Your Growing Child

As your child grows, you want the best for your child, from good nutrition to effective discipline to a breadth of life opportunities.  Many milestones will occur and for parents we should watch as our children change and grow.  We've pulled together information from our health library section that we feel is very important in making decisions for your growing child.

-- Select a Your Growing Child Section --Growing Pains – Preparation and PreventionNutrition and EatingPhysical Development

Growing Pains – Preparation and Prevention

• Falls
• Water Safety - Prevention
• Find the Best Day Care for Your Child
• Measuring a Baby's Temperature
• Installing and Using Child Safety Seats and Booster Seats
• Discipline
• Temper Tantrums
• Toy Safety - Identifying High-Risk Situations
• Toy Safety
• Phobias in Children and Adolescents
• Teething
• Thumb Sucking
• Toilet-Training
• Infant Sleep
• Childhood Immunizations
• Television and Children
• Motor Vehicle Safety for Children

Nutrition and Eating

• Feeding Guide for the First Year
• A Chubby Baby is Not a Sign of Obesity
• Preschooler Nutrition
• School-Aged Child Nutrition
• Determining Body Mass Index

Physical Development

• Growth in Children
• Growth and Development
• Normal Growth
• The Growing Child: Newborn
• The Growing Child: 1 to 3 Months
• The Growing Child: 4 to 6 Months
• The Growing Child: 7 to 9 Months
• The Growing Child: 10 to 12 Months
• The Growing Child: 1 year olds
• The Growing Child: 2 year olds
• The Growing Child: 3 year olds
• The Growing Child: Preschool (4 to 5 years)
• The Growing Child: School-Age (6 to 12 years)
• Vision, Hearing and Speech Overview
• Signs of Problems in Speech, Language, and Hearing Development
• Management of Hearing Loss
• Well-Care Visits
• Neurological Examination for Children
• Age Appropriate Speech and Language Milestones
• How to Help Your Kids Avoid Type 2 Diabetes
• Diabetes