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1 to 2 Years: Safety for Your Child (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

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

5 Years: Safety for Your Child (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

6 to 12 Months: 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)

About Bicycle Helmets (PDF)

Acne Treatment and Control (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

ADHD and Your School-aged Child (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

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

ADOLESCENTS—Tips for Parents of Adolescents (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

ADOPTION: Guidelines for Parents Part I Adopting a Young (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

ADOPTION: Guidelines for Parents Part II Adopting an Older (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

ADOPTION: Guidelines for Parents Part III Additional Resources (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Air Bag Safety (Fact Sheet) (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

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

Allergies in Children: Guidelines for Parents (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Anemia and Your Young Child: Guidelines for Parents (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Anesthesia and Your Child (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

ANTIBIOTICS—Your Child and Antibiotics: Unnecessary Antibiotics Can Be Harmful (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

ASTHMA—How to Help Your Child With Asthma (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Baby Bottle Tooth Decay—How to Prevent It (Fact Sheet) (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Baby Walkers (Fact Sheet) (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Baby-sitting Reminders (PDF)

Bed-wetting (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

BICYCLE SAFETY —Choosing the Right Size Bicycle for Your Child (TIPP) (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

BICYCLE SAFETY —Safe Bicycling Starts Early (TIPP) (PDF)

BICYCLE SAFETY —The Child as Passenger on an Adults Bicycle (TIPP) (PDF)

BICYCLE SAFETY —Tips for Getting Your Children to Wear Bicycle Helmets (TIPP) (PDF)

Bicycle Safety: Myths & Facts (TIPP) (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Bicycle Safety: Myths and Facts (PDF)

BICYCLE SAFETY—About Bicycle Helmets (TIPP) (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Birth to 6 months: Safety for Your Child (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Breast Self-exam (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Bronchiolitis and Your Young Child: Guidelines for Parents (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Bullying: It’s Not OK (PDF)

Calcium and You: Facts for Teens (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

CAR SAFETY SEATS —Safe Transportation of Children with Special Needs: A Guide for Families Part I Safety Information (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

CAR SAFETY SEATS —Safe Transportation of Children with Special Needs: A Guide for Families Part II Product Information (PDF) (Spanish)

Car Safety Seats: A Guide for Families Part I 2003 Safety Information (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Car Safety Seats: A Guide for Families Part II 2003 Product Information (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

CAR SAFETY SEATS—One-Minute Care Safety Seat Check-up (Fact Sheet) (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Chickenpox Vaccine (VIS) (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

CHILD CARE—Choosing Child Care: What’s Best for Your Family? (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

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

Choosing the Right Size Bicycle for Your Child (PDF)

Circumcision: Information for Parents (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Cocaine: Your Child and Drugs (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

COLLEGE STUDENTS—Health Care for College Students: What Your Pediatrician Wants You to Know (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Connecting With Your Community (PDF)

Croup and Your Young Child (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

DENTAL HEALTH—A Guide to Children’s Dental Health (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

DEPRESSION/SUICIDE—Surviving: Coping with Adolescent Depression and Suicide: Guidelines for Parents (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES—Your Child’s Growth: Developmental Milestones (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Diaper Rash (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Diarrhea and Dehydration (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis Vaccines (VIS) (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Discipline and Your Child (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Divorce and Children (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

DRIVING SAFETY—The Teen Driver: Guidelines for Parents (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Drug Abuse Prevention Starts With Parents (PDF)

DRUGS—Testing Your Teen for Illicit Drugs: Information for Parents (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Ear Infections and Children Part I Symptoms, Treatment, and Complications (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Ear Infections and Children Part II Treatments for Repeated Ear Infections (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Eating Disorders Part I Anorexia Nervosa (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Eating Disorders Part II Bulimia Nervosa (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

EMOTIONAL NEEDS—Responding to Children’s Emotional Needs During Times of Crisis: Information for Parents (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS—Your Child and the Environment: Guidelines for Parents Part I Where Children Live (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS—Your Child and the Environment: Guidelines for Parents Part II What Children Eat and Drink (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS—Your Child and the Environment: Guidelines for Parents Part III Where Children Learn and Play (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Everybody Gets Mad: Helping Your Child Cope With Conflict (PDF)

Expect Respect: Healthy Relationships (PDF)

EYES—Your Child’s Eyes Part I Visual Development and Warning Signs (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

EYES—Your Child’s Eyes Part II Specific Problems That Require Further Evaluation (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Febrile Seizures (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Fever and Your Child (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

FIRE SAFETY—Keep Your Family Safe: Fire Safety and Burn Prevention at Home (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Firearms Injury Prevention (PDF)

Four Steps to Safety Readiness (PDF)

Friends Are Important: Tips for Parents (PDF)

From 1 to 4 Years: Framingham Safety Survey Part 1 (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

From 1 to 4 Years: Framingham Safety Survey Part 2 (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

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

From 5 to 9 Years: Framingham Safety Survey (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

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

Growing Independence: Tips for Parents of Young Children (PDF)

GUN SAFETY—Keep Your Family Safe From Firearm Injury (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Haemophilus influenzae Type b (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Haemophilus influenzae Type b (Hib) Vaccine (VIS) (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

HEAD INJURIES—Minor Head Injuries in Children (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

HEADACHES—Important Information for Teens Who Get Headaches:Guidelines for Teens (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

HEARING—Newborn Hearing Screening and Your Baby (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Help Stop Teenage Suicide (PDF)

Hepatitis B Vaccine (VIS) (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Hepatitis B: Guidelines for Parents (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Hepatitis C (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

HIV/AIDS—Know the Facts About HIV and AIDS (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Home Safety Checklist (Fact Sheet) (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Home Water Hazards for Young Children (PDF)

How Do Infants Learn (PDF)

IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE —Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule—United States 2003 (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE—2003 Catch-up Immunization Schedules for Children and Adolescents Who Start Late or Who Are >1 Month Behind (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Infant Furniture: Cribs (PDF)

INFECTIONS—Common Childhood Infections Part I Respiratory and Ear, Nose, and Throat Infections (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

INFECTIONS—Common Childhood Infections Part II Other Common Infections (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Influenza: Guidelines for Parents (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

INFLUENZA—Inactivated Influenza Vaccine (VIS) (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Inhalant Abuse: Your Child and Drugs: Guidelines for Parents (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

JAUNDICE—Treating Jaundice in Healthy Newborns (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Lawn Mower Safety (PDF)

Lawn Mower Safety (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Lead Poisoning: Prevention and Screening (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Learning Disabilities and Children (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Learning Disabilities and Young Adults (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Life Jackets and Life Preservers (PDF)

Lyme Disease (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Marijuana: Your Child and Drugs (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Measles, Mumps, & Rubella Vaccines (VIS) (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Media History (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

MEDIA RATINGS—The Ratings Game: Choosing Your Child’s Entertainment (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

MEDIA—Understanding the Impact of Media on Children and Teens (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

MEDICATIONS—A Guide to Children’s Medications (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Meningococcal Disease—Information for College Students (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Meningococcal Vaccine (VIS) (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Next Stop Adulthood: Tips for Parents (PDF)

NUTRITION —Growing Up Healthy:Fat, Cholesterol, and More (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

NUTRITION —Right From the Start: ABCs of Good Nutrition for Young Children (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

NUTRITION —Starting Solid Foods (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

NUTRITION —What’s to Eat?: Healthy Foods for Hungry Children (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

NUTRITION—Feeding Kids Right Isn’t Always Easy: Tips for Preventing Food Hassles (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Parenting Your Infant (PDF)

PEDIATRIC CARE —You and Your Pediatrician (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

PEDIATRIC CARE—How Special Is Your Child? (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Pediatric Subspecialists Part I Surgical Subspecialists (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Pediatric Subspecialists Part II Medical Subspecialists (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS?What Is a Neonatologist? (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS?What Is a Pediatric Allergist/Immunologist? (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS?What Is a Pediatric Anesthesiologist? (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS?What Is a Pediatric Critical Care Specialist? (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS?What Is a Pediatric Dermatologist? (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS?What Is a Pediatric Endocrinologist? (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS?What Is a Pediatric Geneticist? (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS?What Is a Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist? (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS?What Is a Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist? (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS?What Is a Pediatric Nephrologist? (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS?What Is a Pediatric Neurosurgeon? (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS?What Is a Pediatric Ophthalmologist? (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS?What Is a Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon? (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS?What Is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist? (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS?What Is a Pediatric Plastic Surgeon? (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS?What Is a Pediatric Pulmonologist? (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS?What Is a Pediatric Radiologist? (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS?What Is a Pediatric Rheumatologist? (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS?What Is a Pediatric Sports Medicine Specialist? (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS?What Is a Pediatric Surgeon? (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS?What Is a Pediatric Urologist? (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Playground Safety (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Playing Is How Toddlers Learn (PDF)

Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (VIS) (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Polio Vaccine (VIS) (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Pool Safety for Children (PDF)

PREGNANCY?Making the Right Choice: Facts for Teens on Preventing Pregnancy: Guidelines for Teens (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

PREMATURE INFANTS?Early Arrival: Information for Parents of Premature Infants (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Protect Your Child
Prevent Poisoning (PDF)

Protect Your Home Against Fire
Planning Saves Lives (PDF)

Puberty Information for Boys (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Puberty Information for Girls (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Pulling the Plug on TV Violence (PDF)

READING?Helping Your Child Learn to Read (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Safe Bicycling Starts Early (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Safe Driving
A Parent’s Responsibility (PDF)

Safety Tips for Home Playground Equipment (PDF)

School Health Centers and Your Child (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Sex Education: A Bibliography of Educational Materials for Children, Adolescents, and Their Families (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

SEXUAL ABUSE?Child Sexual Abuse: What It Is and How to Prevent It (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

SEXUALITY?Deciding to Wait (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

SEXUALITY?Talking to Your Young Teen About Sex and Sexuality: Guidelines for Parents (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

SEXUALITY?Talking With Your Young Child About Sex (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME -Prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Sibling Relationships Part I Siblings, Step-siblings, Half-siblings, and Twins (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Sibling Relationships Part II Preparing for a New Baby (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Single Parenting Part I What You Need to Know (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Single Parenting Part II Additional Resources (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Sleep Problems in Children Part I Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Sleep Problems in Children Part II Common Sleep Problems (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

SLEEP?Infant Sleep Positioning and SIDS (Fact Sheet) (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Smoking: Straight Talk for Teens (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Sports and Your Child (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Staying Cool When Things Heat Up (PDF)

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

Substance Abuse Prevention Part I What Every Parent Needs to Know (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Substance Abuse Prevention Part II Additional Information (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

SUN EXPOSURE?Fun in the Sun: Keep Your Baby Safe (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Talking With Your Teen: Tips for Parents (PDF)

Teaching Good Behavior: Tips on How to Discipline (PDF)

Teen Dating Violence: Tips for Parents (PDF)

TEEN HEALTH – Better Health and Fitness Through Physical Activity: Guidelines for Teens (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

TEEN HEALTH?For Today’s Teens: A Message From Your Pediatrician (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Teen Suicide and Guns (PDF)

Television and the Family Temper Tantrums: A Normal Part of Growing Up (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Testicular Self-exam (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Tetanus and Diphtheria Vaccine (Td) (VIS) (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

The Chickenpox Vaccine: What Parents Need to Know (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

The Child as Passenger on an Adult’s Bicycle (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

The First Year of Life: Framingham Safety Survey (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

The Internet and Your Family (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

The Pelvic Exam: Guidelines for Teens (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Thumbs, Fingers, and Pacifiers: Guidelines for Parents (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Tips for Getting Children to Wear Bicycle Helmets (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

TOBACCO – Environmental Tobacco Smoke: A Danger to Children (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

TOBACCO – The Risks of Tobacco Use: A Message to Parents and Teens (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

TOBACCO- Smokeless Tobacco: Guidelines for Teens (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Toilet Training (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Tonsils and the Adenoid (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Toy Safety Part I Guidelines for Parents (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Toy Safety Part II Age-appropriate Toys and Toys to Avoid (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Trampolines (Fact Sheet) (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

UNCIRCUMCISED PENIS?Care of the Uncircumcised Penis (Fact Sheet) (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Urinary Tract Infections in Young Children (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

VIOLENCE?Raising Children to Resist Violence: What You Can Do (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Water Safety for Your School-aged Child (PDF)

WATER SAFETY?A Parent’s Guide to Water Safety Part I Infants and Preschoolers (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

WATER SAFETY?A Parent’s Guide to Water Safety Part II School-aged Children and Adolescents (PDF) (English) (Spanish)

Welcome to the World of Parenting (PDF)

When Your Child Needs Emergency Medical Services (PDF)

Your Child Is On the Move: Reduce the Risk of Gun Injury (PDF)

Pneumococcal Infection and Vaccine (PDF) (English) (Spanish)