The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is an organization of 67,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety, and well-being of all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
As part of that commitment, the AAP publishes expert advice for parents, caregivers, and patients on Pediatric Patient Education. Information can be accessed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and many titles also are available in Spanish.
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Growing PainsCategory: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
Growing pains are harmless pains that occur in the leg muscles. They are common and occur in 10 to 20% of children. They often start between ages 4 and 6.
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Growing Up Healthy: Fat, Cholesterol and MoreCategory: nutrition_and_healthy_living
Many Americans consume too many calories and too much fat, especially saturated fat, trans fat, and sugar. These eating patterns are one cause of America's high rates of obesity and heart disease.
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Guidelines for Special Time and Time In—Mental Health ToolkitCategory: behavioral_and_psychosocial_issues
“Special time” or “time in” is one-on-one time shared by a child or adolescent and a parent or caregiver. It demonstrates the parent’s or caregiver’s enjoyment of spending time together and offers a break from any tensions or caregiver demands, including those resulting from a child’s or
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Gymnastics (Care of the Young Athlete)Category: sports_and_fitness
Gymnastics is a sport of flexibility and agility that includes 4 forms: artistic, rhythmic, acrobatic, and tumbling and trampoline. Each form has its unique physical demands and specific injury risks; however, all forms include jumping and back
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Gynecomastia - Normal
Information and guidance on presence of some breast tissue swelling in a teenage male.
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HIV/AIDS—Child Care and SchoolsCategory: infectious_diseases
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection affects the body in a wide variety of ways. In the most severe infection, the virus progressively destroys the body’s immune system, causing a condition called acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). With early testing and appropriate treatment, children
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Haemophilus influenzae Type bCategory: infectious_diseases
Depends on the site of infection. May include
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Hair Loss - From Hair Twisting HabitCategory: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
A nervous habit of twisting or pulling out the hair. The medical name for this is trichotillomania.
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