1. Good nutrition makes a healthy child. Be sure your child eats regularly and has a variety of nourishing foods. 2. Everyone should buckle up in the car. If your child needs a car seat, make sure it is a proper size for his or her height and weight and that it is properly installed into the vehicle...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, commonly referred to as ADHD, is a condition of excessive distractibility and impulsivity. Kids easily are drawn away from their tasks and make quick and sometimes poor judgments. They have difficulty waiting for rewards. You don’t have to be hyperactive to have...

It’s a scary statistic, but true: by eighth grade, one in five young people has used an inhalant to get high, risking brain damage and death. Young people can get high on more than 1,000 legal, useful, everyday products. Inhalants are chemicals that cause a person to feel "high” after inhaling or...

Before the school buses return to their routes, it is time to start thinking about your child’s back-to-school physical. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends a yearly physical for all school-aged children. Many summer camps, schools and sports require that a physical card be updated every two...