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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Schoolwork Success - How To EncourageCategory: Behavior Problems
Information and guidance on how to encourage schoolwork success for children in first grade or higher.
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Scorpion StingCategory: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
Sting from a scorpion. Also suspect for new onset of local pain after a scorpion is seen in the area. The main symptoms are pain, tingling and numbness at the sting site.
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Secondhand SmokeCategory: substance_abuse
Even if you don't smoke, breathing in someone else's smoke can kill you. Secondhand smoke has about 4,000 chemicals in it. More than 50 of them cause cancer.
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Seizures and Epilepsy—Autism ToolkitCategory: autism_spectrum_disorder
About 1 in 4 children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has seizures. Seizures usually start in early childhood or the early teen years. Children with ASD who have a lower IQ or cannot speak have the highest risk for seizures. Epilepsy is defined as 2 or more seizures when the child does not have a
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Serum SicknessCategory: Skin - Widespread Symptoms
Information and guidance on serum sickness.
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Sever's Disease (Care of the Young Athlete)Category: sports_and_fitness
The calcaneal apophysis is a growth center where the Achilles tendon and the plantar fascia attach to the heel. It first appears in children aged 7 to 8 years. By ages 12 to 14 years the growth center matures and fuses to the heel bone.
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Shigella—Child Care and SchoolsCategory: infectious_diseases
An intestinal infection caused by the Shigella bacteria
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