Grades 1-5

What The Research Tells Us

Assessing Your Child's Weight

How Can I Help My Overweight Child?

Childhood Obesity Quiz

Nutrition And The Health Of Young People

Living With Childhood Diabetes

For Your Type 1 Child

For Your Type 2 Child

Advice For Parents Of Children With Asthma

Asthma Controllers And Relievers

Asthma, Children And School

How Asthma-Friendly Is Your School?

Allergies In Children

How Are My Child's Eating Habits Formed?

Nutrition And The Health Of Young People

Raising An In-Tune Eater

Give Your Child A High Five For Fiber

Packing Lunches

When Kids Say "I'm Bored"

Fitness for Kids and Teens

Getting Kids Active -- 10 Minutes At A Time!

Emergency Medical Preparation

Guard Your Child Against Accidental Injuries

Avoiding Poisonings

Playground Safety

How Safe Is Your School?

Sports And Sports Safety

Aetna

Womens Health

Childrens Health

Grades 1-5

Your 5-Year-Old

Your school-aged child is starting to express more feelings in words, can tell some jokes, and can be easily embarrassed.

Your 6 Year-Old

Your child is beginning to understand more complicated language ideas, such as dependent clauses and negatives, which are needed for him to learn to read.

Your 8 Year-Old

Your child wants to know how things work, has many questions, and is able to use reference books with increasing skill.

Your 10-Year-Old

Your child's friends are mostly of the same sex, but is also becoming interested in children of the opposite sex.

Doctors and nurses use "growth charts" to follow the physical growth of adolescents.

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ADHD is one of the most common behavior problems, affecting about one of every 10 to 20 school-aged children.

Childhood Vaccinations: Know the Routine

What every parent should know about the vaccines that keepchildren (and adults) safe from disease.

Frequently Asked Questions: HPV and Cervical Cancer

Answers to commonly asked questions about HPV and cervical cancer.