems and procedures
colds
brief parent version *
complete parent version
teen version
foreign body in nose *
hay fever
brief parent version *
complete parent version
teen version
injury *
nasal irrigations
nosebleed
brief parent version *
complete parent version
teen version
sinus congestion
brief version *
complete version
sinus infection
admission and discharge instructions *
general guidelines
brief parent version *
complete parent version
teen version
Nosebleed
brief parent version *
complete parent version
teen version
Nursemaid's elbow
illustration
text *
Nursery school, resource list
Nursery, special care (SCN)
Nut allergy
peanut
tree nut
Nutrition
calcium needs
fast food
helping teens with weight *
meal planning *
overweight child
resource list
school lunches
snacks *
vitamins and minerals
weight management for teens
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Obesity -- See Overweight
Obsessive-compulsive disorder, resource list
Only child in family, resource list
Onychomycosis (fungal nail infection)
Oral contraceptives (teen version) *
Osgood-Schlatter disease
illustration *
text *
Osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bones)
complete parent version
letter for parents
Osteosarcoma (bone cancer)
Otitis externa (swimmer's ear)
brief parent version *
complete parent version
teen version
Otitis media (middle ear infection)
brief parent version *
complete parent version
teen version
with effusion
Overweight
body mass index for boys
body mass index for girls
children who are overweight
helping teens with weight *
obesity in children *
overeating in infants and toddlers *
resource list
weight reduction
parent version *
teen version
Oxygen therapy
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Pacifiers for babies
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 *
headache
brief parent version *
complete parent version
teen version
limb *
neck, acute *
Parental relationships, resource list
Parenting
(see also Behavior; Discipline)
adoption
childproofing the home
day care, helping your child adjust
divorce, helping children cope *
economics of a new baby
mother working outside the home, advice for *
moving, helping child adjust
new father *
new mother *
problems of early parenthood
remarriage, helping children cope
resource lists
adoption
divorce
family relationships
general
moving
parental relationships
parenting teenagers
remarriage and stepparenting
sibling of newborn
working parents
sex education for young children
sexually abused child
sibling rivalry with newborn *
single parenting
sleep problems, prevention from 6 months to 2 years *
sleep problems, prevention from birth to 6 months *
stepparenting
toddler discipline
toy safety
child (age 6 to 9 years)
infant (0 to 18 months)
preschooler (3 to 6 years)
toddler (age 18 months to 3 years)
Paronychia (fingernail infection)
brief version *
complete version
Partial vision loss *
Parvovirus (fifth disease)
Passive smoking
effect on children *
effect on children with asthma
Patellofemoral pain syndrome (runner's knee)
illustration *
text (Teen Version) *
Peak flow meter
parent version
record chart
teen version *
using the zone system
using the zone system (for teens) *
Peanut allergy
Pediculosis capitis (head lice)
brief version *
complete version
Pediculosis pubis (crab lice) (teen version) *
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) (teen version) *
Penis
circumcision care *
decision to circumcise *
foreskin care and problems *
Perthes disease
Pertussis (whooping cough)
Pertussis prevention in teens
Pervasive developmental disorder
autism *
overview *
resource list
Pes planus
Pets
death of, resource list
mistreating
Pharyngitis (sore throat)
brief parent version *
complete parent version
teen version
Phenobarbital
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Phenylketonuria, newborn screening test *
Physical abuse
effects of family violence on children
parenting sexually abused child
protecting children from sexual assault
complete version
shaken baby syndrome
Physical disability, resource list
Physical fighting and spitting
Physical punishment *
Physician visits
(see also Forms)
comforting your child
making visits easier
preparation for calling a physician *
resource list
Physiologic heart murmur *
Picky eaters *
Pierced-ear infection
brief parent version *
complete parent version
teen version
Pigeon toe
Pimple *
Pink eye -- See Conjunctivitis
Pinworm
brief version *
complete version
Pityriasis alba
Pityriasis rosea
PKU (phenylketonuria)
Play
independent
social play
sports and children
toy safety and materials
child (age 6 to 9 years)
infant (0 to 18 months)
preschooler (3 to 6 years)
toddler (age 18 months to 3 years)
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
brief parent version *
complete parent version
illustration *
teen version
Poisoning
general guidelines *
prevention *
Poisonous plants
Poking and stalling about dressing
Polio vaccine
reactions
schedule *
Pool safety, diarrhea
Portuguese man-of-war or jellyfish sting *
Position for sleep for young infants *
Positional plagiocephaly
Postinfectious arthritis
Postnasal drip
brief version *
complete version
Postpartum blues *
Postpartum breast engorgement
Precocious puberty
boys
girls
Precordial catch syndrome *
Pregnancy prevention (teen version) *
Premature baby
anemia
apnea
care of infant weighing less than 3 pounds
infection
intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH)
resource list
respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)
transient tachypnea (TTN)
Preparation for calling a physician *
Preschool
preparing for the first day
resource list
Prevention
aggressive behavior
animal bites *
baby walker injuries
bicycle safety
burns *
childproofing the home
choking *
diarrhea from contaminated pool water
drowning
electrical shock *
flu shot
head injury *
heat reactions *
heat, smoke, and carbon monoxide detectors
hot water temperature
immunizations
travel
lead poisoning
passive smoking *
poisoning *
pregnancy *
sexually transmitted disease *
sleep problems, 6 months to 2 years *
sleep problems, infant *
spoiled children
suffocation of infants and toddlers *
sunburn
brief parent version *
complete parent version
teen version
tooth decay *
trampoline injuries
whooping cough in teens
Pseudostuttering *
Psychotherapy
how to choose a therapist
Puberty
for boys *
for girls *
precocious
boys
girls
Public places
rules and discipline for misbehavior
teaching good behavior
Pulling at ear *
Puncture wound
brief parent version *
complete parent version
teen version
Punishment -- See Discipline
Purpura, anaphylactoid
admission and discharge instructions
general guidelines
Pyelonephritis (kidney infection)
admission and discharge instructions
general guidelines
parent version
teen version
Pyloric stenosis
Pyloric stenosis, discharge instructions
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Quality time with your child
Quarrels, sibling
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R-rated movies
Rash
antibiotics *
caused by drugs
chickenpox
cradle cap *
diaper
brief version *
complete version
heat (miliaria) *
measles (rubeola) *
measles vaccine *
newborn rashes and birthmarks *
roseola *
scarlet fever
unknown cause (with itching)
unknown cause (without itching)
RAST test (for food allergy)
Reactive airway disease -- See Asthma
Reading
selecting books (based on age)
suggested reading activities
Reading disability, resource list
Rebellion, adolescent *
Red eye
bacterial infection
brief parent version *
complete parent version
teen version
from irritation
parent version *
teen version
viral infection
parent version *
teen version
Redirecting a child's activities
Regurgitation by infants
brief version *
complete version
Remarriage
helping children cope
resource list
stepparenting
Resource list
adjusting to school
adoption
allergies
anger
asthma
attention deficit disorder
autism
bath
bed-wetting
bedtime
blanket/toy attachment
bullying
cancer
cerebral palsy
child abuse
crying baby
cystic fibrosis
death
death of a grandparent
death of a parent
death of pet
dentist visit
depression and mental illness
developmental disabilities
diabetes
diet and nutrition
dishonesty
divorce
doctor visits
Down syndrome
eating disorders
entering school
epilepsy
family relationships
fear of animals
fear of storms
fear of the dark
fear of water
fears, general
friends, dilemmas
friends, imaginary
friends, making
gastrointestinal diseases
gifted child
grandparents
head injury
hearing loss
hospitalization
hydrocephalus
jealousy
juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
middle sibling
moving
oldest sibling
only child
overweight child
parental relationships
parenting
parenting teens
physical disability
premature baby
preschool
reading disability
scoliosis
self-esteem
separation anxiety
sex education
sharing
short height
shyness
sibling of newborn
sibling rivalry
speech problems
spina bifida
stepparenting
substance abuse
tall height
thumbsucking
toilet training
visual impairment
working parents
youngest sibling
Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
admission and discharge instructions *
diagnosis and treatment
preventing with Synagis
Respiratory system, illustration *
Restaurant, with a baby
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
Rewards for motivating children
Reye's syndrome *
Rh incompatibility
brief version *
complete version
Rheumatic fever
Rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile
diagnosis and treatment
resource list
Rhinitis
allergic
brief parent version *
complete parent version
teen version
caused by colds
brief parent version *
complete parent version
teen version
Rhythm method of birth control (teen version) *
Rib injury
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
Ritalin, pros and cons
Roseola *
Rotavirus
Routine, keeping when a child is seriously ill
RSV
admission and discharge instructions *
diagnosis and treatment
preventing with Synagis
Rubella *
Rubeola *
(see also Measles)
Runny nose
caused by allergies
brief parent version *
complete parent version
teen version
caused by colds
brief parent version *
complete parent version
teen version
