Physical Health and Wellness

This article, geared towards educators, gives good tips on setting up a hand washing routine for young children that helps prevent the spread of illness.

This article lists the ages recommended for the AAP schedule of well-child visits as well as the benefits of well-child visits and includes links to additional articles for more information for parents.

This article explains to parents how to build your child’s medical history, get a back-to-school check-up, and check to see if it is safe to participate in extra-curricular activities.

This article gives family members information the caring for people who have flu, warning signs of flu complications, and digital resources.

This article provides information on colds and how to support a child with a cold.

This article helps adults prevent the spread of germs through some strategies like hand washing, distancing yourself from others, and coughing or sneezing into your elbow.

This article gives parents tips on how to find the names of qualified pediatricians and how to interview pediatricians to make an informed choice for your child’s care.

This parent article gives information such as how allergies happen, what kinds of allergies exist, why kids get allergies, how allergies are diagnosed, and how allergies are treated.

This article gives important advice for caregivers and parents of children under age 5. This younger age group is at higher risk for developing serious flu-related complications. 

This article gives parents great ideas on how they can help their child address any fears or worries about visiting the doctor and involve kids in the process of the visit.

This open-access online learning module provides video and reading content for educators and caregivers on hand hygiene, toileting, daily health checks and more strategies to support healthy environments for preschoolers.

This article for parents focuses on how to effectively get ready for your child’s next doctor’s visit including things to do before, during, and after your visit.