Adolescents and School-aged Children

  • 10 to 12 Years, From: Framingham Safety Survey  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • 10 Years: Safety for Your Child  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • 6 Years: Safety for Your Child  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • 8 Years: Safety for Your Child  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • ACL Injuries (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Acne—How to Treat and Control It  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Acute Ear Infections and Your Child  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Adoption: Guidelines for Parents  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Aerobic Training (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Alcohol: Your Child and Drugs  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Allergies in Children  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Anaphylaxis  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Anesthesia and Your Child  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Ankle Sprain Treatment (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Antibiotics and Your Child  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Arts and Crafts  ( Audio file)

  • ASDs Family Handout—Health Care Transition: Moving From Adolescence to Adulthood  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • ASDs Family Handout—Inclusion: Elementary School  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • ASDs Family Handout—Inclusion: Middle and High School  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • ASDs Family Handout—School-based Services  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • ASDs Family Handout—Talking About Sexuality for Parents of Teens with Autism Spectrum Disorders  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Asthma and Exercise (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Asthma and Your Child  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Babysitting Reminders  (  PDF: English)

  • Backpack Safety  ( Audio file)

  • Ballet and Dance (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Baseball and Softball (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Basketball and Volleyball (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Bedwetting  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Biking (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Bipolar and Mood Disorders  ( Audio file)

  • Bright Futures Parent Handout: 15 to 17 Year Visits  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Bright Futures Parent Handout: 5 and 6 Year Visits  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Bright Futures Parent Handout: 7 and 8 Year Visits  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Bright Futures Parent Handout: 9 and 10 Year Visits  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Bright Futures Parent Handout: Early Adolescent Visits (11-14 years)  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Bright Futures Patient Handout: 15 to 17 Year Visits  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Bright Futures Patient Handout: 18 to 21 Year Visits  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Bright Futures Patient Handout: 7 and 8 Year Visits  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Bright Futures Patient Handout: 9 and 10 Year Visits  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Bright Futures Patient Handout: Early Adolescent Visits (11-14 years)  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Bullying: It's Not OK  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Burners and Stingers  (  PDF: English)

  • Calcium and You  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Calcium Crisis  ( Audio file)

  • Caring for Your Child's Teeth  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Cheerleading (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Chickenpox Vaccine, The  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Child as a Passenger on an Adult's Bicycle, The  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Child Sexual Abuse  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Choking Prevention and First Aid for Infants and Children  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Choosing Quality Child Care: What's Best for Your Family?  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Cocaine: What You Need to Know  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Common Childhood Infections  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Concussions (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Connecting With your Community  (  PDF: English)

  • Constipation  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Core Exercises (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Dad's Role in the Family  ( Audio file)

  • Dangers of Drowsy Driving  ( Audio file)

  • Dangers of Secondhand Smoke  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Dangers of Tanning Beds  ( Audio file)

  • Deciding to Wait  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Depression in Children  ( Audio file)

  • Diarrhea and Dehydration  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Discipline and Your Child  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Diving (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Divorce and Children  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Drug Abuse Prevention Starts with Parents  (  PDF: English)

  • Ear Piercing  ( Audio file)

  • Eating Disorders  ( Audio file)

  • Eating Disorders: Anorexia and Bulimia  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis)  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Encourage Your Child to Be Physically Active  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Everybody Gets Mad: Helping Your Child Cope with Conflict  (  PDF: English)

  • Exercise-Related Heat Illness (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Expect Respect: Healthy Relationships  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Fever and Your Child  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Fifth Disease  (  PDF: English)

  • Figure Skating (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • First Aid  (  PDF: English)

  • Flu, The  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Food Allergies and Your Child  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Football (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • For Today's Teens: A Message From Your Pediatrician  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Four Steps to Safety Readiness  (  PDF: English)

  • Friends Are Important: Tips for Parents  (  PDF: English)

  • Fun in the Sun: Keep Your Family Safe  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Gambling: Not a Safe Thrill  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Teens: Facts for Teens and Their Parents  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual Parents: Information for Children and Parents  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Get Fit, Stay Healthy  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Getting Enough Calcium  ( Audio file)

  • Golf (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Growing Up Healthy: Fat, Cholesterol and More  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Guide to Your Child's Medicines, A  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Gymnastics (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Head Lice  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Heading Back to School  ( Audio file)

  • Health Care for College Students: What Your Pediatrician Wants You to Know  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Healthy Communication With Your Child  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Healthy Eating for School-Age Kids  ( Audio file)

  • Healthy Fast Foods  ( Audio file)

  • Help Stop Teenage Suicide  (  PDF: English)

  • Helping Kids Understand Tragic Events  ( Audio file)

  • Helping Shy Children  ( Audio file)

  • Helping Your Child Cope With Death  (  PDF: English)

  • Helping Your Child Cope With Life  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Helping Your Child Learn to Read  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Hepatitis C  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Home Safety Checklist  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Horseback Riding (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • How to Prevent Overuse Injuries (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • HPV (Human Papillomavirus)  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Ice Hockey (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Imaging Tests: A Look Inside Your Child's Body  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Immunizations: What You Need To Know  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Importance of Breakfast, The  ( Audio file)

  • Importance of Play, The  ( Audio file)

  • Important Information for Teens Who Get Headaches  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Inhalant Abuse  ( Audio file)

  • Inhalants: What You Need to Know  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Inhaled and Intranasal Corticosteroids and Your Child  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Internet and Your Family, The  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Internet Safety  ( Audio file)

  • Is Your Child Ready for Sports? (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Keep Your Family Safe: Fire Safety and Burn Prevention at Home  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Know the Facts About HIV and AIDS  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Lacrosse (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Lactose Intolerance and Your Child  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Lawn Mower Safety  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Lawn Mower Safety  (  PDF: English)

  • Lead Is a Poison: What You Need to Know  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Learning Disabilities: What Parents Need to Know  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Life Jackets and Life Preservers  (  PDF: English)

  • Little League Elbow (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Lyme Disease  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Making Healthy Decisions About Sex  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Marijuana: What You Need to Know  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Martial Arts (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Media History  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Medications in School  ( Audio file)

  • Medicine and the Media: How to Make Sense of the Messages  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Medicines for ADHD: Questions From Teens Who Have ADHD  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Meningococcal Disease—Information for Teens and College Students  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Message to Parents of Teen Drivers, A  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Minor Head Injuries in Children  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Next Stop Adulthood: Tips for Parents  (  PDF: English)

  • Nutrition and Supplement Use (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Orthotics (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Osgood-Schlatter Disease  (  PDF: English)

  • Paintball  ( Audio file)

  • Parent's Guide to Insect Repellents, A  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Parent's Guide to Toy Safety, A  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Parent's Guide to Teen Parties, A  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Parent's Guide to Water Safety, A  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Parent-Teen Driving Agreement and a Message to Parents of Teen Drivers: Pediatrician Implementation Guide  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome  (  PDF: English)

  • Pelvic Exam, The  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Performance-Enhancing Supplements (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Physical Activity: Creating a FITT Plan (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Physical Activity: Overcoming Obstacles (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Playground Safety  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Pneumococcal Infections  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Pneumonia and Your Child  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Pool Safety for Children  (  PDF: English)

  • Preparing for College  ( Audio file)

  • Preventing Obesity in Teens  ( Audio file)

  • Protect Your Child From Poison  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Protect Your Home Against Fire…Planning Saves Lives  (  PDF: English)

  • Puberty—Ready or Not Expect Some Big Changes  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Pulling the Plug on TV Violence  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Racquet Sports (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Ratings Game, The: Choosing Your Child's Entertainment  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Responding to Children's Emotional Needs During Times of Crisis: Information for Parents  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Risks of Tobacco Use, The  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Rowing (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Running (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Safe Bicycling Starts Early  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Safe Driving…A Parent's Responsibility  (  PDF: English)

  • Safe Weight Loss and Weight Gain (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Safety of Blood Transfusions: Part I: About Blood and Blood Transfusions  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Safety of Blood Transfusions: Part II: Blood Transfusion Options and Procedures  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Safety Tips for Home Playground Equipment  (  PDF: English)

  • Scabies  (  PDF: English)

  • School Bus Safety  ( Audio file)

  • School Health Centers and Your Child  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Seasonal Influenza 2012–2013  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Sever's Disease (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Shin Pain (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Shoulder Impingement (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Show Your Love this Valentine's Day  ( Audio file)

  • Sibling Relationships  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Single Parenting  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Sinusitis and Your Child  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Skateboarding and In-line Skating (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Skiing and Snowboarding (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Skin Cancer Prevention  ( Audio file)

  • Skin Conditions and Sports Participation (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Sleep Apnea and Your Child  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Sleep Problems in Children  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Smokeless Tobacco: What You Need to Know  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Soccer (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Sports and Your Child  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Sports Medicine Professionals (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Start Reading to Your Child Early  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Staying Cool When Things Heat Up  (  PDF: English)

  • Stealing  ( Audio file)

  • Steroids: Play Safe, Play Fair  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Strength Training (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Stress Fractures (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Stressed? Read This.  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Students With Chronic Health Conditions: Guidance for Families, Schools, and Students  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Stuttering  ( Audio file)

  • Substance Abuse Prevention  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Swimming (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Talking With Your Teen About Sex  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Talking With Your Teen: Tips for Parents  (  PDF: English)

  • Talking With Your Young Child About Sex  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Tattooing and Body Piercing  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Teaching Good Behavior: Tips on How to Discipline  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Teen Acne and Diet  ( Audio file)

  • Teen Dating Violence: Tips for Parents  (  PDF: English)

  • Teen Sleep Patterns  ( Audio file)

  • Teen Suicide and Guns  (  PDF: English)

  • Teen Suicide, Mood Disorder, and Depression  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Teens and Anxiety  ( Audio file)

  • Teens and Depression  ( Audio file)

  • Teens and Tobacco  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Television and Your Family  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Temper Tantrums: A Normal Part of Growing Up  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Testing Your Teen for Illicit Drugs: Information for Parents  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • The Female Athlete Triad (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Tips for Getting Your Children to Wear Bicycle Helmets  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Tips for Parents of Adolescents  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Tobacco: Straight Talk for Teens  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Tonsils and the Adenoid  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Trampolines: What You Need to Know  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Treatment of Sports Injuries (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Understanding ADHD: Information for Parents About Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs): An Introduction  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Understanding Irritability in Children  ( Audio file)

  • Understanding the Impact of Media on Children and Teens  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Urinary Tract Infections in Young Children  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Use of Ice and Heat (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Use of Medicines in Sports (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Water Polo (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Water Safety for Your School-aged Child  (  PDF: English)

  • What Is ADHD?  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • What is ADHD? Questions from Teens  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • What is Clean Intermittent Catheterization?  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • What to Do for ADHD  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • When is an Athlete Ready to Return to Play? (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • When to See a Doctor (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • Whooping Cough (Pertussis)  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Wrestling (Care of the Young Athlete)  (  PDF: English)

  • You and Your Pediatrician  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Your Child and the Environment  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Your Child is on the Move: Reduce the Risk of Gun Injury  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Your Child's Eyes  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Your Child's Growth: Developmental Milestones  (  PDF: English | Spanish)

  • Your Family's Mental Health: 10 Ways to Improve Mood Naturally  (  PDF: English | Spanish)



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