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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Heat ReactionsCategory: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
Symptoms after being in high temperatures (such as heat waves). Symptoms after hard work or sports during hot weather.
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Helping Your Child Cope With LifeCategory: behavioral_and_psychosocial_issues
Here is information from the American Academy of Pediatrics about how you can help your children be more resilient.
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Helping Your School-Age Child Cope With DeathCategory: behavioral_and_psychosocial_issues
By school age, children understand that death is an irreversible event. Yet even though youngsters recognize that death is something more than going to sleep for a long time, they still may have many unanswered questions that they may not verbalize: Where did grandmother go when she died? What is she
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Hepatitis A Infection—Child Care and SchoolsCategory: infectious_diseases
Fecal-oral route: Contact with feces of children who are infected. This generally involves an infected child contaminating his own fingers, then touching an object that another child touches. The child who touched the contaminated surface then puts her fingers into her own mouth or another person’s
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Hepatitis A Vaccine (VIS)Category: immunizations
Hepatitis A is a serious liver disease caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). HAV is found in the stool of people with hepatitis A.
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