UI Hospitals and Clinics
Patient Education Materials
for Pediatrics

From the files of Virtual Children's Hospital®

• Allergy Testing in the Pediatric Specialty Clinic
• Asthma Inhalers: A Breath of Fresh Air
• Asthma Management: Guidelines for the Primary Care Physician
• Asthma Management for Patients and Families
• Attention Problems in Down Syndrome: Is This ADHD?
• Breast is Best!
• Child Mental Health: "It's Okay to Ask for Help"
• Child Safety in Automobiles
• A Child with Atopic Eczema (also called atopic dermatitis): A Parent's Guide
• Childhood Asthma and Allergies: Frequently Asked Questions
• Children and Critically Ill Parents: What Children Need to Know
• Children and Heart Disease: Frequently Asked Questions
• Children Who Bed Wet: Help Them Wake Up Dry
• Children With Arthritis: Frequently Asked Questions
• Children's Headaches: What's the Cause?
• Chronic Health Concerns and Psychological Impact on Children: Frequently Asked Questions
• Cystic Fibrosis Research
• Dehydration in Infants Can Be Life-Threatening
• Diabetes: Incidence Increases in Young People
• Educational Programming and Strategies for Students with Disabilities: Frequently Asked Questions
• Epilepsy in Young Children
• Exercise-Induced Shortness of Breath: Is It Asthma?
• Fever Management
• Flu Shots for Young Children
• Finding a Good Fit: Helping Your Child Choose a Sport to Have Fun with!
• Head Lice: Myths of the Bug
• Hearing Impairment and Its Effects on the Development of Speech and Language
• Help Prepare Your Child for Kindergarten
• Helping Children Cope with the Intensive Care Unit
• Hemoglobin C
• Hemophilia: Understanding an Invisible Risk
• Hip Spica Cast: A Guide for Patients
• Holiday Toys: Take Safety Into Consideration
• Household Poisons: Prevention Is the Key
• I Can Do It: Helping Children When They Hurt
• Immunization: For Kids and Adults Alike
• Implantable Ports
• Kids And Shots: Cut The Tears Out Of Going For a Checkup
• Kids Talk: Advice from Other Kids
• Listening to Behaviors
• Low Birth Weight Babies: The Correct Things to Do to Help Your Baby
• Milk to Solid Foods: Big Step for Babies
• Overweight Children Face Increased Health Risks
• Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant: A Guide for Families
• Please Don't Shake Your Baby
• Poison-Proof Your Home
• Positioning Your Infant for Sleep
• Preparing Siblings for a New Baby
• Rheumatic Fever Comeback
• Rubella Immunization: What's the Point?
• School Avoidance and Physical Complaints in Children: Frequently Asked Questions
• Self Injury and Aggression with Persons who have Developmental Disorders
• Separation Anxiety: Why They Cry
• Sickle Cell Trait
• Stuttering: Does Your Preschool Child Have a Problem?
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: How Should an Infant Sleep?
• Taking Control...Guidelines for TV and Teens
• Television and Your Child: A Guide for Parents
• Van der Woude Syndrome (VWS)
• Weight Management for Children
• Well-Child Checkups
• West Nile Virus and Children in the Midwest
• What Is Kangaroo Care?
• What to Look for in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Your Baby's First Foods: A Guide to Infant Feeding

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