Online Health Library

Topics followed by * (asterisk) are available in Spanish. Brief versions of topics have a reading level no higher than 4th grade.

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Tailbone injury
Talking
    communication with baby or toddler
    communication with your child
    fear of (selective mutism)
TB skin testing *
Teaching pill swallowing
Tear duct, blocked
    brief version *
    complete version
Teen issues
    (see also Birth control; Sexually transmitted disease)
    anorexia nervosa
    bulimia
    marijuana
        parent version
        teen version
    menstrual cramps
    menstrual period, late or missed
    parenting, resource list
    pregnancy prevention *
    prevention of sexually transmitted disease *
    puberty for boys *
    puberty for girls *
    rebellion, dealing with *
    smoking
Teeth
    bruxism
    cavities
        parent version *
        teen version
    dental care for children *
    in newborn *
    injury
        brief version *
        complete version
    prevention
        baby bottle tooth decay *
        tooth decay *
    teething
        brief version *
        complete version
    toothache
        parent version *
        teen version
Teething
    brief version *
    complete version
Television
    movies, fear from
    reducing the negative impact *
Telogen effluvium *
Temper tantrums
    overview *
    teaching your child coping skills
Temperature, how to measure
    general guidelines
        brief version *
        complete version
    illustration, axillary *
    illustration, oral *
Temporary authorization to consent to treat a child, form
Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)
    diagnosis and treatment (teen version) *
    illustration *
Testicle, undescended in newborn
Testing an infant's self-calming skills
Tetanus booster after injury *
Theophylline, medication for asthma
Therapy
    how to choose a therapist
    kinds of therapists
Thermometers
Threats or hurtful comments
Throat, illustration *
Thrush
    brief version *
    complete version
Thumbsucking
    book list
    general guidelines *
    habit reversal training
Tibial torsion in newborn *
Tick bite
    brief version *
    complete version
Tics
    habit reversal training
    overview *
    Tourette's syndrome
Tight hips in newborn *
Tight tongue *
Time-in (physical contact with a child)
Time-out
    guidelines when time-out doesn't seem to be working *
    technique for discipline *
Tinea capitis
    brief version *
    complete version
Tinea corporis
    brief version *
    complete version
Tinea cruris
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version
    teen version
Tinea pedis
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version
    teen version
Tinea versicolor
Tobacco
    how to quit smoking
    smoking (teen version)
Tobacco smoke
    and asthma
    and children *
Toe injury
    brief version *
    complete version
Toenail, ingrown
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version
    teen version
Toilet training
    (see also Bed-wetting; Soiling)
    basics *
    problems, prevention of
    resistance or refusal *
    resource list
Tongue injury *
Tongue-tie *
Tonsil and adenoid
    surgery *
    surgery discharge instructions
Tonsillitis
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version
    teen version
Tonsils, illustration *
Tooth decay
    baby bottle tooth decay, prevention *
    prevention *
Tooth grinding
Toothache
    parent version *
    teen version
Torn nail
    brief version *
    complete version
Torticollis, congenital muscular
Tourette's syndrome
    habit reversal training
    overview
Toy
    attachment, resource list
    safety and materials
        child (age 6 to 9 years)
        infant (0 to 18 months)
        preschooler (3 to 6 years)
        toddler (age 18 months to 3 years)
Tracheitis
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version
    teen version
Tracheostomy
    care
        humidifying and suctioning
        warning signs
    illustration, suctioning
    overview
Train travel, with a baby
Trained night crier *
Trained night feeder *
Trampoline safety
Transfusion, blood (in newborn)
Transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN)
Transportation, emergency *
Travel
    shots for
    with a baby
    with children
Tree nut allergy diet
Trichomonas (teen version)
Trichotillomania, habit reversal training
Tube, ear
    illustration
    surgery
    surgery discharge instructions
Tube, feeding (gastrostomy)
Tuberculosis skin testing *
TV --  See Television
Twitches
    habit reversal training
    overview *
    Tourette's syndrome
Tympanostomy
    illustration
    surgery
    surgery discharge instructions
Type 1 diabetes mellitus *
Type 2 diabetes mellitus *

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Ulcer, mouth
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version
    teen version
Umbilical cord
    bleeding *
    delayed separation *
    granuloma
    oozing *
Umbilical cord care *
Umbilical granuloma
Umbilical hernia
    discharge instructions
    general guidelines *
Underachiever, school *
Undescended testicle
Upper respiratory infection
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version
    teen version
Urethritis (caused by soap)
    brief version *
    complete version
Urinary tract infection (UTI)
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version
    teen version
Urinary tract, illustration *
Urinary tract, x-ray (voiding cystourethrogram) *
Urination
    (see also Bed-wetting; Toilet training)
    daytime frequency of
    pain with
        brief version *
        complete version
Urine specimen, instructions for collecting
    parent version
    teen version
Urine, blood in
Urticaria
    brief parent version *
    complete parent version
    teen version

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Vaccinations
    for travel
    hepatitis A *
    influenza shot
    reactions
    schedule *
Vagina
    (see also Sexually transmitted disease)
    discharge in newborn *
    foreign body in *
    irritation and itching of
        brief version *
        complete version
    yeast infection (teen version)
Vaginosis, bacterial (teen version)
Varicella
    brief version *
    complete version
VCUG (voiding cystourethrogram) *
Vegetarian diet
    overview
    sources of some essential nutrients
Venomous fish sting *
Ventilation tube in ear
    illustration
    surgery
    surgery discharge instructions
Ventilator (used in respiratory distress syndrome)
Video games
Violence in family, effects on children
Viral conjunctivitis
    parent version *
    teen version
Viral hepatitis
Viral meningitis
Visual impairment, resource list
Voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) *
Vomiting
    diary
        chart
        text
    general guidelines
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version
        teen version
Vulvitis (caused by soap)
    brief version *
    complete version
    with urethritis
        brief version *
        complete version

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Walker, baby
Wart
    genital (teen version)
    on hands, feet
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version
        teen version
Water, fear of, resource list
Watery eye
    brief version *
    complete version
Weaning
    from bottle to cup *
    from breast to bottle *
    from breast to cup *
    how to prevent problems *
    reluctance or resistance *
Weight gain
    newborn *
Weight reduction
    parent version *
    teen version
Well child visit
    by age
        2 weeks *
        month  2 *
        month  4 *
        month  6 *
        month  9 *
        month 12 *
        month 15 *
        month 18 *
        year  2 *
        year  3 *
        year  4 *
        year  5 *
        year  6 *
        year  8 *
        year 10 *
    recommended handouts
West Nile virus
Wetting
    daytime
        diary for data collection
            chart
            text
    nighttime
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version
        teen version
    toilet training resistance or refusal *
Wheat allergy diet
Wheelchair, resource list
Whining
Whooping cough (pertussis)
Withdrawal, as a method of birth control (teen version)
Work excuse form for parent
Working mother *
Working parents, resource list
Wound
    care of sutures
        brief version *
        complete version
    care with skin adhesive
    infection (skin)
        brief version *
        complete version
    puncture
        brief parent version *
        complete parent version
        teen version

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Y   [Top]

Yeast infection, vaginal (teen version)
Yellow eyes *

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Zoster

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