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Quick reference medical handouts used by Pediatric offices


May. 11, 2008
KidsGrowth.com


Discipline: A Parent's Guide

To many people, discipline means punishment. But, actually, "to discipline means to teach." Rather than punishment, discipline should be a positive way of helping and guiding children to achieve self-control. Parents are your child's first teachers. Disciplining your child may be difficult, so understanding the reasons for it is important.

What Is Gastroesophageal Reflux

Gastroesophageal reflux is a common reason why infants spit up excessively. What is this condition and how is it treated?







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    Parenting 101
    Resources for New Parents
    Tables of Normal Growth

Planning Makes Camp More Fun for Your Kids

More than six million American children - including one million with special physical and emotional needs - will be soon heading off to one of the nation's 8,500 summer sleep away and day camps. There is no doubt that summer camp offers kids enormous benefits, but before the fun starts parents need to make sure that all of their child's health needs are met.


When Abdominal Pain may Mean Appendicitis

When a child complains "my stomach hurts," one of the first fears that a parent may have is that of appendicitis. Children's bellyaches are often varied and numerous, and it is important that parents recognize when a particular stomachache might be cause for alarm.


How Tall will Your Child Be?

Remember when our parents had us stand up against a wall and make a mark with a pencil to see how much we had grown? And then wondering exactly how tall we would eventually become? Our growth calculator can help you figure out your child's adult height.


When to Worry about Nosebleeds?

Here is what parents should look for in dealing with this common pediatric problem.


Healthy Feet Are Happy Feet

The human foot may be the most neglected part of the body and children deserve special attention since their feet are constantly growing, changing and developing.


Don't Panic If Your Child Gets Pneumonia

Having their child diagnosed with pneumonia scares most parents. While some pneumonias are quite serious - particularly in newborns and in an older child with a vulnerable immune system - most pneumonias in children and adolescents are mild and easily treated.


What You Should Know about the Sun

Protect your child from the sun's harmful rays.


Do You Know Where Your Child Is?

It's 4 p.m. on a school day. Do you know where your child is? If he is a teenager, you may not. As your child gets older and makes more and more of his own decisions, don't assume you can let go of your responsibility to monitor his activities.


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